Sahar Sadjadi
Biographic Data
| ID | 831698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sahar Sadjadi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sahar |
| FAMILY NAME | Sadjadi |
| SIGNATURE | SADJADI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amherst College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2004-4946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Vulnerable Child Protection Act and Transgender Children's Health
A recent spate of legislation such as South Dakota's HB 1057, known as the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, seeks to criminalize medical treatment for gender transition in minors under sixteen. This essay argues that these laws do not safeguard children's health but are part of a broader attack on transgender rights that uses the protection of children as a powerful pretense to scapegoat a minority. It suggests that the analyses and insights of t…
Deep in the Brain: Identity and Authenticity in Pediatric Gender Transition
Based on an ethnography of clinical practices around gender-nonconforming and transgender children in the United States, this article explores the cultural and scientific notions of identity that shape this field. It examines the practice of diagnosing true gender identity in the clinic and situates the search for the foundation of identity in the inner depths of the self, and in children as harbingers of authenticity, as part of a broader cultur…
The Endocrinologist’s Office—Puberty Suppression: Saving Children from a Natural Disaster
Deep in the Brain: Identity and Authenticity in Pediatric Gender Transition
Based on an ethnography of clinical practices around gender-nonconforming and transgender children in the United States, this article explores the cultural and scientific notions of identity that shape this field. It examines the practice of diagnosing true gender identity in the clinic and situates the search for the foundation of identity in the inner depths of the self, and in children as harbingers of authenticity, as part of a broader cultur…
The Vulnerable Child Protection Act and Transgender Children's Health
A recent spate of legislation such as South Dakota's HB 1057, known as the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, seeks to criminalize medical treatment for gender transition in minors under sixteen. This essay argues that these laws do not safeguard children's health but are part of a broader attack on transgender rights that uses the protection of children as a powerful pretense to scapegoat a minority. It suggests that the analyses and insights of t…
The Endocrinologist’s Office—Puberty Suppression: Saving Children from a Natural Disaster
Deep in the Brain: Identity and Authenticity in Pediatric Gender Transition
Based on an ethnography of clinical practices around gender-nonconforming and transgender children in the United States, this article explores the cultural and scientific notions of identity that shape this field. It examines the practice of diagnosing true gender identity in the clinic and situates the search for the foundation of identity in the inner depths of the self, and in children as harbingers of authenticity, as part of a broader cultur…
The Vulnerable Child Protection Act and Transgender Children's Health
A recent spate of legislation such as South Dakota's HB 1057, known as the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, seeks to criminalize medical treatment for gender transition in minors under sixteen. This essay argues that these laws do not safeguard children's health but are part of a broader attack on transgender rights that uses the protection of children as a powerful pretense to scapegoat a minority. It suggests that the analyses and insights of t…
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)