Transgender Rights as Human Rights

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15745161
AutoresTia Powell (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, autor de correspondencia), Sophia Shapiro (Bellevue Hospital Center), Ed Stein (New York Law School)
Año2016
Volumen18
Número11
Páginas1126-1131
Fecha de publicación2016-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
EditorialAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor3-1611
PMID27883304
OpenAlexW2558700110
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas5

Arguments to support transgender rights often rely on "born that way" arguments, which assert that gender identity is innate, immutable, and unassociated with choice. These arguments are vulnerable to attack on several grounds, including on the basis of emerging scientific data. Stronger support for transgender rights arises from human rights arguments

Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender Person · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Reproductive Health and Technologies