Confessions of a Gender Defender : A Psychologist's Reflections on Life Among the Transgendered

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Summary: Quick, light read
Review: Confessions of a Gender Defender - Dr. Ettner's first book - is an easy, quick read. It is an unstructured collection of real life stories about various transgendered clients, sometimes with Randi's thoughts added. While the unstructured nature bothered me some, the writing was good, and the "stories" were interesting. If you want to learn more about the many different expressions of transgenderism through hearing different transgendered people talk, this is a great book. If you want a book of information, read her second book, Gender Loving Care.

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Summary: Quick, light read
Review: EXCELLENT,WELL WRITTEN BOOK,FOR THOSE WANTING TO INCREASE, NOT ONLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENDER DYSPHORIA ISSUE,BUT ALSO OF HUMAN COMPASSION, SUFFERINGS AND THE EVER ENDUREING HUMAN SPIRIT. "THANK YOU TO RANDI FOR THIS SORELY NEEDED PRESENTATION OF THIS ISSUE" MOLLY

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Summary: CONFESSIONS OF A GENDER DEFENDER
Review: EXCELLENT,WELL WRITTEN BOOK,FOR THOSE WANTING TO INCREASE, NOT ONLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENDER DYSPHORIA ISSUE,BUT ALSO OF HUMAN COMPASSION, SUFFERINGS AND THE EVER ENDUREING HUMAN SPIRIT. "THANK YOU TO RANDI FOR THIS SORELY NEEDED PRESENTATION OF THIS ISSUE" MOLLY

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Summary: Relieving for this parent of a transgendered person
Review: This book really opened my eyes to the turmoil which my child has been going through for most of her life. It gave me an expanded view of the separation of gender and sex.

I read this book in a single reading: laughing, then crying. It has helped me to accept my childs condition, understand the social risks and rewards, what is typically the several years long process of transition and has inspired me to do all I can to support her in what will be a difficult time, physically and emotionally.

Thank you, Randi Ettner, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Summary: A review of Confessions of a Gender Defender
Review: This psychologist is yet another person who claims to be a friend of the transsexual community. She pretends to be our advocate but calls us gender dysphoric and considers us diseased. She speaks of her relief that her own child did not show gender confusion. What exactly do you mean by this Ms. Ettner? Transsexualism is not a mental illness. It is just one way of being human. Please stay out of the lives of the transgendered. You are causing tremendous harm promoting your psychological transphobia.