How Sex Changed

A History of Transsexuality in the United States

Joanne Meyerowitz

  • Winner of the Stonewall Award for Nonfiction, Sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table
  • 2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction Category
  • Honorable Mention for the Sylvia Rivera Award in Transgender Studies, Sponsored by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies

Introduction

1. Sex Change

2. "Ex-Gi Becomes Blonde Beauty"

3. From Sex To Gender

4. A "Fierce And Demanding" Drive

5. Sexual Revolutions

6. The Liberal Moment

7. The Next Generation

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Index

  • Cover: How Sex Changed
  • A photo of the author

Author photo: Pat Swope

Joanne Meyerowitz is Professor of History at Indiana University and Editor of the Journal of American History.