{"product_id":"trans-sex-9780367331764","title":"Trans Sex","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist, 2022 Lambda Literary Awards (Trans-Non-fiction Category)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, of the 2022 AASECT Book Awards (Book for Sexuality Professionals)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2023 SSTAR Consumer Book Award!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the increasing visibility of trans and non-binary folx in media, political representation, and popular culture, their sexual lives and erotic embodiments are woefully under-attended-to in both scholarship and clinical practice. The aim of this book is to equip providers with both conceptual frameworks and concrete tools for better engaging their trans, non-binary, and gender expansive clients in pleasure-centered discussions of sexual health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging the dominant images of trans sexualities that appear in the existing literature, such as an emphasis on avoiding gender dysphoria, the preservation of sexual function, or on sexual losses that may arise as a result of transition pathways, \u003ci\u003eTrans Sex \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a ple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As a psychotherapist and trainer, I am so excited that this book exists! Lucie Fielding has created a wonderful resource for trans communities in a way that is grounded in context and the many dimensions of experience that might affect trans sex and sexualities. What a refreshingly thoughtful yet humble take on topics that are so often misunderstood, neglected, or oversimplified! Fielding does an excellent job of providing an overview of interesting and relevant concepts related to trans sexualities, and pieces by invited contributors did an excellent job of bridging theory and practice. Well written and thoughtfully laid out for the reader, as well as grounded in social justice and intersectional frameworks, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding and practice in a more nuanced, complex way when working with concerns related to trans experiences and sexuality.\" — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSand Chang, PhD, author of \u003c\/em\u003eA Clinician’s Guide to Gender-Affirming Care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is an essential guidebook for \u003ci\u003eevery \u003c\/i\u003emedical provider, therapist, social worker, teacher, and helping professional, whether their work focuses on sexuality and gender or not. For those whose work centers these topics, this book is an invaluable resource they'll return to again and again. For those for whom these topics have been peripheral, it will provide a foundational bedrock on which to build a practice where \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003edimensions of a client or patient's identity and body are fully welcomed and supported. Written by an author with rare insight, garnered through transitioning while training as a sex therapist, it speaks to providers in language that demonstrates, as well as explains, how to be present with trans and nonbinary clients. Ongoing training in sexuality and gender is necessary for ethical practice. This book will be a vital part of promoting comprehensive literacy in these areas for years to come.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmily Nagoski, PhD, author of \u003c\/em\u003eCome As You Are: The Surprising Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTrans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments\u003c\/em\u003e is the book I want every clinician, educator and medical health provider who works with trans and\/or nonbinary people to read. Lucie Fielding has created an essential resource that was long overdue in the field of sex therapy and that will be essential reading for many providers outside of our field as well. As well as sharing her own knowledge and wisdom, the author has included activities and practical applications by an incredible range of practitioners. This book is a treasure trove of information and I urge you to read it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, SEP, CST, LMFT, author of \u003c\/em\u003eHow To Understand Your Gender\u003cem\u003e; \u003c\/em\u003eLife Isn’t Binary\u003cem\u003e; and \u003c\/em\u003eGender Trauma: healing cultural, social and historical gendered trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Too much of the literature on gender transness falls off the balance beam, either ignoring trans sexuality or sexually objectifying trans people. Lucie Fielding’s \u003ci\u003eTrans Sex\u003c\/i\u003e hits a sweet spot. It offers psychotherapists, medical care providers, sex educators and other professionals a compassionate and deeply grounded guide to working with trans folx and our sexualities. It is simultaneously erudite and approachable, practical and theoretical, permission-granting and boundary-setting, and encourages the kind of respectful, ethical curiosity about our lives on which successful therapies depend.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSusan Stryker, executive editor of \u003c\/em\u003eTSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As a psychotherapist and trainer, I am so excited that this book exists! Lucie Fielding has created a wonderful resource for trans communities in a way that is grounded in context and the many dimensions of experience that might affect trans sex and sexualities. What a refreshingly thoughtful yet humble take on topics that are so often misunderstood, neglected, or oversimplified! Fielding does an excellent job of providing an overview of interesting and relevant concepts related to trans sexualities, and pieces by invited contributors did an excellent job of bridging theory and practice. Well written and thoughtfully laid out for the reader, as well as grounded in social justice and intersectional frameworks, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding and practice in a more nuanced, complex way when working with concerns related to trans experiences and sexuality.\" — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSand Chang, PhD, author of \u003c\/em\u003eA Clinician’s Guide to Gender-Affirming Care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is an essential guidebook for \u003ci\u003eevery \u003c\/i\u003emedical provider, therapist, social worker, teacher, and helping professional, whether their work focuses on sexuality and gender or not. For those whose work centers these topics, this book is an invaluable resource they'll return to again and again. For those for whom these topics have been peripheral, it will provide a foundational bedrock on which to build a practice where \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003edimensions of a client or patient's identity and body are fully welcomed and supported. Written by an author with rare insight, garnered through transitioning while training as a sex therapist, it speaks to providers in language that demonstrates, as well as explains, how to be present with trans and non-binary clients. Ongoing training in sexuality and gender is necessary for ethical practice. This book will be a vital part of promoting comprehensive literacy in these areas for years to come.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmily Nagoski, PhD, author of \u003c\/em\u003eCome As You Are: The Surprising Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTrans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments\u003c\/em\u003e is the book I want every clinician, educator and medical health provider who works with trans and\/or nonbinary people to read. Lucie Fielding has created an essential resource that was long overdue in the field of sex therapy and that will be essential reading for many providers outside of our field as well. As well as sharing her own knowledge and wisdom, the author has included activities and practical applications by an incredible range of practitioners. This book is a treasure trove of information and I urge you to read it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, SEP, CST, LMFT, author of \u003c\/em\u003eHow To Understand Your Gender\u003cem\u003e; \u003c\/em\u003eLife Isn’t Binary\u003cem\u003e; and \u003c\/em\u003eGender Trauma: healing cultural, social and historical gendered trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Too much of the literature on gender transness falls off the balance beam, either ignoring trans sexuality or sexually objectifying trans people. Lucie Fielding’s \u003ci\u003eTrans Sex\u003c\/i\u003e hits a sweet spot. It offers psychotherapists, medical care providers, sex educators and other professionals a compassionate and deeply grounded guide to working with trans folx and our sexualities. It is simultaneously erudite and approachable, practical and theoretical, permission-granting and boundary-setting, and encourages the kind of respectful, ethical curiosity about our lives on which successful therapies depend.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSusan Stryker, executive editor of \u003c\/em\u003eTSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 1. Unimaginable Bodies, 2. Ethical Curiosity, 3. Coming into Passionate Relationship, 4. Coming into Compassionate Relationship, 5. Re-Centering Pleasure, 6. 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