Evolution's rainbow: diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people/
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Berkeley, Calif. ; London:
University of California Press,
c2009
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Diversity denied
- Animal rainbows. Sex and diversity. Sex versus gender. Sex within bodies. Sex roles. Two-gender families. Multiple-gender families. Female choice. Same-sex sexuality. The theory of evolution
- Human rainbows. An embryonic narrative. Sex determination. Sex differences. Gender identity. Sexual orientation. Psychological perspectives. Disease versus diversity. Genetic engineering versus diversity
- Cultural rainbows. Two-spirits, mahu, and hijras. Transgender in historical Europe and the Middle East. Sexual relations in antiquity. Tomboi, vestidas, and guevedoche. Trans politics in the United States.