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Transsexualism: Some Theological and Ethical Perspectives
Author(s) -
Childs James M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2009.00428.x
Subject(s) - human sexuality , homosexuality , subject (documents) , phenomenon , reflection (computer programming) , sociology , gender studies , theology , psychoanalysis , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy , library science , computer science , programming language
: The debates in church and theological circles regarding sexuality have been dominated by the subject of homosexuality. There has been far less theological discussion and ethical reflection regarding transgendered people and transsexualism in particular. This article introduces readers to some basic facts about transsexualism and to a selection of theological and ethical responses to this phenomenon with particular attention to how the notion of “disordered sexuality” is a factor in both the debate over the ethical status of transsexualism and homosexual unions.