Author: Laurens Buijs
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![[AGTRT-BF85] Valentijn de Hingh and the (self-claimed) rights of the frontline transactivist](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_8013.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF85] Valentijn de Hingh and the (self-claimed) rights of the frontline transactivist
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team It is difficult to move in the gender debate without coming into contact with what we refer to as the self-claimed rights of the frontline trans activist. We use the term frontline transactivism because we would like to retain the term transactivism for people who reasonably…
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![[AGTRT-BT1] Sexual orientation: general principles](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screenshot-2024-04-15-at-17.59.23.png)
[AGTRT-BT1] Sexual orientation: general principles
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Structure of this blog 1. Introduction Sexual orientation (SO) is a central topic of sexology, and we see questions about the definition and applicability of SO as central to theoretical sexology(TS). Our research team will in the near future address the question of how the gender…
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![[AGTRT-BF84] Separating gender dysphoria from gender incongruence is essential to the legal position of transgender people](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_8009-1.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF84] Separating gender dysphoria from gender incongruence is essential to the legal position of transgender people
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team We previously reported on the confusion the World Health Organization (WHO) is sowing with their definition of transgender (see AGTRT-BF83). But there is more unclear medical jargon about gender. For example, on the Youth Aid Knowledge Platform site we find the following text: “Gender affirming trajectories…
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![[AGTRT-BF83] WHO does not have a sharp definition of transgender, and creates ambiguity with term “experienced gender”](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screenshot-2024-04-15-at-08.56.01.png)
[AGTRT-BF83] WHO does not have a sharp definition of transgender, and creates ambiguity with term “experienced gender”
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team On WHO’s FAQ page we read this, among other things: “What is transgender and what are the main health concerns of transgender people? Transgender people share many of the same health needs as the general population, but may have other specialist health-care needs, such as gender-affirming…
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![[AGTRT-BF82] Gender non-contendedness: a new concept for gender theory](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_7973.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF82] Gender non-contendedness: a new concept for gender theory
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Recent research from Groningen (see the UMCG website and the publication Development of Gender Non-Contentedness During Adolescence and Early Adulthood. (2024) by Ravee, Rosmalen, Kalverdijk and Burke) led to headlines in the paper that the desire for gender reassignment surgery in most people goes away on…
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![[AGTRT-BF81] The Genderbread Person is widely used in education, but a scientific basis is lacking](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/genderkoek-1024x722-1.png)
[AGTRT-BF81] The Genderbread Person is widely used in education, but a scientific basis is lacking
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Structure of this blog 1. Introduction The Genderbread Person is the Dutch design of the Genderbread Person by Sam Killermann. This is a drawing of a puppet of gingerbread, now used in Dutch primary schools, for example, to educate children about gender and sexuality diversity. On…