The Transsexual Scientist: The Causation and Experience of Transsexualism and Transgenderism

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By Dana Bevan *73

Published Jan. 21, 2016

After realizing she was a transsexual at age 4, Dana Bevan spent the next 60 years hiding her identity and scientifically exploring transsexualism. Her book places her scientific research alongside her personal story of secrecy and, eventually, coming out and transition. Bevin is a psychologist in Atlanta, Ga.

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