Aaron Devor
Aaron H. Devor (in 1951) is a Canadian sociologist and sexologist known for research of transsexuality and transgender communities.[1] Devor has taught at the University of Victoria since 1989 and is the former dean of graduate studies.[2] Devor is the current Research Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria, and the Founder & Academic Director of The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria Libraries.[3][4] Maclean's, a Canadian weekly news magazine, described Devor as "an internationally respected expert on gender, sex and sexuality."[5]
Early life and education
Devor earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from York University in 1971, a master's degree in communications from Simon Fraser University in 1985, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Washington in 1990. A trans man, Devor transitioned in 2002 at age 51.[6]
Career
Devor was a member of the HBIGDA task force which created the sixth and seventh edition of The Standards of Care. Currently he sits as a committee member for the eighth edition and is the Chairperson of the Archives Committee. He has collected first-person narratives of transsexual experiences and has done extensive biographical research on trans man Reed Erickson.
Devor's book The Transgender Archives was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in the non-fiction category in 2015.[7]
In 2016, through her Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gave a $2 million donation to create the world’s first endowed academic chair of transgender studies, at the University of Victoria in British Columbia; Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair.[8]
Selected publication
- Devor, H (1989). Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality. Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-20533-9 *889
- Devor, H (1994). Transsexualism, Dissociation,and Child Abuse An Initial Discussion Based on Nonclinical Data. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality Volume: 6 Issue: 3
- Devor, H (1997). FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society. Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-21259-7
- Devor, A. H, & Matte, N (2004). "ONE Inc. and Reed Erickson: The Uneasy Collaboration of Gay and Trans Activism, 1964-2003." GLQ: A Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies, 10(2), 179-209.
- Devor, A (2014). The Transgender Archives: Foundations for the Future. University of Victoria Libraries. ISBN 9781550585247. OCLC 870562499.
References
- ↑ FTM Contributions to Education and Spirituality
- ↑ Gartner, Hana (October 13, 2004). Becoming Ayden. the fifth estate
- ↑ "Transgender studies chair at UVic will be world's first". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC News. January 15, 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "University of Victoria announces world's first transgender studies chair". The Globe & Mail. The Canadian Press. January 15, 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ MacQueen, Ken (May 26, 2003). Understanding gender: Male and female may mean less today than ever, but they still mean plenty. Archived August 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Maclean's
- ↑ "Presenters". Gender Odyssey.
- ↑ <meta itemprop='name' content='Edit Team' />. "Lambda Literary". Lambda Literary.
- ↑ "Jennifer Pritzker's Foundation Gives $2 Million for Transgender Studies at Canadian University". Tablet Magazine.