Aaron Devor

Aaron H. Devor (born 1951) is a Canadian sociologist and sexologist known for research into the transgender community. Devor has taught at the University of Victoria since 1989 and is currently dean of graduate studies.^[1] Maclean's described Devor as "an internationally respected expert on gender, sex and sexuality."^[2]

Life and career

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.

Devor was a member of the HBIGDA task force which created the sixth edition of The Standards of Care. He has collected first-person narratives of transsexual experiences and has done extensive biographical research on trans man Reed Erickson.

Selected publication

• Devor H (1989). Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality. Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-20533-9
• 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

References

External links

• Aaron H. Devor site via University of Victoria