Aaron Devor

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Aaron H. Devor is a Canadian sociologist and sexologist known for his work in transgender studies.[1][2] Devor has taught at the University of Victoria since 1989 and is the former dean of graduate studies.[3][4] He is the inaugural Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria, and the founder and subject matter expert of the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria.[5][6] He is also the organizer of the Moving Trans History Forward conferences.[7] Maclean's described Devor as "an internationally respected expert on gender, sex and sexuality."[8]

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.[4] A trans man, Devor transitioned in 2002 at age 51.[9]

Career

Devor is a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, co-authoring the Standards of Care versions 6 and 7 and sitting on the Standards of Care revision committee since 2018.[10] He is also chair of the Archives Committee.[11]Template:Needs update

He has collected many first-person narratives of transsexual experiences and has done extensive biographical research on Reed Erickson.[12]

Devor's book, The Transgender Archives: Foundations for the Future, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction in 2015.[13]

In 2016, through the Tawani Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gave a $2 million donation to create the world's first academic chair of transgender studies, at the University of Victoria;[5] Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair.[14]

Selected publications

  • Devor, A. & Wilson, M. (Eds.) (2019). "Glimmerings: Trans Elders Tell Their Stories". Transgender Publishings, Template:ISBN
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  • 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, H (1997). FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society. Indiana University Press, Second Edition (2016) Template:ISBN
  • 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 (1989). Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality. Indiana University Press, Template:ISBN *889

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