Matthew Mitchell – författare

While the Coast Guards many battles at sea in the War on Drugs are widely known, its participation in the ground offensive is not. Indeed, the Guard didnt just send its cutters to interdict narcotics-laden vessels attempting to bring their illicit cargo into Uncle Sams territorial waters, it sent ground troops to foreign lands to train their forces and, when necessary, directly engage the enemy. But to create the type of force needed was no small task and would not be without tribulation, both from within and outside the organization. The road traveled to complete the mission was laden with obstacles. This is not a story about the Coast Guard you know, or think you know. Rather, this is a story about the other side, the side that history nearly forgot; not the standard, but the antithesis of standard. It is a story that will undoubtedly make even the most seasoned Coast Guardsmen question their understanding of the organization to which they belong. To be sure, This is not your fathers Coast Guard.

How do legal institutions govern young people’s access to gender-affirming care?Amid intensifying global efforts to restrict such care, this book analyses 124 Australian court judgments concerning puberty blockers and hormones handed down over 20 years. Examining the ontological, epistemological, teleological, and pathologising arguments courts have used to gatekeep access, the book shows that regulation has not been concerned primarily with safeguarding young people’s welfare but with controlling gender itself.Offering timely insights for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, the book exposes the gender-normative assumptions underlying legal interventions into gender-nonconforming lives and advocates a more expansive approach to advancing transgender rights.

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