An absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [a] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. Contemporary Sociology A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, an excellent piece of work. Martin S. Weinberg, Indiana UniversityAnne Bolin illuminates the array of social, psychological and physical changes experienced by a group of people in the process of changing gender.