Aaron Devor
Canadian sociologist (born 1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 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]
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.jpg) Portrait of Aaron Devor by Blake Little (2020) | |
| Born | 1951 |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Employer | University of Victoria |
| Website | https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ahdevor/ |
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
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Perspective
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][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, ISBN 978-1775102748
- Devor, Aaron (2014). The Transgender Archives: Foundations for the Future. University of Victoria Libraries. ISBN 9781550585247. OCLC 870562499.
- 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) ISBN 978-0253022868
- 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, ISBN 978-0-253-20533-9 *889
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