UVic announces world’s first chair in transgender studies

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UVic announces world's first chair in transgender studies

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/world/uvic-announces-world-s-first-chair-in-transgender-studies-1.2152229


Times Colonist/Jeff Bell / Times Colonist  January 15, 2016 12:13 PM

"The University of Victoria has established a research chair in transgender studies, hailed as the first of its kind in the world. Sociology professor Aaron Devor, who has been appointed to the chair, will work with scholars and others from around the globe on issues dealing with transgender people — including health care, poverty, discrimination and suicide. "