Aaron Devor

Aaron Devor
Portrait of Aaron Devor by Blake Little (2020)
Born	1951
Occupation	Sociologist
Employer	University of Victoria
Website	https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ahdevor/

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]

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] [ 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

References

1. "Aaron H. Devor - Sociology". University of Victoria. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
2. Devor, Aaron H. (1997). "How I Became a Sexologist". In Bullough, Bonnie; Bullough, Vern; Fithian, Marilyn; Hartman, William; Klein, Randy (eds.). How I Got Into Sex. Amherst: Prometheus. pp. 87–95.
3. "the fifth estate: Becoming Ayden". CBC News. 2004-10-13. Archived from the original on 2004-11-13.
4. "CV-25" (PDF). University of Victoria. 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
5. "Transgender studies chair at UVic will be world's first". CBC News. January 15, 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
6. "University of Victoria announces world's first transgender studies chair" . The Globe & Mail. The Canadian Press. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-23. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
7. Flegg, Erin (2014-03-25). "Victoria hosts first conference on archiving trans history". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
8. MacQueen, Ken (2003-05-26). "BOY VS. GIRL". Maclean's. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11.
9. "Presenters". Gender Odyssey Conference. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
10. "Aaron Devor, PhD". WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
11. "Advisory Board". Digital Transgender Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
12. Green, Alex V. (2020-02-05). "Preserving transgender histories is Aaron Devor's life's work". University Affairs. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
13. "The 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
14. Rhodes, Dawn (Jan 19, 2016). "Jennifer Pritzker's foundation donates $2 million for transgender studies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.

External links

• Aaron H. Devor at the University of Victoria