Re Alex: adolescent gender identity disorder and the family court of Australia Mills, Eithne 2004, Re Alex: adolescent gender identity disorder and the family court of Australia, Deakin law review, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 365-373. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Re Alex: adolescent gender identity disorder and the family court of Australia Author(s) Mills, Eithne Journal name Deakin law review Volume number 9 Issue number 2 Start page 365 End page 373 Publisher School of Law, Deakin University Place of publication Geelong, Vic. Publication date 2004 ISSN 1321-3660 Summary 'People with gender identity disorder live with a conviction that their physical anatomy is incompatible with their true gender role. They have an overwhelming desire to live and function in the opposite biological sex' . The manifestation of the disorder in children and adolescents is dominated by secrecy, confusion and shame. The purpose of this article is to promote discussion amongst the legal fraternity of the difficult issues confronting the Family Court of Australia when asked to make decisions with life-altering ramifications for the young and vulnerable. Language eng Field of Research 180113 Family Law HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002686 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Law Related Links Link Description Connected to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 28 Jan 2009, 12:15:35 EST Fri, 05 Jun 2009, 14:56:15 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 14:14:39 EST Tue, 23 Jan 2018, 07:48:37 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 521 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:31:40 EST

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