Refusing abjection: transphobia and trans youth survivance

2020 ◽  
pp. 146470012097489
Author(s):  
Julie James
Keyword(s):  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Social Mechanism ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Social Orders ◽  
Trans Youth

This article argues that Julia Kristeva’s Powers of Horror: an Essay on Abjection lays out a theory that is not universal in its application, but rather details the violent emergence and defence of Eurocentric, colonial and orientalist subjectivities and related hierarchical social orders. The Eurocentrism found in Kristeva’s political and theoretical stances are referenced, with detailed attention paid to explicating how her theory of abjection describes a brutal, colonising, psychological and social mechanism. This framework is applied to transphobia and its manifestations. It is centrally argued that gender diversity, trans rights and trans inclusivity may be the targets of multiple and compounding abjection processes. The essay concludes with looking at how young trans people are starting to refuse transphobic abjection to survive, to thrive and to revitalise gender diversity.

scholarly journals Gender Identity: The Human Right of Depathologization

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 978
Author(s):  
Maria Elisa Castro-Peraza ◽  
Jesús Manuel García-Acosta ◽  
Naira Delgado ◽  
Ana María Perdomo-Hernández ◽  
Maria Inmaculada Sosa-Alvarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Access To Medical Care ◽  
The One

Background: Transgender people have a gender identity different from the one allocated to them at birth. In many countries, transsexualism and transgenderism are considered mental illnesses under the diagnosis of gender dysphoria. This pathologization impacts on human rights. Main content: The United Nations (UN) has denounced violations against trans-people, including attacks, forced medical treatments, lack of legal gender recognition, and discrimination in the areas of education, employment, access to healthcare, and justice. The UN has linked these violations directly with discriminatory diagnostic classifications that pathologize gender diversity. Trans-people have been pathologized by psycho-medical classification and laws all around the world, with a different impact depending on countries. This paper argues that pathologization infringes infringes upon a wide range of human rights such as; civil, economic, social cultural and also the access to medical care. Conclusions: The current situation for trans-people with respect to legal healthcare matters, depends on the country. Human rights are universal, not a question for cultural interpretation. They are the minimum that every human being must have assured only by the fact of being human. Countries must protect these rights by regulating trans-pathologization with special attention dedicated to intersex people and their specific needs.

‘Little Islands of Empathy’: networked stories of gender diversity and multiple selves’

2018 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Son Vivienne
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Multiple Selves ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Workshop Practice ◽  
The Face ◽  
Story Sharing ◽  
Meaningful Connections

This article draws on a methodologically interesting case study called ‘Stories Beyond Gender’, in which a small group of trans* people collaborates in social media storytelling. Building on the possibilities manifest in other more explicitly personal-as-political genres like digital storytelling, I explore the potential of this facilitated workshop practice to establish meaningful connections across difference, forging affinities that may continue to flourish online. Furthermore, I offer some specific examples of the ways in which my own networked story-sharing online, in a zine and in an exhibition affirmed emergent complexity. I address the theme of this Special Issue by examining the ways in which social media, despite paradoxical fragmentation, can be used creatively to mobilise interest in public aspects of gender expression. However, sharing stories, especially those linked to stigmatised identities, whether online or off, is not without its complications. In the face of highly valued privacy, a lack of familiarity with ever-changing privacy settings or the affordances of specific platforms can pose an obstacle to online self-representation that stands in the way of visible civic engagement. While acknowledging that the trans-phobic consequences of online misadventures continue to be dire, I address the self-protective skills and sophisticated ways in which gender-diverse people curate emergent and past selves across intersecting social networks both on and offline. I argue that, at the intersections of post-digital and post-gender ways of being, we can observe emergent acceptance of multiple selves that are capable of being inconsistent without being incoherent. These representations exist in stark opposition to pop psychology’s premise of a singular authentic ‘inner truth’.

Hacking into the Science Museum: young trans people disrupt the power balance of gender ‘norms’ in the museum’s ‘Who Am I?’ gallery

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayte McSweeney ◽  
Jay Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Power Balance ◽  
Trans People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Impacts

This chapter reflects on the partnership between Gendered Intelligence and the Science Museum and highlights the importance of gender diversity in collaborative projects. It discusses how co-produced research impacts both organisations and conversations through the ways in which museums posit particular values and ‘norms’ around gender identity. The chapter also outlines the ‘Hacking In’ project and the impact it had on the partners involved, and reflects on the potential within collaborative projects to redress and acknowledge the power imbalances that exist within the narratives of cultural institutions. It offers a study about empowerment and the social responsibility to include, listen to, and work with those whose histories, stories, and identities have been marginalised, excluded, or communicated with little, if any, involvement from those communities.

scholarly journals English Validation of a Short Scale Designed to Detect Negative Attitudes towards Trans People (EANT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3760
Author(s):  
Laura Alonso-Martínez ◽  
Davinia Heras-Sevilla ◽  
María Fernández-Hawrylak ◽  
Simon Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Sexual Prejudice ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Internal Consistency

(1) Background: Negative attitudes towards sexual minorities are widespread in our society. The Scale of Negative Attitudes towards Transgender people (EANT) has been tested in Spanish-speaking countries in order to assess its applicability as a measure of harmful predispositions towards trans individuals. Understanding these predispositions is important because of transformations in the rights of people in terms of respect for gender diversity. (2) Methods: For the validation of this scale, an online survey was developed and distributed to 362 UK university students aged 18 to 45 years (M = 21.43, SD = 3.42). The sample was randomly divided in half, carrying out the exploratory factor analysis for the first 180 students and performing the confirmatory factor analysis for the remaining 182. (3) Results: The validation of this unifactorial instrument in English was obtained, with a high internal consistency (α = 0.810) that suggests high applicability to measuring this construct, as well as showing expected relationships with typical variables (HATH, TIBS, gender, sexual orientation, religion and education). (4) Conclusions: This study assesses attitudinal tendencies and reveals how sexual prejudice is still implicit in our societies and makes the stigmatisation and discrimination of trans people visible. These findings support the development of strategies to tackle these predispositions.

scholarly journals Meaningful training in transsexuality through PBL and film forum for nursing and health sciences students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Manuel García Acosta ◽  
María Teresa Rivero Díaz ◽  
Gonzalo Duarte Clíments ◽  
Ana María Perdomo Hernández ◽  
María Begoña Sánchez Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Health training in the field of sexual and gender diversity, and related to specific health needs of trans* people, has not been incorporated into nursing degree study plans in Spain., although the need of specific training in this field are reported in the scientific literature. In this sense, the role of the teacher as a facilitator and collaborator of self-directed learning by students, is particularly interesting, through new teaching methodological strategies such as Problem-Based Learning and Film-forum. The objective of this study was to generate an educational intervention, about trans* people, for last year nursing students, using both teaching methodologies; and assess the impact and satisfaction with the training received. The results showed a high statistical significance in the acquisition of knowledge, without finding differences either with the methodologies used or in the degree of satisfaction between the two ones.

scholarly journals Foundations for Promoting LGBT+ Social Justice through Early Childhood Teacher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam S. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Teaching Responsibilities

This chapter presents a framework for early childhood (EC) teacher education experiences that align with aims of LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bi, trans, plus other identities) social justice. The chapter begins with an introduction to the populations addressed: children of LGBT-led families, trans people, children who represent gender diversity, and LGBT+ teachers. Ethical and teaching responsibilities of educators who serve children aged birth to five are shared, including the work of authors in the interrelated fields within EC education. Examples of supportive educator competencies are shared across three critical aims: including and supporting LGBT-led families, supporting children’s explorations of gender (including combating gender bias), and supporting LGBT+ educators. Next, a model for authentic, field-based EC educator preparation is presented, including strategies for better linking preparation to practice. Finally, resources for EC educators and those who prepare them are provided. The overall goal of the chapter is to integrate topics, competencies, and issues typically treated separately into a more holistic view of the possibilities within EC teacher education to enhance the inclusivity of preparation programs, broaden the knowledge and skills of pre-service educators, and positively influence the lives of LGBT+ individuals.

Gender and Gender Identity Development Among Young Trans People in North America

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Sinclair-Palm
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Medical Discourses ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Trans Youth ◽  
The Way

When children are born, they are typically assigned a sex, male or female, based on the appearance of external genitalia. The gender of the newborn is assumed based on the assigned sex. Researchers debate the origins of gender and whether gender is largely biologically based or socially constructed. Sociologists tend to argue that children learn about their gender from their parents and experiences at school through a process known as gender role socialization, whereas medical discourses argue that one’s gender should be aligned with one’s assigned sex. Schools are one of the first sites outside the home where researchers have studied the way gender nonconforming and trans children and youth face discrimination and harassment. Education research about trans youth documents the need for trans youth to have a voice in school policies and practices. Trans adults offer a wide range of theories about gender and critique traditional models of gender for their failure to capture the complexity, fluidity, and diversity of gender experiences and identities. Trans youth have yet to enter these conversations and their gender, access to treatment and services, and rights are often determined by medical discourses about gender and gender identity development. In the 21st century, the parents and families of trans youth are beginning to play an important role in advocating for and supporting the needs of their trans child. Trans identity development models are shaped by theories about gender and are often designed as a stage model. In 2004, Aaron Devor created the first trans identity development model based on the CASS model that Viviane Cass developed in 1979. Scholars have critiqued these models for their rigid conceptualization of gender, the linear structure of stages in these models, and the lack of recognition of the role race, class, disability, and sexuality have in the complexity of gender. Scholars have also remarked on the way these models were developed for trans adults and fail to conceptualize trans youth. Theories about gender and gender identity development have shaped gender models used in the treatment of gender nonconforming children. The gender affirmative model takes a progressive approach to this treatment, allowing children and youth to be experts on their gender and to be supported in socially transitioning at any age. Research about gender and gender identity development among trans youth in North America is increasingly recognizing the need to center the voices and needs of young trans people.

scholarly journals Gender, politics and knowledge

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brume Dezembro Iazzetti ◽  
Isadora Lins Franca
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Gender Politics ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Trans People ◽  
The University ◽  
Architectural Spaces

Marked by a context known for advances in policies surrounding trans people and travestis, concomitant with the persist of transphobic violence, this research focus in the university context, seeking – through fieldwork in events organized by trans activists – to understand how the university itself is constructed as an opening (or not) to experimentation in terms of gender, articulating three main conceptual keys – gender diversity, political action and knowledge production. I conclude that there are a series of tensions between an “in” and “out” of university, with debates mobilized by these subjects that emphasizes the importance of intersectionality and the need to go beyond the restrict architectural spaces of this environment. The university is here seem as both a productive (and relatively safe) space and a space tensioned by institutionalized violence, “privileges” and a model of knowledge production that often excludes historically marginalized people. These political engagements often emphasizes the dimensions of experience and body.

scholarly journals Embodying a caring science: An ethnographic analysis of the communicative practices of a Colombian trans-woman scientist in the media

2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (82) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Pérez-Bustos
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Woman Scientist ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Caring Science ◽  
The Media ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis

This paper analyzes the communicative practices of a Colombian trans-woman scientist, biologist Brigitte Baptiste, when she speaks publicly about environmental issues on different media platforms. In the analysis, I explore the implications of Baptiste’s public presence for the imaginaries of readers and journalists regarding science, scientists and trans-people in Colombia. Leaning on certain feminist critiques of science, I analyze communicative practices as matters of care. Throughout the analysis, I find that care in Baptiste’s public presence is performed through the ways in which she connects biodiversity and sexual diversity, thinking with trans-women’s experiences to transgress the borders of science and connect it to activism and public service. I conclude that Baptiste’s public presence in Colombia is an exceptional example of gender diversity acceptance in the present, though it does represent a speculative commitment towards embracing diversity in general in the future.

Fit and Congruency

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Mary Hogue ◽  
Lee Fox-Cardamone ◽  
Deborah Erdos Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Role Theory ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Role Congruity ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract. Applicant job pursuit intentions impact the composition of an organization’s applicant pool, thereby influencing selection outcomes. An example is the self-selection of women and men into gender-congruent jobs. Such self-selection contributes to a lack of gender diversity across a variety of occupations. We use person-job fit and the role congruity perspective of social role theory to explore job pursuit intentions. We present research from two cross-sectional survey studies (520 students, 174 working adults) indicating that at different points in their careers women and men choose to pursue gender-congruent jobs. For students, the choice was mediated by value placed on the job’s associated gender-congruent outcomes, but for working adults it was not. We offer suggestions for practitioners and researchers.

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