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Trans youth in Portugal: gendered embodiments
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The lived gendered experience of trans youth constitutes a relatively overlooked aspect of current research. Addressing this gap, this study reveals how young trans people in Portugal define their identities and legitimate their bodies in daily life. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 12 Portuguese trans young people, this study focuses on how trans youth situate themselves within dominant paradigms for understanding (trans)gender identities and embodiment. In doing so, this study engages with wider discussion regarding transgender embodiment that aims to move beyond binary/non-binary gender divisions, as well as privilege the voices and lived experiences of trans people. As the study demonstrates, trans youth are able to (re)construct authentic and coherent gendered selves through the incorporation of a diverse range of frameworks available in contemporary society. Although these frameworks may sometimes seem incompatible and contradictory, trans youth demonstrate conditional forms of agency in the way they (re)create their gender identity and embodiment. By revealing the diversity of trans participant discourses, practices and embodiments of gender, this study makes a key contribution to research on trans youth in Portugal and beyond, as well as broader debates.
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Trans people physical transitions embodiment gender discourses youth
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Hilário, A. P., Marques, A. C. (2020). Trans youth in Portugal: gendered embodiments. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 22 (9), 1047-1062 (Published online 23 Sep 2019). DOI 10.1080/13691058.2019.1649464
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Taylor & Francis