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Living the Opposite Sex: Trans Journeys in Southern Spain
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Abstract Studying the life situations of trans persons reveals preceding and ongoing political, societal and cultural transformations. This ethnographic study concerns individuals in Andalusia, Southern Spain, who do not fit the sex and gender assigned to them at birth. The author thus investigates issues le... view more
Studying the life situations of trans persons reveals preceding and ongoing political, societal and cultural transformations. This ethnographic study concerns individuals in Andalusia, Southern Spain, who do not fit the sex and gender assigned to them at birth. The author thus investigates issues leading back to the repressive situation during the dictatorship of Franco and to contemporary endeavours and achievements regarding acceptance, citizenship and self-determination. He highlights the pioneering role that Andalusia has played within Spain regarding trans issues since the late 1990s and shows how trans persons in Southern Spain have experienced the growing social, medical and legal acceptance of their gender non-conformity.... view less
Keywords
Spain; cultural anthropology; queer studies; gender; ethnography; sexuality; affirmative action
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
226 p.
Series
Culture and Social Practice
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839465653
ISSN
2703-0032
ISBN
978-3-8394-6565-3
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0