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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Embodying Transgender: An Analysis of Trans Women in Online Forums.

Pranee Liamputtong, Kyja Noack-Lundberg, Tinashe Dune, Brahmaputra Marjadi, Virginia Schmied, Jane Ussher, Janette Perz, Alexandra Hawkey, Jessica Sekar, Eloise Brook

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Pranee LiamputtongSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0673-4497
Kyja Noack-LundbergTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Tinashe DuneSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5758-7525
Brahmaputra MarjadiTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0898-3737
Virginia SchmiedTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Jane UssherTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Janette PerzTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Alexandra HawkeyTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Jessica SekarTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Eloise BrookGender Centre, Annandale, Sydney, NSW 2038, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper discusses the way that trans women embody their transgender identity, focusing on identity questioning, gender dysphoria, clinical gatekeeping and medicalized narratives. Situated within the hermeneutics methodological approach, we adopted the unobtrusive research as our research method, where data was derived from online forums where trans women posted content about their perspectives and experiences of gender and gender transitioning. Thematic analysis method was used for data analysis. Our findings suggest that gender identity is embodied and socially negotiated. Many trans women were initially ambivalent about their transgender identity and some continued to question their desired identity throughout adulthood. When presenting to healthcare professionals many trans women reported being expected to adopt a 'wrong body' narrative in order to gain access to treatment and surgery for gender transitioning and affirmation. In doing so, trans women interact with significant others and health care providers, and face many challenges. These challenges must be understood so that trans women can perform self-determination practices as a way to achieve gender autonomy.

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Gender DysphoriaGender IdentityTransgender PersonsAdultFemaleHumansMaleSexual Behaviorgatekeepinggender dysphoriaonline forumstransgender identitytrans womenunobtrusive method

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PMID32916993
PMCPMC7559890

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