Hilário A P, Marques A C
Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Cult Health Sex. 2020 Sep;22(9):1047-1062. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1649464. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
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.
跨性别青少年的性别生活体验是当前研究中一个相对被忽视的方面。为填补这一空白，本研究揭示了葡萄牙的年轻跨性别者如何在日常生活中界定自己的身份并使自己的身体合法化。通过对12名葡萄牙跨性别青少年进行深入访谈，本研究聚焦于跨性别青少年如何将自己置于理解（跨）性别身份和体现的主流范式之中。在此过程中，本研究参与了关于跨性别体现的更广泛讨论，该讨论旨在超越二元/非二元性别划分，并重视跨性别者的声音和生活经历。正如研究所表明的，跨性别青少年能够通过纳入当代社会中可用的各种框架来（重新）构建真实且连贯的性别化自我。尽管这些框架有时可能看似不相容且相互矛盾，但跨性别青少年在（重新）塑造其性别身份和体现的方式上展现出了有条件的能动性形式。通过揭示跨性别参与者在性别方面的话语、实践和体现的多样性，本研究对葡萄牙及其他地区关于跨性别青少年的研究以及更广泛的辩论做出了关键贡献。
