School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 9;17(18):6571. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186571.
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.
这篇论文探讨了跨性别女性体现其跨性别认同的方式，重点关注身份认同的质疑、性别焦虑、临床把关和医学化叙事。我们采用解释学方法论方法，将非干扰性研究作为我们的研究方法，数据来源于跨性别女性发布有关其性别和性别过渡观点和经验的在线论坛。我们的研究结果表明，性别认同是通过身体体现和社会协商的。许多跨性别女性最初对自己的跨性别身份感到矛盾，有些女性在成年后仍继续质疑自己想要的身份。当向医疗保健专业人员提出要求时，许多跨性别女性报告说，为了获得性别过渡和确认的治疗和手术，她们被期望采用“错误身体”的叙事。这样，跨性别女性与重要他人和医疗保健提供者互动，并面临许多挑战。必须理解这些挑战，以便跨性别女性能够进行自我决定实践，作为实现性别自主的一种方式。
