Hetero-cis–normativity and the gendering of transphobia

Worthen, Meredith G. F.

doi:10.1080/15532739.2016.1149538

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“…Rosenberg describes heteronormativity as all the institutions, laws, structures, relations and actions that maintain heterosexuality as something natural and perpetuating, making one kind of heterosexual life the most desirable and natural way of living. Other common concepts include homophobia and transphobia , which describe discrimination, prejudice, irrational fear, aversion and negative attitudes towards LGBTQ people. Homophobic reactions can be described from cognitive aspects such as attitudes and knowledge, as well as emotional aspects.…”

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LGBTQ competence wanted: LGBTQ parents’ experiences of reproductive health care in Sweden

Klittmark¹,

Garzón²,

Andersson³

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Background It is the responsibility of reproductive healthcare professionals to support all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) parents in their transition to parenthood. LGBTQ parents may not be fully supported within the reproductive health sector, because of heteronormativity and healthcare professionals’ attitudes and practices. Beyond same‐sex mothers, no research has been conducted in Sweden on the broader group of LGTBQ parents. Aim To explore LGBTQ expectant and new parents’ experiences of reproductive health care in Sweden when becoming parents. Method The current study consisted of cross‐sectional qualitative interviews and was conducted using a semi‐structured interview guide. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using systematic text condensation according to Malterud. Results The convenience sample consisted of 12 LGBTQ expectant or new parents. Four themes emerged from the analysis: (i) Inadequacies and mistreatment in reproductive health care, (ii) Consequences of heteronormativity, (iii) Satisfaction with reproductive health care despite heteronormativity and (iv) Wishing for LGBTQ competent reproductive health care. The first two themes concerned different heteronormative barriers in reproductive health care and the consequences for LGBTQ parents, which also included intersecting forms of judgment and mistreatment. The third theme highlighted the participants’ satisfaction with LGBTQ competent care and aspects of high‐quality care, despite lacking support. The last theme described the participants’ wishes for inclusive and LGBTQ competent care and what reproductive healthcare professionals can do to achieve LGBTQ competence. Conclusions Heteronormativity in the reproductive health sector is widespread and leads to lacking support in the transition to parenthood for LGBTQ people. Swedish reproductive health professionals may benefit from interventions aimed at developing LGBTQ competence. Reproductive healthcare professionals need to develop professional interventions to support and facilitate LGBTQ parents’ transition to parenthood.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

LGBTQ competence wanted: LGBTQ parents’ experiences of reproductive health care in Sweden

Klittmark¹,

Garzón²,

Andersson³

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…Thus, the 'doing' of gender in Western society comes with stringent gender rules informed by biological differences. In turn, this fiction produces both the essentialist binary of masculinity and femininity as well as the hetero-cis-normative 2 'truth' (Butler, 2011;Worthen, 2016). Withdrawing from these normative identities reduces one to being an error of society (Butler, 2006(Butler, , 2011.…”

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“…They tell stories comparable to what Lombardi (2009), when speaking of transphobia, explains that people with trans identities encounter. The participants describe their position as an "outlaw position" or "error", reminiscent of, for instance, Butler (2011) and Worthen (2016), who speak of inferiority when one finds themselves outside the cis-normative paradigm and thus deviating from the norm (i.e., cisgender identity). Yet, whatever term the participants choose, it is clear that they experience themselves to be in a subordinate position compared to their cisgender (heterosexual) peers.…”

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Transcending the gender binary: Gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam

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Saharso

Ghorashi

2019

Journal of LGBT Youth

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This qualitative study discusses the experienced identity of gender non-binary young adults. Despite growing positive discourse in the Netherlands toward gender minorities, in practice this group still faces exclusion and stigmatization of their identity. This article draws from Butler's (2004Butler's ( , 2011 conceptions of deconstructing the hegemonic gender binary and heteronormativity. It explores the layered experiences of gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam. Through participatory observations and in-depth interviews, this investigation unravels the self-narratives of those who identify with non-binary gender identities and demonstrates how they cope with their minority identity and resist exclusion.

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“…Segundo Oliveira (2013), estes discursos naturalizam uma heterossexualidade compulsória, bem como uma homossexualidade transposta aos moldes binários e monogâmicos da heteronormatividade, como a única forma legítima de relacionar-se no âmbito sexual e afetivo. Nesta tessitura de regulações sociais, cabe ainda ressaltar a cisnormatividade, que diz respeito a uma norma que naturaliza o sexo designado ao nascer como único legítimo (Worthen, 2016). Isto pode acarretar em barreiras de acesso aos serviços de saúde, visto que fomenta estigmas, discriminações, enfraquece a garantia de direitos e proporciona uma opressão estrutural no tecido social.…”

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“We are not statistics” – the HIV rapid test and counseling by representatives of LGTB people

Rocha¹,

Gomes²,

Cé³

et al. 2019

Divers.: Perspect. Psicol.

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This study was aim to analyze how representatives of LGBT NGOs perceive strategies about the inclusion of the rapid test for HIV/aids, syphilis and viral hepatitis in the LGBT scenario of Porto Alegre. It is a qualitative study in which 4 representatives were interviewed, and the interviews were analyzed through a critical analysis of discourse. The results point to a concern of the interviewees with the care strategies that are built with the test and how much they dialogue with human rights. This leads to tensions that have as a background the relations between State, LGBT movements and HIV. Ignoring political issues that permeate these relations depoliticizes a history in which the greatest advances in terms of prevention and confrontation have gone through a united response between different social actors. Building new spaces for discussion can allow new collective strategies to be considered in coping with the epidemic, prejudice and stigma.

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Hetero-cis–normativity and the gendering of transphobia

Cited by 142 publications

References 93 publications

LGBTQ competence wanted: LGBTQ parents’ experiences of reproductive health care in Sweden

LGBTQ competence wanted: LGBTQ parents’ experiences of reproductive health care in Sweden

Transcending the gender binary: Gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam

“We are not statistics” – the HIV rapid test and counseling by representatives of LGTB people

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