Stranded at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and autism: gray’s story

Cain, Leia K.; Velasco, Juliana C.

doi:10.1080/09687599.2020.1755233

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“…This category potentially includes anyone who stops or reverses their gender transition but continues to identify as transgender. The reasons behind non-core or secondary detransitions are also diverse and extend to: health concerns, including medical complications and the appearance of undesired side-effects (Danker, Narayan, Bluebond-Langner, Schechter, & Berli, 2018); disappointment or dissatisfaction with the results of medical-hormonal or surgical-treatments (Cain & Velasco, 2020;Graham, 2017;Pinkston, 2017); lack of societal support and lack of financial resources (e.g., Rei, 2018); pressure from family members or spiritual counselors (James et al, 2016); social discrimination/harassment (e.g., Kanner, 2018;Rose, 2018;see James et al, 2016 ); having trouble getting a job (James et al, 2016); feeling already comfortable with the acquired physical changes and thus not wanting to go any further (Graham, 2017); and the desire to become a parent (e.g., Americo, 2018) or undertake fertility preservation procedures (e.g., White, 2018). Non-core or secondary detransitions also include those who stop medically transitioning due to a change in gender identity yet maintain a transgender identity.…”

Section: Non-core Gender Detransitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Non-core or secondary detransitions also include those who stop medically transitioning due to a change in gender identity yet maintain a transgender identity. Cain and Velasco (2020), for instance, report the case of "Gray," a natal female with ASD who initially identifies as a transgender man and begins hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with testosterone, but later decides to stop HRT and detransitions to a non-binary identity.…”

Section: Non-core Gender Detransitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite not being a genuinely novel phenomenon from a historical perspective-psychiatrist Harry Benjamin described one such case in his 1966 book The Transsexual Phenomenon-, research on detransition has been absent from the academic literature until recently. As a consequence, our understanding of this issue is still limited and primarily based on anecdotal evidence, which comes from a variety of sources such as personal testimonies shared on the internet (e.g., Gonz alez, 2019;Palmer, 2020), parent reports (e.g., Barnes, 2020), informal surveys carried out by detransitioners (Stella, 2016), media outlets (e.g., Dodsworth, 2020;Herzog, 2017), support groups (e.g., Post-Trans, n.d.; The Detransition Advocacy Network, n.d.), documentaries (e.g., BBC Newsnight, 2019), case studies (e.g., Cain & Velasco, 2020;Exp osito-Campos, 2020;Levine, 2018b;Pazos-Guerra et al, 2020;Turban & Keuroghlian, 2018), and the experiences of clinicians who work with this cohort (e.g., Graham, 2017;Marchiano, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers

Expósito-Campos

2021

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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Gender detransition is an emerging yet poorly understood phenomenon in our society. In the absence of research, clinicians and researchers have applied the concept of detransition differently, leading to inconsistencies in its use. The article suggests a typology of gender detransition based on the cessation or the continuation of a transgender identity to address this issue. Implications of this typology for healthcare providers are discussed, emphasizing the increasing necessity of developing clinical guidelines for detransitioners. Finally, the article reflects on the possibilities of preventing detransition, which underlines the challenges that clinicians face when treating individuals with gender dysphoria.

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Section: Non-core Gender Detransitionsmentioning

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Section: Non-core Gender Detransitionsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers

Expósito-Campos

2021

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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“…Another finding that should be replicated in future research is the significantly higher levels of autism identity salience and centrality, as well as autismrelated stigma consciousness in LGBTQ+ participants as compared to non-LGBTQ+ participants. A possible explanation could be that LGBTQ+ people may view their gender and/or sexuality as inextricably linked to their autism (see Cain & Velasco, 2021;Mendes & Harris, 2019), and increased salience and centrality of gender and/or sexuality may result in autism becoming a more salient and central identity in LGBTQ+ autistic people.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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The Experiences of Stigmatization and Discrimination in Autistic People of Different Genders and Sexualities

Khudiakova¹,

Chasteen²

2022

JIRIRI

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Autistic people that hold other marginalized identities, such as being LGBTQ+, may be especially vulnerable to stigmatization and discrimination, and their experiences may be understood through the lens of intersectionality. This study aimed to explore the differences in the experiences of stigmatization and discrimination between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ autistic people. Eighty-seven autistic adults, 41 of whom were LGBTQ+, responded to a survey that measured stigma centrality and salience, stigma consciousness, experiences of everyday discrimination, and awareness of intersectional stigmatization. Results showed that LGBTQ+ autistic participants expected to be stigmatized and discriminated against more often and saw their autism, gender, and sexuality as more important to their identity than non- LGBTQ+ autistic participants. The frequency of everyday discrimination did not differ between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ autistic respondents. The findings suggest that further research is needed to fully understand the intersection of autism and LGBTQ+ identities.

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“…First developed in Black feminist theory, intersectionality offers an analytic framework for exploring “dynamics of difference and sameness” (Cho et al, 2013, p. 787) within the “matrix of domination” (Collins, 1990) connecting different forms of power (interpersonal, patriarchal, hegemonic, disciplinary, etc.). Intersectional analyses have highlighted the gendered coding of dis/ability (Hirschmann, 2013) and the weaponising of dis/ability categories to delegitimise non-cisgender, non-heterosexual identities (Toft et al, 2020).…”

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The intersection of autism and gender in the negotiation of identity: A systematic review and metasynthesis

Moore

Morgan

Welham

et al. 2022

Feminism & Psychology

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Influenced by theories of intersectionality, performativity and gender hegemony, this review sought to explore the intersection of autism and gender in qualitative research into autistic identity. Twelve papers were subjected to a thematic metasynthesis following a systematic search. Study participants were predominantly cisgender female or gender-diverse: perspectives of cisgender autistic males were lacking. The three superordinate themes developed related to: (1) the ways in which autism discourses restricted gender identities, through the influence of the “extreme male brain” and “masking” narratives and the use of autism to explain gender non-conformity and gender diversity; (2) the ways in which gendered autistic identities were positioned within social power hierarchies as “othered”, subordinate and less acceptable ways of being; and (3) possibilities for finding spaces of belonging and resistance. While autism as an identity may offer community and freedom from normative expectations, dominant autism discourses act to restrict and police gender, reinforcing existing power hierarchies. We encourage practitioners to reflect on the clinical, ethical and political implications of their positioning in relation to the constructs of “autism” and “gender”, and to explore alongside people seeking support the personal and political impacts of gendered autism discourses.

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Stranded at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and autism: gray’s story

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers

A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers

The Experiences of Stigmatization and Discrimination in Autistic People of Different Genders and Sexualities

The intersection of autism and gender in the negotiation of identity: A systematic review and metasynthesis

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