Gender diversity and social change: transgressions, translations, transformations
Gender is a complex phenomenon expressed and experienced in diverse and ever-changing ways. Distinctively social interpretations of how gender is signified exist in every context. However, the increasing global prominence of political and religious ‘debates’ about gender diversity – and associated moral panics over the perceived transformation of traditional gender boundaries and scripts – frequently ignore the experiences of transgender and gender diverse people themselves, resulting in significant consequences for health and well-being. This international collection of papers published in Culture, Health and Sexuality amplifies the perspectives of transgender and gender diverse individuals in their everyday encounters with – and experiences of – intimacy, support, discrimination and violence across societal, healthcare, intimate and LGBTQ+ contexts. In addition to exploring the physical, social and material sacrifices transgender and gender diverse people have to make in seeking gender affirmation and safety, their perspectives also capture some of the joy and strength to be found in building new community connections and resources through these efforts.
Edited by
Professor Christy Newman(Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
Dr Anthony KJ Smith(Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
Shannon Harvey(Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Australia & Relationships Australia NSW)
Elizabeth Duck-Chong(Independent scholar)