Trans Dilemmas

Living in Australia's Remote Areas and in Aboriginal Communities
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-50594-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 309 g

Reihe: Focus on Global Gender and Sexuality

Trans Dilemmas presents the findings of a three-year research project which examined the lived experiences of trans people in Australia’s Northern Territory. The book argues that whilst trans people, who live in remote areas, experience issues which may not be distinct from those living in urban areas and the inner-city, these issues can be aggravated by geographic and demographic factors.

By conducting online surveys and in-depth interviews, Stephen Kerry brings to light the issues for transgender people which are compounded by living in sparsely populated, remote communities. Namely social isolation, maintaining relationships with friends, family and partners, and the difficulties accessing health care. The book also includes significant findings on the experiences and treatment of Australia’s trans Aboriginal people, also known as sistergirls and brotherboys. An analysis of first-person narratives by sistergirls and brotherboys reveals the racism within predominantly white trans communities and transphobia within traditional Aboriginal communities, which they are uniquely faced with.

Trans Dilemmas represents an important contribution to contemporary research into the lives of transgender Australians. It gives a voice to those transgender people living in the more isolated communities in Australia, which up until now, have been largely unheard. For students and researchers in Queer Studies and Gender Studies, this is valuable reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerry, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Trans Relationships 3. Being Transgender 4. Sistergirls and Brotherboys 5. Being Transgender, Being Aboriginal 6. Afterword

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Kerry is a sociology lecturer at Charles Darwin University and is a queer activist, focusing hir academic career on intersex and trans wellbeing. In 2015, xie was keynote speaker at the Variant Sex and Gender, Religion and Wellbeing Conference, at the University of Exeter.