RT Article
T1 Redressing the balance: Lived experiences of the harms of visually mediated transgender identity
JF International review of victimology
VO 26
IS 2
SP 163
OP 180
A1 McBride, Katie
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1698518137
AB Trans* identities have a history of being constructed, regulated and erased. Often a trans* individual’s social status is judged by others on the basis of their perception of that individual’s achievement of normative standards of gender. We are living through a time characterized by the prioritization of visual identity alongside intense scrutiny of trans* identities in relation to their authenticity and right to recognition. Research should support a reorientation of scrutiny towards these issues and acknowledge their relevance to lived experiences of the hegemonic discourse related to conceptualizations of gender as binary that engulf trans* individuals' lives. This paper is informed by empirical research undertaken at the University of Plymouth and in particular reflections on trans* individuals’ lived experiences of social harms. It contributes to victimology by presenting a discussion of cultural (re)presentations of the self and processes of othering in relation to trans* individuals. The adoption of participatory visual-narrative methods as a route through which to challenge these harmful discourses is proposed. Such methods can refocus our gaze away from trans* individuals as problematizing the world for others, and on to the lived experiences of the structures and processes that foster stigmatization and marginalization.
K1 Transgender
K1 Visual identity
K1 Cultural harms,
K1 Visual representations
K1 Visibility
K1 Gender binary
DO 10.1177/0269758019841480