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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Transgender community"”.
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A review of suicide, suicidal ideation and preventative interventions in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community
… suicidality are significantly higher in the LGBT community than in the general populace which is a serious public health concern. Moreover, the research examines which preventative measures and interventions are effective. The research approach utilised in this dissertation is a systematic …
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Place, Race, and Religion in the Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community and Movement of Memphis, Tennessee
… observes the role of place in the local LGBT community and movement of Memphis, Tennessee. I gathered information from fifteen interviews, including LGBT Memphians, activists, preachers, and public figures to show what aspects of place have been the most significant in shaping the nature of …
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In pursuit of resonance: Exploring sexed and gendered 'discord' and 'dissonance' in relation to the health and social welfare 'needs' of the transgender community
… and social welfare 'needs' of the transsexual/transgender community and how they have come to be recognised, understood and managed within interventions. It focuses on the way the 'needs' of 'trans' people have commonly come to be understood as grounded within a sexual and erotic framework and …
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Transgender Digital Embodiments: Questions of the Transgender Body in the 21st Century
<p>This thesis looks at an intra-community discourse in the transgender community between “transtrenders” and “transmedicalists” or “truscum.” It observes how these different sub-communities conceive of what it means to be transgender and attempts to contextualize these conceptions within …
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Real to Reel: The "Third Gender" Narratives and Queer Identity in Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali Films
… It illuminates how his work represented the transgender identity and community that were previously erased from Indian history and helped to create a politically safe space for the transgender community to express themselves. His films revived and recontextualized the portrayal of the “third …
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THE TRANSGENDER EXPERIENCE
… research was to gain a better understanding of transgender people and allow participants to have a voice in describing the experience of those in the transgender community. This study was conducted utilizing qualitative analysis through individual interviews with six participants. One of the …
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Trans-forming gym spaces: researching the barriers faced by transgender adults accessing UK gym facilities
Transgender people navigate a world that is heteronormative and cis- normative. Subsequently they are more likely to experience psychological health and wellbeing issues compared to their cisgender peers due to their differences. Despite queer research indicating sport and exercise as a cite for …
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Visualizing Transgender Narratives Through Oral History and Design
… 2007) perspective on the lived experiences of transgender (more specifically gender non-conforming) individuals and the emotions they feel. I explore how to visualize and materialize individual experiences that “also connect to collective experiences, one story becoming the story of many” (Hill …
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Transgender YouTubers and the Power of Coming Out: Existentialism, Gender Performance, and Self-Actualization
The transgender community has historically faced discrimination and oppression. However, the internet has emerged as a preeminent resource for transgender people to seek community and visibility, with YouTube acting as an especially valuable visual repository of self-representation. The present …
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The matter of sex and gender: A dialogue between trans bodies and feminist theory
… scholars, progressive thinkers, and those in the transgender community do not critically examine the pre-supposed meanings of sex in gender theory. Instead, they simply assume its significance, thus erasing its complexity and inadvertently reproducing its binary status. In this paper, I use close …
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Rhetoric of trans* identities: public reactions to private confessions
… Jenner’s public announcement of her identity as transgender shortly followed by Rachel Dolezal unveiling as a woman with Caucasian heritage. Using publically accessible interviews such as the Diane Sawyer interview with Bruce Jenner, both of Matt Lauer’s conversations with Dolezal and Jenner, …
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'Look for the helpers': The impact of gender incongruence on transgender individuals' comfort asking for police help
… identity and high victimization rates. However, transgender experiences specifically are not well understood because they are often subsumed under the monolithic label of LGBTQ+ experiences, despite the specific risks associated with non-normative gender identities. It has also been established …
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Exploring the Use of a Gender Equity Lens in Local Government Recreation Policies
… equity policy awareness, policy support for transgender community members, dialogue between subsystem actors to establish concrete understandings of gender equity and gain support from the public to advance gender equity goals.
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Overlapping Spectrums: Examining the Meaning-Making of Gender Diverse Autistic Adults Using a Participatory Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Approach
… especially in terms of the lived experiences of transgender autistic individuals themselves. Indeed, until very recently, the voices of individuals who experience diversity within the gender and autism spectrums have seldom been present in the research literature. Self-advocates within the autism …
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Transsexual recognition:embodiment bodily aesthetics and the medicolegal system
… embodiment that has emerged from the field of transgender studies. The empirical study has been influenced by poststructuralist theory and feminist phenomenology and focuses on the constructed personal meanings of embodiment and bodily aesthetics for transpeople. Furthermore the thesis explores …
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Mental health of transgender people in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Inequities, minority stress, and protective factors
… Health Survey recruited a total of 1,178 transgender people aged 14 or older (Mage = 29.5) who lived in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This comprehensive survey included mental health measures from Aotearoa/New Zealand population-based surveys, as well as questions specific to experiences of being …
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Exploring the Lived Experience of Male-To-Female Transgender Youth Accessing Trans-Related Healthcare in Los Angeles
… LGBTI individuals. The phenomenon of living as a transgender person and accessing trans-related healthcare is understudied. </p> <p>Aim: To explore the perceived meaning of accessing transgender-related healthcare among transgender youth. </p> <p>Method: A phenomenological qualitative design …
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Transformando sociedad: no reconocer a alguien es anular su existencia y por ende sus derechos. Proyecto social que en apoyo de la Fundación GAAT se enfoca en el reconocimiento estatal frente a la identidad de las personas transgénero como debería ser identificados y sin excepción alguna
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo tener una mirada del proceso que se debe pasar en Colombia para que la comunidad transgénero pueda adquirir los derechos del reconocimiento e identidad frente a muchas instituciones por medio del cambio de género en la cédula. Se trabajará con casos de …