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Aboim, Sofia & Vasconcelos, Pedro (2015). Trans Masculinities, sexualized bodies and the materiality of gender. Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination ESA 2015 - 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association 2015.

S. I. Inglez and P. E. Coito,  "Trans Masculinities, sexualized bodies and the materiality of gender", in Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination ESA 2015 - 12th Conf. of the European Sociological Association 2015, Praga, 2015

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TI  - Trans Masculinities, sexualized bodies and the materiality of gender
T2  - Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination ESA 2015 - 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association 2015
AU  - Aboim, Sofia
AU  - Vasconcelos, Pedro
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CY  - Praga
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AB  - Transsexual and transgender men have had less visibility than other forms of gender variance,
thus occupying a relatively narrow space in gender, sexuality, masculinity or even trans
scholarship. They are neither particularly relevant subjects of Masculinity Studies nor
particularly centre-stage in Trans-Studies. Furthermore, the theoretical and political struggles
that separate theorization about butch female masculinities and sexuality, and the FtM
transitions have contributed to an even higher invisibility of trans-men and even a
misconceptualization of their potential as emancipatory subjects in the field of gender as doers
of masculinities. Drawing on fieldwork in several European countries (ERC funded project
TRANSRIGHTS) with trans-men undergoing processes of gender transition, we will develop two
lines of argument. Firstly, from a theoretical standpoint we advocate the importance of building
bridges between different areas of gender critical studies. Secondly, and most importantly, such
a perspective will enable us to tackle masculinities by exploring trans-men’s subjectivities,
sexualities and doings of gender. The transition stories of trans-men might tell us more about
what masculinity(ies) is(are). When not naturalized as emanating from the body, what defines
masculinity can become clearer. However, as it will be put forward, masculinity cannot be
understood without taking into account sexuality and the materiality of bodies regardless of their
diversity and transformations. In the end, when the meanings of masculinity and femininity are
increasingly diffuse and changeable, the body resists as the focal point of gender performativity,
whether self-recognized or perceived by others.
ER  -