‘Intimacy is not free of charge’

An intersectional analysis of cultural and classed discourses of intimacy among gay and transgender identities

Bibliographic Data

ID18970706
AuthorsNico Arevalo Canoy (Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines)
Year2015
Volume18
Issue8
Pages921-940
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexualities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1363460713516786
OpenAlexW2317378703
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited33

Using intersectionality as a lens, this small-scale study seeks to examine the nature and salience of cultural and classed discourses of intimacy among different gay and transgender identities in the Philippines. Utilizing a sequential mixed design, four culturally distinct groups of participants were sampled and interviewed. Results show five cultural discourses, namely: desire for the body, desire for the soul, equitable transactions, invested partnerships, and gender role identity. This article contributes to debates about the utility of intersectionality by providing theoretical and methodological reflections on competing discourses within intersections, implications for shifting cultural discourses among intersecting groups, and cultural and sexual othering

Human sexuality · Intersectionality · Sociology · Transgender · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology