The (trans)formation of identity

The evolution of categories related to gender diversity in the case of trans-activism in Barcelona (1978–2010)

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ID12936291
AuthorsGerard Coll-Planas (0000-0002-2294-2707, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya, corresponding author), Miquel Missé (Independent researcher)
Year2020
Volume34
Issue1
Pages23-45
Publication date2020-09-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Iberian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1758-9150 • E-ISSN: 1364-971X
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/ijis_00022_1
OpenAlexW3088365815
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited7

Since the emergence of trans-activism in Barcelona (pioneer in the Spanish context) in 1970, identity categories to refer to people who do not identify with the socially-assigned gender identity have experienced a major transformation. In this article, we analyse the evolution of identity categories related to gender diversity from 1978 to 2010 in order to recover the history of trans-activism and explore its specificities with regard to the hegemonic logic in other western countries. In the period analysed, five associations were identified and studied, revealing a trend that predominantly conceives identity categories in a fluid manner, contrary to the main trans-activism in western countries, which reinforced the medical category ‘transsexual’ in opposition to those of ‘homosexual’ and ‘transvestite’. Moreover, in this period, a profound change can be observed in the political subject (from trans-women working in sex work to middle-class trans-boys), as well as a transformation of alliances: from the rejection of trans-associations by gay and lesbian associations to the subsequent coalition and progressive rapprochement towards feminism

Context (archaeology · Diversity (politics · Feminism · Geography · Hegemony · Identity (music · Identity politics · Lesbian · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law

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