From self-management to depathologisation

The evolution of transgender health care and rights in Spain between 1970 and 2020

Bibliographic Data

ID15098154
AuthorsJordi Mas Grau (0000-0002-3414-9335, Universitat de Barcelona, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume24
Issue8
Pages1094-1106
Publication date2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2021.1919317
PMID33970827
OpenAlexW3163758098
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

Even though transgender people continue to experience violence and discrimination in many aspects of life, there has been progressive recognition of their experiences and demands in recent decades. This article analyses the process of claiming civil rights and the evolution of health care for transgender people in Spain, from the mid-1970s to the present day, paying particular attention to the narratives of key actors involved. To this end, three socio-historical periods are identified: (1) the travesti period (the mid-1970s to the early 1990s), characterised by strong social and institutional transphobia and resulting self-care practices; (2) the transexual period (mid-1990s to the 2000s), when demands for health care were institutionalised under a pathological medical model; and (3) the transgénero or trans period (2010s until the present) when identity and bodily autonomy have been re-claimed through a socio-cultural prism that has denounced pathologisation. At each stage, political, social and economic factors intervened at both national and international levels to trigger an ongoing negotiation between transgender movements and dominant social institutions, all within a changing universe of social values

Autonomy · Health care · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transgender · Transsexual · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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