‘Intimacy is not free of charge’

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID18970706
AutoresNico Arevalo Canoy (Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines)
Año2015
Volumen18
Número8
Páginas921-940
Fecha de publicación2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSexualities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1363460713516786
OpenAlexW2317378703
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas33

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