Malaysian Roman Catholic Transgender Men, Simultaneous Failures in Gender and Religion, and Customisations of Spirituality and Ethical Living
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3215766 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph N Goh (0000-0001-5442-6785, Monash University Malaysia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14020171 |
| OpenAlex | W4318477021 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
In conservative, mostly Malay-Muslim Malaysia, transgender people are frequently articulated in mainstream Muslim and Christian discourses as gendered anomalies and recalcitrant religious dissidents. Due to the fact that normative gender identities and expressions are generally indexed as valid and, thus, 'successful' indicators of social and religious coherence among Malaysians, transgender people who are unable and/or unwilling to abide by regimes of gendered and religious normativity are regarded with scorn as simultaneous failures in gender and religion. By framing my analysis and theorising of selected narratives from two Malaysian Roman Catholic transgender men through Judith/Jack Halberstam's concept of the queer art of failure, I argue that some transgender men of faith actively repudiate such disdainful perceptions by embracing gendered and religious failures, an intellectual resolution which they then translate into strategic customisations of their own spirituality and ethical living. These customisations, anchored in an unshakeable belief in God's loving support and their inherent value in God's eyes despite ecclesiastical disapproval, are acts of subversion that respond impertinently to and defy hegemonic ideologies of gender and religion, and re-imagine alternative knowledges, values, powers, and pleasures towards meaningful forms of liveability
Faith · Ideology · Mainstream · Narrative · Normative · Political science · Politics · Queer · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Spirituality · Theology · Transgender · Asian Studies and History · Gender Studies · History · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Sex work and related issues
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Gender identity, healthcare access, and risk reduction among Malaysia's mak nyah community
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Navigating HIV prevention policy and Islam in Malaysia
Gender Differences or Gendered Differences
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In Defence of the Secular? Islamisation, Christians and (New) Politics in Urbane Malaysia
Transgender Lives
Coming out stories framed as faith narratives, or stories of spiritual growth
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |