Brown trans figurations: Rethinking race, gender, and sexuality in Chicanx/Latinx studies

Living in Anti‐Intellectual Times: Addressing Transgender Inclusion in Second Language Teaching and Teacher Education

“…From this perspective, the trans person who embarks on such modification, whether as architect or as archivist is laying claim to the body in ways that were previously impossible. Clearly, the struggle for bodily autonomy is easier for some than for others—issues of class, race, age, the legal landscape, as well as geography and a host of other elements may impact a trans person's options (e.g., de Vries, 2012; Galarte, 2021). From the perspective of caregivers and educators who do not always know how best to provide support particularly to young people who are dealing with such issues, published trans narratives (as opposed to those told to doctors with the power to prescribe hormones and refer patients for treatment) are an important source of information, given that trans speakers are uniquely placed to articulate the subjective experience of being transgender in all its complexity.…”