“Contrary to All the Other Shit I’ve Said”: Trans Men Passing in the South

Rogers, Baker A.

doi:10.1007/s11133-019-09436-w

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“…While race plays a key role in the history of masculinities, especially in the South, I did not find any major differences in trans men’s understandings of gender or performances of masculinities based on race. Of course, how trans men’s performances of masculinities were perceived by others did vary by race (see Rogers 2019; 2020). But how they talked about gender and their performances of masculinities did not.…”

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“…Feelings of fear are magnified in the South, especially in rural areas (Abelson 2019; Rogers 2019; 2020). The South in popular imagination is defined by a dichotomy between the images of the racist patriarch and the “somewhat more benign good old boy” (Abelson 2019, 30).…”

Section: Trans Masculinities In the Southmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whether the respondents face actual transphobic violence or not, trans men in Abelson’s (2019, 146) study were disproportionately more apt to participate (even passively) in regional systems of racial domination in their enactment of masculinity in rural contexts. Conforming to local expectations and masculinities helps trans men avoid vulnerability and victimization, but simultaneously upholds the unequal gender system (Abelson 2014; Rogers 2019). Consequently, examining trans masculinities in the South provides a view of the pressures of accountability trans men face to fit an oppressive, binary gender system in the face of fear and violence.…”

Section: Trans Masculinities In the Southmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Trans Manhood: The Intersections of Masculinities, Queerness, and the South

Rogers

2020

Men and Masculinities

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Using qualitative interviews with trans men across the Southeastern United States, this article examines how regional constructions of masculinities and manhood shape how trans men understand and do gender in this region of the country. This analysis is situated at the intersections of three areas of study—southern studies, masculinities studies, and trans studies—and demonstrates how trans masculinities in the South broaden the conversations occurring in each. The key finding in this study is that trans men, despite not being assigned male-bodied at birth and despite not being socialized as boys/men through childhood, understand and do masculinities and manhood in similar ways to their southern cis counterparts. Through three primary mechanisms, southern trans men uphold southern gender ideology and performances of masculinities. These mechanisms include (a) understanding gender as binary and essential; (b) performing stereotypical versions of southern manhood; and, (c) maintaining mastery, honor, and independence.

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Section: Trans Masculinities In the Southmentioning

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Trans Manhood: The Intersections of Masculinities, Queerness, and the South

Rogers

2020

Men and Masculinities

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“…This finding reflects the complexity of intersections among gender identity, gender modality, gender expression, and sexual orientation. One key way in which transgender identity can differ from minority sexual orientations is that transgender individuals who present as their true gender without disclosing transgender modality (“passing” or “going stealth”, in the terminology used by some members of the community) would not be expected to experience the dissonance or stress associated with nondisclosure of sexual orientation for cisgender gay men or cisgender lesbians—rather, this form of nondisclosure can represent social acceptance of a trans individual’s true gender identity [ 54 ]. In contrast, disclosing transgender identity directly confronts cisgender-heterosexist norms, and may create greater stress or tension with colleagues and coworkers.…”

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Nondisclosure of queer identities is associated with reduced scholarly publication rates

2022

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Nondisclosure of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, or otherwise queer (LGBTQA) identities in the workplace is both common and stressful to those who do not disclose. However, we lack direct evidence that nondisclosure of LGBTQA identity affects worker productivity. In two surveys of LGBTQA-identified scientists, we found that those who did not disclose LGBTQA identities in professional settings authored fewer peer-reviewed publications—a concrete productivity cost. In the second survey, which included straight and cisgender participants as a comparison group, we found that LGBTQA participants who disclosed their sexual orientation had publication counts more like non-LGBTQA participants than those who did not disclose, and that all three groups had similar time since first publication given their academic career stage. These results are most consistent with a productivity cost to nondisclosure of LGBTQA identity in professional settings, and suggest a concrete need to improve scientific workplace climates for sexual and gender minorities.

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“…A Black male participant reported that his coworkers and supervisors interpreted his expression of frustration about a new policy as threatening, which resulted in a written complaint in his personnel file (Schilt, 2006). Since trans masculine individuals' racial identity and other social identities may affect their experiences of masculinity and maleness (Rogers, 2019), it is important to consider these identity intersections.…”

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“Male privilege doesn’t lift the social status of all men in the same way”: Trans masculine individuals’ lived experiences of male privilege in the United States.

Clements¹,

Derr²,

Rostosky³

2022

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Masculinities and male privilege may be experienced differently by individuals depending on their intersecting identities, including identities related to gender, race, and sexuality. Trans masculine individuals in the United States may be important informants about the experience of male privilege because their unique psychosocial experiences and gender identity development in a patriarchal society allow observation, insight, and critical reflection not available to cisgender people. Using a standpoint theoretical framework, we explored the lived experiences of male privilege as described by trans masculine individuals (N = 227, M = 26.97, SD = 6.90) who responded to an open-ended prompt on a larger online survey. Using thematic analysis, the research team identified five themes that summarized participants’ perceptions: (a) I feel safer; (b) I am assumed to be competent; (c) I am free of traditional female gender role expectations; (d) I am “one of the boys”; and (e) I don’t experience male privilege. Participants’ attributed their experiences to others’ perceptions of their masculine appearance, gender expression, and gender role performance. These experiences involved psychosocial costs as well as benefits, most notably changes in relationships with women and important communities of support. Some participants noted that their other marginalized identities such as race and sexuality attenuated their experiences of male privilege. Together these findings illustrate the social construction of masculinities and male privilege in everyday interactions while further disentangling these concepts from essentialist assumptions of a biologically based gender binary.

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“Contrary to All the Other Shit I’ve Said”: Trans Men Passing in the South

Cited by 18 publications

References 36 publications

Trans Manhood: The Intersections of Masculinities, Queerness, and the South

Trans Manhood: The Intersections of Masculinities, Queerness, and the South

Nondisclosure of queer identities is associated with reduced scholarly publication rates

“Male privilege doesn’t lift the social status of all men in the same way”: Trans masculine individuals’ lived experiences of male privilege in the United States.

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