Becoming a Malaysian Trans man gender, society, body and faith /

Becoming a Malaysian Trans man [electronic resource] : gender, society, body and faith / Joseph N. Goh.

This book explores the fluid, mutable and contingent ways in which transgender men in Malaysia construct their subjectivities. Against the dearth of academic resources on Malaysian trans men, this ground-breaking monograph is rooted in the lived experiences of Malaysian trans men whose vicissitudes...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Goh, Joseph N., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Series:Gender, sexualities and culture in Asia.
Subjects:
Female-to-male transsexuals > Malaysia.
Transsexuals > Malaysia.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Prologue
  • Meeting Dorian Wilde
  • Transdiscourses: The Vocabulary of Becoming
  • An Ethic of Unsilencing
  • Expanding Malaysian Transgender Studies
  • Overview
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 2 Engendering Identity
  • Naming 'Man'
  • 'Girls That Look Like Guys That Like Girls': Female-to-Male (FTM)
  • 'Closer to the Male Side': Transmasculine
  • 'Very Much Male': Trans/Man
  • 'I Feel Like a Man': Non/Woman, Non/Feminine
  • 'Actually a Man': Non-lesbian
  • Passing
  • 'A Man Outside': Physical Appearance.
  • 'Treating Me Like a Man': Interactions with Women
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 3 Engaging with Society
  • Encountering Family, Friends and Colleagues
  • 'People You're Supposed to Be Able to Count On': Fashioned by Family
  • 'Their Level of Acceptance': Un/Forging Friendships
  • 'Who Is This Person?': Contemplating Collegiality
  • Problematising Disclosures
  • 'Just Feel Inside': Un/Disclosing
  • 'Simply Seen as a Man': Stealth
  • Revisiting the Bathroom Problem: Possibilities at Public Toilets
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 4 Grappling with Gender Dysphoria.
  • Confronting Corporeal Lack/Excess
  • 'The Body Doesn't Tally with the Mind': Rejecting the Female Body
  • 'There's Something Around Your Chest': Binding
  • 'This Is Not the Body': Dictating Bodily Contact
  • Experiencing Emotional Pain
  • 'Very Emotional and Stressful': Continuing Struggle
  • 'Battling with What Society Wants': Suicidal Ideation
  • Adopting Coping Mechanisms
  • 'Blend into Society': Assimilation
  • 'Sticky Situation': Disassociation
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 5 Embarking on Medical Transitioning
  • Bodyscaping: Gender Affirmation Surgery.
  • 'Born Again': Reshaping for Congruence
  • 'Natural Tendency': Defectiveness and Risks
  • Injecting Identity: Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
  • 'Grounded': Aspiring Towards Gender Congruence
  • 'Health Risk Seem Quite High': Impeded by Health Concerns
  • 'Male Period': Physical Discomfort
  • Negotiating Social Support and Financial Means
  • 'Showing Some Love': Peer Support
  • 'I Can't Afford That': Medical Mentoring
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 6 Performing Faith
  • Recognising Divine Endorsements
  • 'Born This Way': Godly Origins
  • 'Truly Blessed': Loving Relationships.
  • 'Be Our Own Person': Self-Actualisation
  • Gaining Spiritual Independence
  • 'Fulfilments from the Inner Side': Formulating Independent Insights
  • 'Between You and God': Bracketing and Challenging Mainstream Religiosity
  • Constructing Ethics
  • 'Be Good to Others': Treating Others Well
  • 'I Can't Lie to Me': Giving Life and Being Truthful to Oneself
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 7 Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix 1: Designing the Research Project
  • Appendix 2: Interviewing Dorian Wilde
  • Index.

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