Transmasculine bodies, hormones and techniques: reflections on possible materialities

In this article we reflect on the notion of a sociotechnical network in which hormones and other techniques are articulated, affecting and effectuating transmasculine bodies, co-producing movements and realities lived beyond what medicine defines and understands about these bodies. Experiencing the...

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Autor: Souza, Érica Renata de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Cadernos Pagu (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8664517
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cadpagu/article/view/8664517
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transmasculinities
Hormones
Technique
Materiality
Networks
Transmasculinidades
Hormonas
Técnico
Materialidad
Redes
Hormônios
Técnica
Materialidade
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Sumario:In this article we reflect on the notion of a sociotechnical network in which hormones and other techniques are articulated, affecting and effectuating transmasculine bodies, co-producing movements and realities lived beyond what medicine defines and understands about these bodies. Experiencing the controversies of the healthcare system, trans people materialize bodies that are not completely recognized in their human, political and social fullness.