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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Author: Souza, Érica Renata de
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repository:Cadernos Pagu (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8664517
Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cadpagu/article/view/8664517
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Transmasculinities
Hormones
Technique
Materiality
Networks
Transmasculinidades
Hormonas
Técnico
Materialidad
Redes
Hormônios
Técnica
Materialidade
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Summary: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.