Coppola M., Masullo G. The Impact of Queer culture in gender affirmation pathways: the case of desister people

Authors: Marianna Coppola, Giuseppe Masullo

Abstract

The gender transition path is often considered a process of self-determination that mainly involves the psychological and intrapsychic aspects of an individual, leaving social and contextual issues, often considered of lesser importance, in the background. This paper aims to reflect on this ‘controversial’ issue through the analysis of a case of a transgender desister and, in particular, to highlight the reasons behind the decision to ‘interrupt’ the transition process once it has begun, with the aim of offering a perspective that does not refer only to psychological variables but, on the contrary, considers the social and cultural aspects involved.

Keywords: LGBTQIA+ community, Queer Theory, Transgender people, non-binary, desister.

DOI: 10.13131/unipi/8mf0-4c79

Notes on contributors

MARIANNA COPPOLA is Researcher in Cultural and Communicative Sociology at University Giustino Fortunato
E-mail: m.coppola@unifortunato.eu
GIUSEPPE MASULLO is Associate Professor in General Sociology at University of Salerno
E-mail:gmasullo@unisa.it