‘Despite Everything I Said’: The Contradictions of ‘Passing’ in the South

Presenters/Authors

Baker Rogers, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

2018

Abstract or Description

This presentation was given at the National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference.

Are transmen in the South more likely to try to fit into the gender binary, challenge it, or queer it? I examine the implications this has for “passing,” transnormativity, and the dominance of the gender binary. Rather than challenging gender, transmen in the South often uphold the rigid gender system through attempting to “pass” as cisgender men. In this way, the South differs from other areas where non-normative gender identities are correlated with calls for acceptance of queerness. This is likely related to multiple aspects of what it means to be a transman in the South, including privilege and fear.

Additional Information

Link to program: https://cdn.ymaws.com/nwsa.org/resource/resmgr/pastprograms/2018_program.pdf

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference

Recommended Citation

Rogers, Baker. 2018. "‘Despite Everything I Said’: The Contradictions of ‘Passing’ in the South." Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Presentations. Presentation 240.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpres/240