Description
Book SynopsisReproductive health care is choreographically delivered—an intricate collection of seemingly disparate but deftly balanced elements all come together in an intricate dance. It is choreographed in ways that presume that the person accessing it—the dancer-patient—will be, among other things, cisgender. As a result, trans people are altogether erased, systematically unanticipated, insufficiently accommodated, or understood only in relation to hegemonic, regulatory frameworks. Trans People and the Choreography of Reproductive Health Care: Dancing Outside the Lines draws on data from a research study involving qualitative interviews and participatory photography with fourteen trans people from British Columbia, Canada. It uses dance metaphors to expose facets of the restrictive choreography of reproductive health care, and to document the improvisational tactics used by trans people in their pursuit of care that is competent, safe, and affirming.
Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Theoretical Orientation
Chapter 2 – Who I Am and Why It Matters
Chapter 3 – The Participants and the Process
Chapter 4 – Findings: Navigating Informational Erasure
Chapter 5 – Findings: Navigating Institutional Erasure
Chapter 6 – Findings: Navigating Repronormativities and Transnormativities
Chapter 7 – Findings: Navigating Identity Disclosure and Concealment
Conclusion
Appendix A: Recruitment and Limitations
Appendix B: On Participatory Photography
References
Index
About the Author
