Essays about: "trans-sisterhood"

Found 1 essay containing the word trans-sisterhood.

  1. 1. "You don't always like your sisters, but you always love them" : Trans feminine accounts of misogyny, sisterhood and difference in New York City

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Alexander Alvina Chamberland; [2015]
    Keywords : Trans feminine; sisterhood; trans-sisterhood; femi-negativity; trans-misogyny; New York City; trans women; femininity; intersectionality; Transfeminin; systerskap; trans-systerskap; femi-negativitet; trans-misogyni; New York City; transkvinnor; femininitet; intersektionalitet;

    Abstract : This thesis examines six trans feminine informants in New York City's experiences of oppression, trans-misogyny, femi-negativity, racism, and classism, as well as their experiences of community support, conflicts and resistance practices through the lens of the term sisterhood and the practice of sisterhooding. Focus has also been placed on the informant's views on allyship and coalition, and their relationship to other communities, such as the trans masculine community. READ MORE