Becoming a Malaysian Trans man [electronic resource] : gender, society, body and faith / Joseph N. Goh
- Bib ID:
- 8536689
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Goh, Joseph N., 1971-
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- Description:
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- Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020
- 1 online resource ( 262 p..) :
- ISBN:
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- 9789811545344 ((electronic bk.))
- 9811545340 ((electronic bk.))
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 9811545332
- 9789811545337
- Series:
- Gender, sexualities and culture in Asia.
- Full contents:
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- Intro
- Foreword
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Prologue
- Meeting Dorian Wilde
- Transdiscourses: The Vocabulary of Becoming
- An Ethic of Unsilencing
- Expanding Malaysian Transgender Studies
- Overview
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2 Engendering Identity
- Naming 'Man'
- 'Girls That Look Like Guys That Like Girls': Female-to-Male (FTM)
- 'Closer to the Male Side': Transmasculine
- 'Very Much Male': Trans/Man
- 'I Feel Like a Man': Non/Woman, Non/Feminine
- 'Actually a Man': Non-lesbian
- Passing
- 'A Man Outside': Physical Appearance
- 'Treating Me Like a Man': Interactions with Women
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3 Engaging with Society
- Encountering Family, Friends and Colleagues
- 'People You're Supposed to Be Able to Count On': Fashioned by Family
- 'Their Level of Acceptance': Un/Forging Friendships
- 'Who Is This Person?': Contemplating Collegiality
- Problematising Disclosures
- 'Just Feel Inside': Un/Disclosing
- 'Simply Seen as a Man': Stealth
- Revisiting the Bathroom Problem: Possibilities at Public Toilets
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 4 Grappling with Gender Dysphoria
- Confronting Corporeal Lack/Excess
- 'The Body Doesn't Tally with the Mind': Rejecting the Female Body
- 'There's Something Around Your Chest': Binding
- 'This Is Not the Body': Dictating Bodily Contact
- Experiencing Emotional Pain
- 'Very Emotional and Stressful': Continuing Struggle
- 'Battling with What Society Wants': Suicidal Ideation
- Adopting Coping Mechanisms
- 'Blend into Society': Assimilation
- 'Sticky Situation': Disassociation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 5 Embarking on Medical Transitioning
- Bodyscaping: Gender Affirmation Surgery
- 'Born Again': Reshaping for Congruence
- 'Natural Tendency': Defectiveness and Risks
- Injecting Identity: Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
- 'Grounded': Aspiring Towards Gender Congruence
- 'Health Risk Seem Quite High': Impeded by Health Concerns
- 'Male Period': Physical Discomfort
- Negotiating Social Support and Financial Means
- 'Showing Some Love': Peer Support
- 'I Can't Afford That': Medical Mentoring
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 6 Performing Faith
- Recognising Divine Endorsements
- 'Born This Way': Godly Origins
- 'Truly Blessed': Loving Relationships
- 'Be Our Own Person': Self-Actualisation
- Gaining Spiritual Independence
- 'Fulfilments from the Inner Side': Formulating Independent Insights
- 'Between You and God': Bracketing and Challenging Mainstream Religiosity
- Constructing Ethics
- 'Be Good to Others': Treating Others Well
- 'I Can't Lie to Me': Giving Life and Being Truthful to Oneself
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 7 Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Appendix 1: Designing the Research Project
- Appendix 2: Interviewing Dorian Wilde
- Index
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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