Negotiating the Borders of the Gender Regime

Adrian de Silva

Adrian de Silva

Negotiating the Borders of the Gender Regime

Developments and Debates on Trans(sexuality) in the Federal Republic of Germany

In: Gender Studies

Funded by: Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education at the University of Luxembourg and Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2020: Backlist Collection

transcript-Verlag | 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839444412

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While social change regarding trans(sexuality) has evolved within an expanding nexus of concepts, practices, regulations and institutions, this process has barely been analysed systematically. Against the background of legislative processes on gender recognition in a society shaped by heteronormative hegemony, Adrian de Silva traces how sexology, the law, federal politics and the trans movement interacted to generate or challenge concepts of trans(sexuality) from the mid-1960s to 2014 in the Federal Republic of Germany. The interdisciplinary study draws upon and contributes to debates in (trans)gender and queer studies, political science, sociology of law, sexology and the social movement.

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Adrian de Silva completed his doctorate at Humboldt University in Berlin and is currently working as a postdoc in the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education at the University of Luxembourg. His research and teaching interests are in the fields of queer and transgender studies and 20th century political theory.

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»Das vorliegende Buch leistet einen wertvollen Beitrag zum Verständnis der Debatten um Trans(sexualität) in der Bundesrepublik.
Hochaktuell.«
Anson Koch-Rein, www.querelles.net, 20/1 (2019)

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Frontmatter Open Access PDF PDF	1
Contents Open Access PDF PDF	7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Open Access PDF PDF	13
1. INTRODUCTION Open Access PDF PDF	15
2. Concepts of gender and transsexuality prior to, and during the legislative process leading to the Transsexual Act Open Access PDF PDF	55
3. Concepts of gender and trans(sexuality) prior to, and during the law reform debate Open Access PDF PDF	151
4. Concepts of gender and trans(sexuality) after the act to amend the Transsexual Act Open Access PDF PDF	319
5. Conclusions Open Access PDF PDF	377
6. Abbreviations and translations Open Access PDF PDF	385
7. References Open Access PDF PDF	391

Negotiating the Borders of the Gender Regime

Developments and Debates on Trans(sexuality) in the Federal Republic of Germany

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