Skatten vid regnbågens slut : Om transpersoners upplevelser av gemenskap och annorlundaskap i hbtq-rörelsen
(2020) SOPA63 20201School of Social Work
- Abstract
- Authors: Anselm Ahlström and Josefin Jervelycke
Title: The Treasure at the End of the Rainbow - About Trans People’s Experiences of Belongingness and Otherness in the Lgbtq-community.
Supervisor: Kristina Göransson
Assessor: Norma Montesino
The aim of this study was to explore trans people's involvement in the lgbtq-community in order to create a deeper understanding of the processes that create solidarity and fragmentation within a heterogenous movement such as the lgbtq-community. This is a qualitative study and we conducted six semi-structured interviews with transgender individuals who were between 20 and 28 years old. We came in contact with the participants via organizations for lgbtq-people. The empirical material was... (More) - Authors: Anselm Ahlström and Josefin Jervelycke
Title: The Treasure at the End of the Rainbow - About Trans People’s Experiences of Belongingness and Otherness in the Lgbtq-community.
Supervisor: Kristina Göransson
Assessor: Norma Montesino
The aim of this study was to explore trans people's involvement in the lgbtq-community in order to create a deeper understanding of the processes that create solidarity and fragmentation within a heterogenous movement such as the lgbtq-community. This is a qualitative study and we conducted six semi-structured interviews with transgender individuals who were between 20 and 28 years old. We came in contact with the participants via organizations for lgbtq-people. The empirical material was analysed with the theoretical perspective of the sociology of emotions. The analysis shows that the participants experienced a feeling of otherness in society, as a result of meeting disrespect, lack of understanding and sometimes harassment from others. This led to negative feelings such as shame. By finding belonging in the lgbtq-community, the participants experienced feelings of safety, comfort, solidarity and an improved self-image. A critical part of our analysis shows that there is fragmentation within the lgbtq-community. We identified three different kinds of fragmentation: neutral fragmentation, value-based fragmentation and transphobia and exclusion. This fragmentation both creates feelings of belongingness but can also create a feeling of otherness within the lgbtq-community. (Less)
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- author
- Jervelycke, Josefin LU and Ahlström, Anselm LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Lgbtq-community, transgender, sociology of emotions, belonging, otherness
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9014195
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- 2020-06-24 13:09:08
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@misc{9014195, abstract = {{Authors: Anselm Ahlström and Josefin Jervelycke Title: The Treasure at the End of the Rainbow - About Trans People’s Experiences of Belongingness and Otherness in the Lgbtq-community. Supervisor: Kristina Göransson Assessor: Norma Montesino The aim of this study was to explore trans people's involvement in the lgbtq-community in order to create a deeper understanding of the processes that create solidarity and fragmentation within a heterogenous movement such as the lgbtq-community. This is a qualitative study and we conducted six semi-structured interviews with transgender individuals who were between 20 and 28 years old. We came in contact with the participants via organizations for lgbtq-people. The empirical material was analysed with the theoretical perspective of the sociology of emotions. The analysis shows that the participants experienced a feeling of otherness in society, as a result of meeting disrespect, lack of understanding and sometimes harassment from others. This led to negative feelings such as shame. By finding belonging in the lgbtq-community, the participants experienced feelings of safety, comfort, solidarity and an improved self-image. A critical part of our analysis shows that there is fragmentation within the lgbtq-community. We identified three different kinds of fragmentation: neutral fragmentation, value-based fragmentation and transphobia and exclusion. This fragmentation both creates feelings of belongingness but can also create a feeling of otherness within the lgbtq-community.}}, author = {{Jervelycke, Josefin and Ahlström, Anselm}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Skatten vid regnbågens slut : Om transpersoners upplevelser av gemenskap och annorlundaskap i hbtq-rörelsen}}, year = {{2020}}, }