Intersectional perspectives of parents of transgender children in Aotearoa (New Zealand)

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dc.citation.volumeLatest Articles
dc.contributor.authorde Bres J
dc.contributor.authorMorrison-Young I
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T02:56:55Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T02:56:55Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-27
dc.description.abstractIntroduction This article explores the intersectional perspectives of parents of transgender children in Aotearoa (New Zealand). The substantial body of research on parent experiences in this area has largely focused on parents who are white North American middle-class cisgender women. We seek to extend this research by taking an intersectional approach and examining the perspectives of a group of participants of different genders, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds. Methods We asked 20 participants in Aotearoa who self-identified as gender-affirming parents to draw their experience of parenting a transgender child and discuss this with us in interview. Results The research resulted in rich visual and verbal depictions of gender-affirming parenting, drawing from the intersectional perspectives of Māori, Pākehā, Pacific, Asian, queer, straight, female, male and non-binary parents. Using visual and verbal discourse analysis, we explore how the participants constructed their experience from their uniquely situated perspectives, both specific and multilayered. Conclusion We argue that the parents’ perspectives reveal both challenges and strengths, reflecting the burdens of intersectional oppression, while also fostering the parents’ capacity for engaging in discursive resistance to advance their children’s interests.
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dc.edition.edition2024
dc.format.pagination1-18
dc.identifier.citationde Bres J, Morrison-Young I. (2024). Intersectional perspectives of parents of transgender children in Aotearoa (New Zealand). International Journal of Transgender Health. Latest Articles. (pp. 1-18).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/26895269.2024.2316689
dc.identifier.eissn2689-5277
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2689-5269
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26895269.2024.2316689
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Transgender Health
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectDiscourse
dc.subjectdrawing
dc.subjectintersectionality
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectparenting
dc.subjecttransgender children
dc.titleIntersectional perspectives of parents of transgender children in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
dc.typeJournal article
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