TY - JOUR
T1 - Transcending the gender binary
T2 - Gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam
AU - Vijlbrief, Afiah
AU - Saharso, Sawitri
AU - Ghorashi, Halleh
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This qualitative study discusses the experienced identity of gender non-binary young adults. Despite growing positive discourse in the Netherlands toward gender minorities, in practice this group still faces exclusion and stigmatization of their identity. This article draws from Butler’s (2004, 2011) conceptions of deconstructing the hegemonic gender binary and heteronormativity. It explores the layered experiences of gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam. Through participatory observations and in-depth interviews, this investigation unravels the self-narratives of those who identify with non-binary gender identities and demonstrates how they cope with their minority identity and resist exclusion.
AB - This qualitative study discusses the experienced identity of gender non-binary young adults. Despite growing positive discourse in the Netherlands toward gender minorities, in practice this group still faces exclusion and stigmatization of their identity. This article draws from Butler’s (2004, 2011) conceptions of deconstructing the hegemonic gender binary and heteronormativity. It explores the layered experiences of gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam. Through participatory observations and in-depth interviews, this investigation unravels the self-narratives of those who identify with non-binary gender identities and demonstrates how they cope with their minority identity and resist exclusion.
KW - (de)constructivism
KW - Gender minorities
KW - identity
KW - narrative
KW - queer
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U2 - 10.1080/19361653.2019.1660295
DO - 10.1080/19361653.2019.1660295
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073774293
SN - 1936-1653
VL - 17
SP - 89
EP - 106
JO - Journal of LGBT Youth
JF - Journal of LGBT Youth
IS - 1
ER -