In the context of intersecting exclusions lies pain, challenges, and struggles. Typically, axes of identities such as disability and non-normative sexual/gender orientations fall within this category and thus are typically excluded from receiving attention in mainstream narratives. It is in these intersectionalities that one has to contend with complexities in various living and work contexts. The axes of gender identities along with disability carry internal turmoil and decision to ‘come out’ and transact narratives that best suit the person. Amongst LGBTQI+ groups, trans people are almost invisibilized. Children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities amongst the trans groups experience their versions of existence with pain, challenges, and little acceptance by ‘others’ which is often hidden (Juvva et al. 2020). Having a disability and a trans identity poses significant challenges to a liminal existence, which carries its own stories and contextual narratives. Using a phenomenological approach, we will present the analysis of the life experiences of adult trans people with disabilities, discovering and navigating their intersectional identities in the realm of social relationships and livelihood with a special focus on challenges and strengths, in order to visibilize their trajectory of transacting the disempowering world around them.

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Navigating Complex Realities: Everyday Experiences of Being Trans and Disabled

  • Mahima Nayar,
  • Krupali Bidaye,
  • Srilatha Juvva

摘要

In the context of intersecting exclusions lies pain, challenges, and struggles. Typically, axes of identities such as disability and non-normative sexual/gender orientations fall within this category and thus are typically excluded from receiving attention in mainstream narratives. It is in these intersectionalities that one has to contend with complexities in various living and work contexts. The axes of gender identities along with disability carry internal turmoil and decision to ‘come out’ and transact narratives that best suit the person. Amongst LGBTQI+ groups, trans people are almost invisibilized. Children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities amongst the trans groups experience their versions of existence with pain, challenges, and little acceptance by ‘others’ which is often hidden (Juvva et al. 2020). Having a disability and a trans identity poses significant challenges to a liminal existence, which carries its own stories and contextual narratives. Using a phenomenological approach, we will present the analysis of the life experiences of adult trans people with disabilities, discovering and navigating their intersectional identities in the realm of social relationships and livelihood with a special focus on challenges and strengths, in order to visibilize their trajectory of transacting the disempowering world around them.