A Mere Switch or a Fundamental Change? Theorizing Transgender Marriage

A Mere Switch or a Fundamental Change? Theorizing Transgender Marriage

Focusing on the legal cases that have been litigated in the United States, and making references to popular culture, this article considers whether marriages in which one of the partners is transgendered necessarily challenge or necessarily reinforce heterosexual hegemony.

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Veröffentlicht in:Hypatia 2007-01, Vol.22 (1), p.58-70
1. Verfasser: ROBSON, RUTHANN
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Female homosexuality
Functionalism
Gays & lesbians
Gender
Gender identity
Hegemony
Heterosexuality
Husbands
Legal reform
Marriage
Marriage law
Parents
Same sex marriage
Sexual intercourse
Statutory law
Transgender persons
Transgenderism
Transsexualism
Transsexuality
United States of America
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Focusing on the legal cases that have been litigated in the United States, and making references to popular culture, this article considers whether marriages in which one of the partners is transgendered necessarily challenge or necessarily reinforce heterosexual hegemony.
ISSN:0887-5367
1527-2001
DOI:10.1111/j.1527-2001.2007.tb01149.x