Storm clouds and rainbows: intersectional discourses of parents of transgender children in Aotearoa - presented by Dr Julia de Bres

Storm clouds and rainbows: intersectional discourses of parents of transgender children in Aotearoa

Dr Julia de Bres

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Pathologisation, reduction, binarisation Cisgenderist perspective: 'The systematic privileging of cisgender identity is what contributes to the rampant pathologizing of gender nonconformity' (Bull and D'Arrigo-Patrick Social 2018: 173) Parental blame discourses 'Parents "live and breathe" their child's gender variance as a "moving target" in their day-to-day decision making. They were relentlessly faced with harsh judgment of their child and family, through the policing by others of their child's behavior. Consequently, parents needed to be "on guard" and ready to defend their child, often within their own families.' Dominant (Riley et al 2011: 192) discourses Secondary stigma 'In supporting their children's Otherness, some parents become Other themselves'. (Pyne 2016: 24) Gender minority stress Paralleling that of their child (Hidalgo and Chen 2019)
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References
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    B. Bull and J. D’Arrigo-Patrick (2018) Parent experiences of a child’s social transition: Moving beyond the loss narrative. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
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    E. A. Riley et al. (2011) The Needs of Gender-Variant Children and Their Parents: A Parent Survey. International Journal of Sexual Health
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    J. Pyne (2016) “Parenting Is Not a Job … It’s a Relationship”: Recognition and Relational Knowledge Among Parents of Gender Non-conforming Children. Journal of Progressive Human Services
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    M. A. Hidalgo et al. (2019) The Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure: Psychometric validity of an adolescent extension.. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
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