This project is a historical and theoretical exploration of the global phenomenon of underground dance music culture known as the rave. In particular, the project asks what is the history, technologies, and practices that lead to historical examples of rave culture and contemporary rave practices. The rise of fascism and neofascism in Western democracies in…
The purpose of this thesis was to find out if the health needs of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) patient’s play a role in the curriculum of nursing education, if personal influence affects the professional attitude when caring for these patients, and if and what kind of resources are available to further educate oneself for…
A master’s thesis in the field of social work about minority stress in the context of Finnish trans health care, using publicly available social media posts as research data. The thesis is written in Finnish with no English summary. Tutkin kokemuksia sukupuoli-identiteetin tutkimuspoliklinikoista sosiaalisen median kertomuksissa vähemmistöstressin viitekehyksessä. Sukupuoli-identiteetin tutkimuspoliklinikoiden toimintaan liittyvää tutkimusta vähemmistöstressin viitekehyksessä…
A master’s thesis in the field of health care, written in Finnish. A one-page English summary is included in the beginning of the document. Keywords: non-binary gender identity, gender reassignment, mental well-being Muunsukupuolisten kokemuksia sukupuolenkorjaushoitojen vaikutuksista psyykkiseen hyvinvointiin. Termi muunsukupuolinen viittaa henkilöön, joka kokee, ettei syntymässä määritetty sukupuoli, tai vastakkainen binäärisukupuoli vastaa hänen sukupuoli-identiteettiään. Sukupuoliristiriidalla…
A master’s thesis in the field of administrative sciences about the limits and possibilities of trans self-determination rights in Finland. The thesis is written in Finnish and does not have an English summary. Transihmisten itsemääräämisoikeudelliset kysymykset omaan sukupuoleen ja sukupuoli-identiteettiin ovat olleet yhteiskunnallisessa keskustelussa jo pitkään esillä. Transihmisen itsemääräämisoikeus omaan sukupuoleen ja sukupuoli-identiteettiin kiteytyy vahvasti…
A master’s thesis in the field of translation studies about the way queerness exhibits in the different Finnish translations of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The thesis is written in Finnish, and a 13-page English summary is included at the end of the document. This thesis is an examination of the queerness of Jo…
Abstract Preview of the text: Coming of age as a bisexual Latina femme in the 1980s, I was surrounded by lesbian-feminist communities and discourses that disparaged, dismissed, and vilified bisexuality. Those of us that enthusiastically embraced femininity or that actively sought out masculine presenting butches, were deemed perpetually suspect. Femmes were imagined as being always…
This volume brings together diverse, cross-disciplinary scholarly voices to examine gender construction in children’s and young adult literature. It complements and updates the scholarship in the field by creating a rich, cohesive examination of core questions around gender and sexuality in classic and contemporary texts. By providing an expansive treatment of gender and sexuality across…
Two medieval monks react to their transformation and demonic pregnancy in very different ways. This short story, “Brother Maternitas”, was nominated for the 2022 Shirley Jackson Award. It was originally published as part of the charity anthology “Your Body is Not Your Body” by Tenebrous Press. The author has personally submitted “Brother Maternitas” to transreads.org.
(mirrored from goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48703727-trans-girl-suicide-museum) Literary Nonfiction. LGBTQIA Studies. Edited by Clare Kelly. one part ketamine spiral, one part confessional travelogue from the edge of gender, TGSM is a hallucinatory transmission on sex, identity, the internet, and the flickering wish not to exist in a given body at a given point in time. TGSM raises questions…