Embodied Experiences of Trans Pregnancy
Hines, S., White, F.R., Pfeffer, C.A., Pearce, R. and Riggs, D.W. 2025. Embodied Experiences of Trans Pregnancy. Body and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X251322115
Hines, S., White, F.R., Pfeffer, C.A., Pearce, R. and Riggs, D.W. 2025. Embodied Experiences of Trans Pregnancy. Body and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X251322115
| Title | Embodied Experiences of Trans Pregnancy |
|---|---|
| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Hines, S., White, F.R., Pfeffer, C.A., Pearce, R. and Riggs, D.W. |
| Abstract | Drawing on interview data from the international project ‘Trans Pregnancy: An International Exploration of Trans Experiences & Practices of Reproduction’ this article explores embodied experiences of transmasculine and nonbinary pregnancy. Moving beyond the spectacle of the ‘pregnant man’, our analysis builds on existing literature on gendered embodiment to develop a deeper understanding of corporeality and the lived, bodily complexities of trans pregnancy. We consider the strategies trans men and nonbinary people engage in to manage gender presentation during pregnancy and the degree to which pregnancy disrupts the ability to control the presentation of gender. Our analysis contributes to the deconstruction of normative readings of the relationship between gender and embodiment within a sociology of the body and feminist scholarship on the body. |
| Keywords | transgender |
| non-binary | |
| embodiment | |
| pregnancy | |
| reproduction | |
| Journal | Body and Society |
| ISSN | 1357-034X |
| 1460-3632 | |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X251322115 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 28 May 2025 |
| Funder | ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council) |