Open AccessIN BETWEEN SEX AND GENDER IN TRANSGENDER TALES
Author(s) -
Lily Martinez Evangelista
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista fórum identidades
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1982-3916
DOI - 10.47250/forident.v33n1.p71-85
Subject(s) - transgender , gender studies , agency (philosophy) , narrative , gender identity , identity (music) , inclusion (mineral) , transgender people , sociology , transsexual , biological sex , sexual identity , transgender women , psychology , human sexuality , men who have sex with men , aesthetics , social psychology , art , literature , social science , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , syphilis , family medicine
Cassandra Rios in Georgette: Sex veste saia e calça and Rosamaría Roffiel in ¿Quieres que te lo cuente otra vez? defy the dichotomous sex/gender model by incorporating transgendered narratives that destroy the male/masculine and female/feminine division. Cassandra Rios and Rosamaría Roffiel stylistically imitate the traditional structures and values of fairy tales, with an intent to present contested issues of desire involving same-sex relationships. This article argues that by embodying both genders, the main characters widen the borders on gender embodiments and sexual identities by providing a model of inclusion and agency to redefine one’s bodily identity and desire.
Keywords: Transgender. Sex. Identity. Cassandra Rios. Rosamaría Roffiel.