'We just want the best for this child': Contestations of intersex/DSD and transgender healthcare interventions
Publication year
2021Author(s)
Number of pages
14 p.
Source
Journal of Gender Studies, 30, 7, (2021), pp. 830-843ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
SW OZ RSCR CAOS
IQ Healthcare
Internationale betrekkingen
Paediatrics
Gynaecology
Medical Psychology
Journal title
Journal of Gender Studies
Volume
vol. 30
Issue
iss. 7
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 830
Page end
p. 843
Subject
Anthropology and Development Studies; Institute for Management Research; Radboudumc 16: Vascular damage RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboudumc 18: Healthcare improvement science RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 6: Metabolic Disorders RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
Intersex/DSD and transgender healthcare for children and adolescents has increasingly become a topic for public and academic debate. Key contestations concern early healthcare interventions in intersex/DSD care and ‘cautious gatekeeping’ in transgender care. With this article, which is based on an integrative literature review and expert interviews, we offer more insight into these debates, by mapping and comparing the arguments used by different stakeholders in both fields. Our analytical comparison of the debates reveals that contradictory perceptions of gender, the malleability of bodies and the autonomy of children/adolescents guide the arguments. While medical and psychological research may provide valuable input to further the debates, they remain inherently ethical and interwoven with gendered norms and expectations. This necessitates critical inter- and multidisciplinary conversations both in healthcare and in academic research.
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