Non-conforming gender identities.

STATUS: Current
PROJECT LEADER:Swartz, SG (Prof. Sharlene), Sanger, N. (Dr Nadia)
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Ngcobo, AS (Dr Sibongile)
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: ()
RESEARCH OUTPUTS: Safely queer on the urban peripheries of Cape Town: a summary, Safely queer on the urban peripheries of Cape Town: a comparative study exploring how 'class' mediates the possibilities and opportunities to reinvent identities for gender non-conforming youth on the urban peripheries of Cape Town in South Africa, Feminist research methodologies and practice in the field "reflexivity, gender, class, 'race' and sexuality, In the middle of the story: reflecting on feminist theory, epistemology, and practice in engaging gender non-conforming persons on the Cape Flats communities of South Africa

Abstract

The purpose of this study set out to compare the experiences of self-identifying gender non-conforming youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer) residing on the urban peripheries of Cape Town (Cape Flats is used as a term to describe communities such as Bellville-South, Bridgetown, Delft, Elsies River, Grassy Park, Kuils River, and Mitchells Plain, among others), against the realities of gender non-conforming youth in more affluent, resourced communities in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. Specifically, the aim of this study was to explore how various socio-economic stratifications, or class distinctions, within 10 predominantly coloured communities across the Cape Flats and the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, impact on the expression of, and opportunities for, gender non-conforming youth.

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