La construcción médico-social de la transexualidad en Espa?a (1970-2014)

摘要

ThisarticlereviewstheculturalconstructionoftranssexualityinSpainfromthedemocratictransitiontothepresent.Thepaperdefinesthreehistoricperiods(pre-gay,gay,andpost-gay)andshowshowtranssexualityandtransgenderhavebeenconstruedthroughouteachofthem.ThepaperaimstoanalysethesocialandidentitytransformationsthatunfoldinSpaininrelationtotransgenderbyfocusingontranssexuality.Thecategoriesoftransvestitesandoperatedtransvestiteswerehegemonicinthepre-gayperiod,whereasthecategoryoftranssexualwashegemonicoverthewholegayperiod.Bycontrast,inthecurrentpost-gayperiod,thecategoryoftransgenderisaconceptualanddiscursivenoveltythatincludesand,atthesametime,goesbeyondthepreviouscategories.Thearticlefocusesontranssexualwomen.