Examinando por Autor "Platero, Lucas R."

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At the Margins of Time and Place: Transsexuals and Transvestites in Trans Studies.
(Duke University Press, 2021) Harsin Drager, Emmet; Platero, Lucas R.
This special issue began with a simple provocation: “Where do we find the transvestite and the transsexual?” The ascendance and mainstreaming of transgender and its offshoots in its Anglo-American idiom represent more than a shift in nomenclature. While transsexual and transvestite were central categories that organized trans experience across a wide array of geographies, genders, and racial and class coordinates during the twentieth century, these categories have receded into the background of anglophone activism and academia. Trans stud- ies, which has been dominated by US and English-based scholarship, has largely moved on from transsexuals in favor of ostensibly more open-ended and pro- liferating models of gender variance. Transvestites, for their part, have never occupied the center of the field of trans studies. Rendered anachronistic, both groups are more vulnerable than ever to long-standing stigmas with a new temporal twist. They are viewed as either tragic figures who could never be their “true” selves, in the case of transvestites, or hyper gender-conforming figures limited by the time in which they lived, in the case of transsexuals; the forward march of transgender has buried the fact that there are many living people who still identify with and live under those signs.
Cripwashing: the abortion debates at the crossroads of gender and disability in the Spanish Media
(Taylor and Francis, 2017) Moscoso, Melania; Platero, Lucas R.
On 11 September 2015, the Spanish Senate passed the second reform of the Abortion Act, promoted by a Conservative Government. It was the last step in the parliamentary process of a law that bans 16- and 17-year-old girls from accessing abortion without parental consent. In this article, we explore how the debates between physicians, the Catholic Church, disability activists and prochoice activists reached the Spanish media. We focus on the use the Conservative Government has made of disability rights movement (DRM) discourse to undermine the reproductive rights of women in force in the country since the 1986 Law on VoluntaryTermination of Pregnancy. We unveil the intricacies of the voices of a minority group in justifying agendas against women’s rights, stressing the challenges that dismantling the Spanish public health system poses for people with disabilities. We suggest that the Conservative Government was using the DRM to undermine women’s rights, and we call this operation cripwashing. Similar to the term ‘pinkwashing’ used by the LGBT community, cripwashing refers to the practice of using the rights protections of one group to conceal abuses towards other groups. In the following three sections, we explore how the budget cuts imposed on the Spanish national healthcare system pose a greater danger to disabled people than the abortion laws that allow the termination of pregnancy on the basis of congenital malformations. We then focus on how the Conservative Party capitalized on the discourse of the DRM in order to undermine women’s reproductive rights.
Recognition and Distribution of Trans Rights in Spain
(cogitatio, 2020) Platero, Lucas R.
Since 2012, 16 laws granting rights to trans individuals have been passed in Spanish regions. How can we assess the quality of these laws? Do they all profoundly and positively transform trans people’s well-being? Do they tackle the eco nomic marginalization of trans people? Do they have a symbolic impact? Using multidimensional criteria, I analyze trans specific and LGBTI+ antidiscrimination policies to define trans-positivity in policymaking. This article uses feminist theory to judge this legislation’s value, contrasting that with the insights of activists and policymakers interviewed for this purpose. Benefiting from the discussion between Nancy Fraser (1995) and Judith Butler (1997), the quality of trans legislation can be assessed by looking at both cultural recognition and economic redistribution. In addition, following Andrea Krizsan and Emanuela Lombardo (2013), I also analyze these laws through the lens of empowerment and transformation. Having made the elusive relationship between sexuality and political economy in trans laws in Spain visible, I call for greater imagination to envisage other sorts of political actions for trans people.
Spanish LGBTQ+ Youth and the Role of Online Networks During the First Wave of Covid‐19
(Social Inclusion, 2020) Platero, Lucas R.; LOPEZ SAEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL
During the lockdown measures put in place at the time of the first wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic in Spain (March through June 2020), LGBTQ+ youth lived through a particularly stressful situation that has so far received little attention. Confined in homes that are often hostile to their sexuality, struggling with the transition to online classes, they reached out to Internet social networks to obtain the support most of them lack in person. This article explores the role of technology for LGBTQ+ youth during a period when the educational environment was not supportive of students’ sexuality and iden‐ tity needs. The research assesses correlations between the use of online social networks and the perceptions of support received from others (using the concepts of social support, thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness, and cohabita‐ tion in their homes). The study involves a sample of 445 Spanish participants aged 13 to 21. A descriptive multivariate analysis of variance and bivariate correlations was performed. We found that social networks were very important for LGBTQ+ youth during the pandemic, helping them to explore their identities, but could also be a source of violence. In this regard, while trans and nonbinary youth’s use of social networks to contact acquaintances show important differences when compared to that of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, the former group also experiences more violence coming from these networks, finds less social support through them, and feels a stronger sense of burdensomeness in relation to them. Additionally, they were often living with people other than family members during the lockdown. This data suggests the need to offer specific support and online services for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly for trans and nonbinary youth.
Support, cohabitation and burden perception correlations among LGBTQA+ youth in Spain in times of COVID-19
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2020) Platero, Lucas R.; LOPEZ SAEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL
Purpose - The purpose of this article is to examine the situation of LGBTQA+ youth in Spain, pre-examining the links between the people they live with, their support networks and their perception of being a burden. Design/methodology/approach - This article traces some brushstrokes through the preliminary results of the LGBTQA+ population between 13 and 21 years old (N=445). These data are part of a larger project with 2800+ respondents. Findings - Our data highlight the connections between places of cohabitation, support and vulnerability in a crisis situation. In general, gender identity, age, support, and feelings of acceptance have been key variables in identifying psychosocial factors related to the health of this population. Lastly, we offer some future guidelines to improve the situation of young people in the face of new situations of confinement, incorporating good practices for Children and Youth Services. Originality/value- New data obtained within the time frame of the state of alarm are provided, concerning a social group that has been little researched and that finds itself in an unprecedented health crisis.
The meaning of trans* in a family context
(Sage Journals, 2017) Diercks, Myrte; Platero, Lucas R.
Though research into gender transition has grown in the social sciences and policy has turned its attention to the rights of trans* people, the social and family environment in which gender transition takes place is often overlooked. Based on qualitative data from two projects in Belgium and Spain addressing the experiences of parents and children undertaking a gender transition, this article explores the experiences of these families. First, we look into the reflective processes that take place within these families. Second, we look into the experience of stigmatisation and the relationship between trans* families and health professionals. These findings have implications for trans* families as well as for policy makers and trans* health professionals.