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Abstract
While several studies have explored manhood acts and compensatory manhood acts in cisgender men, few have examined them in the trans community. This research fills gaps in the literature by examining an understudied population in the Southeastern United States, an area of the country where queer lives are often ignored. Additionally, it allows for the continued separation of masculinities from only those bodies assigned male at birth. Using 51 interviews with trans men, we examine the experiences of trans men in the South and the manhood acts they employ to enhance their claims to masculinities and to compensate for their presumed lack of biological maleness. By becoming a member of a brotherhood and participating in sexism, some of the participants in this study are able to bolster their claims to manhood.
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Megan Y. Phillips
Megan Phillips is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology at Mississippi State University. Megan’s research focuses on masculinities and inequalities. Megan completed her Masters of Social Science at Georgia Southern University, where she was recognized with the Graduate Research Award for her research on the manhood acts of trans men in the South and her contributions to the study of the perceptions of the American Dream among black college students.
Baker A. Rogers
Baker A. Rogers is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgia Southern University. Their research focuses on inequality, specifically examining the intersections of gender, sexuality, and religion in the U.S. South. Their book, Conditionally Accepted: Christians’ Perspectives on Sexuality and Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights, was released with Rutgers University Press in December 2019, and their book, Trans Men in the South: Becoming Men, was released with Lexington Books in January 2020. Their new book King of Hearts: Drag Kings in the American South, will be released in October 2021. Their work is also published in Men and Masculinities; Journal of Interpersonal Violence; Gender & Society; Qualitative Sociology; Sociological Inquiry; International Journal of Transgenderism; Sexualities; Review of Religious Research; International Journal of Social Research Methodology; and Feminist Teacher.