1. Beyond Pink and Blue: A Zine Celebrating Trans Childhood

Authors

Eli Butler

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Description

From the author:

Trans childhood has long been infantilized, positioning trans children as passive and powerless beings in need of adult (and governmental) supervision and political intervention – an infantilization which is grounded in cisnormative and heteronormative beliefs about childhood innocence and purity.

Trans children are often seen as disruptive to the social order, and their existence is met with fear, hostility, and punishment. Against this backdrop, trans childhood has become a site of resistance, a space where trans children can challenge and subvert normative understandings of gender and sexuality.

As a former trans child turned trans adult, I created this zine to explore my own complicated journey of becoming, but also to theorize the place of trans childhood in current discourse(s) and reflect on how my academic career has allowed me to discuss liberation alongside my trans-cestors.

Publication Date

3-2024

Keywords

trans children

Disciplines

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies

Comments

This zine was created for the class WS 369: Queer Theory taught by Prof. Cynthia Delgado.

Recommended Citation

Butler, Eli, "1. Beyond Pink and Blue: A Zine Celebrating Trans Childhood" (2024). Student Zines. 13.
https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/student_zines/13