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Tainio, Luca
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Tainio, L. K. (2023). ‘I’m so proud: I grew it myself, I watered it and fed it and now it’s just a full-grown dick’: Challenging normative ideals of the penis through trans male embodiment. Northern Lights, 21(1), 117-129
Open this publication in new window or tab >>‘I’m so proud: I grew it myself, I watered it and fed it and now it’s just a full-grown dick’: Challenging normative ideals of the penis through trans male embodiment
2023 (English)In: Northern Lights, ISSN 1601-829X, E-ISSN 2040-0586, Vol. 21, no 1, p. 117-129Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Through a discussion of three YouTube vlogs by trans men, I am suggesting that the seemingly simple division between men who have penises (cis) and men who do not (trans) – as long as genital surgery has not been obtained – is materially more muddled than generally culturally considered, as well as to a great extent discursively created and maintained. Instead of understanding trans men’s bodies through lack and deficiency, I consider the trans penis as a part of body-reflexive practices of masculinity, a significant part of building one’s trans male self. I am thus arguing for a change in how we understand what a penis is, or what counts as a penis, as well as in how we see and understand trans men’s bodies.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Intellect Ltd., 2023
National Category
Gender Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-99611 (URN)10.1386/nl_00043_1 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-05-13 Created: 2024-05-13 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved
Tainio, L. & Straube, W. (2023). ‘It's like magic’ – A conversation with Finnish comic artist Jiipu Uusitalo. MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture
Open this publication in new window or tab >>‘It's like magic’ – A conversation with Finnish comic artist Jiipu Uusitalo
2023 (English)In: MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture, ISSN 2003-167xArticle in journal (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MAI, 2023
National Category
Gender Studies
Research subject
Gender Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-99610 (URN)
Available from: 2024-05-13 Created: 2024-05-13 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved
Mehrabi, T. & Tainio, L. (2022). The gender and sexual politics of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Journal of Women's Studies, 29(1_suppl), Article ID 13505068221085847.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The gender and sexual politics of the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 (English)In: The European Journal of Women's Studies, ISSN 1350-5068, E-ISSN 1461-7420, Vol. 29, no 1_suppl, article id 13505068221085847Article in journal, Editorial material (Refereed) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2022
National Category
Gender Studies
Research subject
Gender Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-89645 (URN)10.1177/13505068221085847 (DOI)000780068200001 ()2-s2.0-85129135577 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-04-28 Created: 2022-04-28 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved
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