Understanding Actors and Processes Shaping Transgender Subjectivities

​Zhanar Sekerbayeva is a PhD researcher. In her work she aims at expanding the concept of ‘gender’ in the general public discourse through activism by mainstreaming questions of gender identity in the academia. She is a co-founder of Kazakhstan Feminist Initiative “Feminita”.

• Chapter 1  Introduction.- Chapter 2 Overview of transsexuality as a medical diagnosis.- Chapter 3 Contextualizing contemporary global and local transgender issues.- Chapter 4 Theorizing transgender subjectivities.- Chapter 5 Processes, main actors and narratives employed in shaping transgender subjectivities in Kazakhstan.- Chapter 6 Analysis: legal gatekeeping, the activist bubble, the Doctor-Patient-Activist triad and the professionalism approach.- Chapter 7 Conclusion.