Abstract
The authors conducted a qualitative study exploring the effects of cisnormative beauty standards on transgender women’s perceptions and expressions of beauty. Twelve self-identified Caucasian transgender women completed a semistructured interview that provided descriptive data related to the women’s perceptions of societal beauty standards. Analysis of the data revealed the following primary themes: Participants viewed the beauty of transgender and cisgender women as diverse or as encompassing a broad range of variability; societal beauty standards were influential on participants’ expressions of beauty; and participants’ viewed out-group transphobia as a factor contributing to discriminatory and prejudicial perceptions of transwomen’s beauty.
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Monteiro, Delmira and Poulakis, Mixalis
(2019)
"Effects of Cisnormative Beauty Standards on Transgender Women’s Perceptions and Expressions of Beauty,"
Midwest Social Sciences Journal: Vol. 22:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/2766-0796.1009
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/mssj/vol22/iss1/10
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