Transgender Maternity

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Published: Feb 2, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53556/rec.vi58.188
Keywords:
Transgender motherhood, uterocentric motherhood, transgender woman, breastfeeding, pregnancy

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Lucía Jiménez Peñuela
Independent Researcher

Abstract

Based on her own experience and the consultation of theoretical references, the author presents an analysis and reflection on the process of building the motherhood of transgender women, starting from the need to mention their existence. For this, she starts by focusing on physiological aspects related to the possibility that trans women can breastfeed and in the future, procreate life in their own uterus. She addresses some aspects related to the fact that the transition not only from man to woman, but from father to mother, faces the ignorance and hatred of health and educational actors, who see their motherhood as a danger for their children. Finally, she reflects on the celebration of Mother's Day around her personal experience as part of the constant denial of her maternal role in the face of a society that only conceives of uterocentric motherhood and is unaware of the other forms that exist of be a mom.

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No. 58 (2021): Essays and Experiences in Trans Colombia
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Author Biography

Lucía Jiménez Peñuela, Independent Researcher

Woman with trans life experience, mother, and teacher. She has been working in the education sector for more than 20 years.  She holds a degree in Biology from the National Pedagogical University, a Master in Didactics of Sciences from the FUCS,  and a Master in Social Development from the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia. She is an activist for the fundamental rights of trans women, especially with regard to access to education and work, and, of course, on the defense of our right to be mothers. In addition to this, she has conducted research on social representations and history of education for the deaf in Colombia.