Taking up the famous confrontation: Am I not a woman?, the transgender Leticia Nascimento asks: And me, can't I be a woman? If you are not born a woman but become one, then transfeminism has its place in the feminist movement.
This essay calls for the recognition of transidentities - whose construction is no more "artificial" than cisgender identity - and opposes pseudo-scientific discourses on transidentity as deviance or pathology. Denouncing the unequal treatment between cis and transgender women (while some can have their breasts reshaped as they wish, the others must go through the evaluation of multidisciplinary teams), the author insists on the importance of self-determination (“We by ourselves!”) as a mark of rejection of the CIStem. Based on a decolonial and intersectional reflection, her reflection pluralizes the subjects of feminism, including other bodies and gender identities that do not respond to the male/female binary.
Leticia is known for being the author of the book Transfeminism, released by the Collection Plural Feminisms in 2021, becoming a contemporary reference for studies on the theme of transfeminism. In addition, she also works as an activist for the FONATRANS trans support organization.
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