Iranian Transmasculinities
In Iran, gender affirmative surgery, or Amali tasdiqi jinsiyat in Persian, was legalized through a fatwa in 1982. In this article, we explore the contemporary construction of different modalities of transmasculinities and the way in which trans men exercise their masculinity through adherence or resistance to idealized masculinity. Masculine embodiment, trans male body and its distinctions, and finally heteronormative marriage will be analyzed as key practices of trans male subjectivation. Privileging a narrative approach, in-depth interviews with 16 Iranian trans men were conducted in Iran, Denizli (in Turkey) and Paris between 2015 and 2017. Five individual interviews and two focus group sessions were also conducted in April 2022.