Table 1. Text to Category Example: Objectification vs. Subjectivity Interview Text Initial Memo Focused Concepts/ Code Code Theoretical Codes think my gender Gaze of Altering the Being Seen Being “I Appearance reassignment procedure, transgender idea of the Seen External view persons Ways of changing my to “male gaze” looking at appearance, will affect a trans Denying me in unique ways. But perspective. Its subjectivity these are issues that are still an external Commodifying highly connected in the view that Degrading gaze of transgender objectifies. Denying persons but it is not Not being autonomy something that we are talked about Ownership talking about” Silencing if it means Not being Shifting focus Not Appearance See Me! “So okay non-binary are getting all about from the body focusing on Internal and think its the body to presentation. physicality treatment…I external positive. But really I Are these perceptions wish it so much disconnected? wasn’t Wanting to be about the body itself it Who makes the seen was more about how decision if its Personal you choose to present the “about Contextual yourself no matter and body” Connect to that you are” subjectivity Intelligibility Pushing against expectations would like to choose Separate Resisting Not being “I Creating new clothing and things that from gender norms reduced to spaces to be depend on seeing gender and being expectations didn’t seen in me as a male person but norms accepted/seen Directing I still do. I also have as an Deciding personal taste of course individual. Not Resistance but my personal taste is being separate from gender dependent on how others norms” view me
Table 1. Text to Category Example: Objectification vs. Subjectivity Interview Text Initial Code Memo Focused Code Concepts/ Theoretical Codes “I think my gender reassignment procedure, changing my appearance, will affect me in unique ways. But these are issues that are highly connected in the gaze of transgender persons but it is not something that we are talking about” Gaze of transgender persons Altering the idea of the “male gaze” to a trans perspective. Its still an external view that objectifies. Not being talked about Being Seen Appearance External view Ways of looking at Denying subjectivity Commodifying Degrading Denying autonomy Ownership Silencing Being Seen “So okay if it means non-binary are getting treatment…I think its positive. But really I wish it wasn’t so much about the body itself it was more about how you choose to present yourself no matter and that you are” “I would like to choose clothing and things that didn’t depend on seeing me as a male person but I still do. I also have personal taste of course but my personal taste is separate from gender norms” Not being all about the body Separate from gender norms Shifting focus from the body to presentation. Are these disconnected? Who makes the decision if its “about the body” Resisting gender norms and being accepted/seen as an individual. Not being dependent on how others view me Not focusing on physicality Not being reduced to expectations Appearance Internal and external perceptions Wanting to be seen Personal Contextual Connect to subjectivity Intelligibility Pushing against expectations Creating new spaces to be seen in Directing Deciding Resistance See Me!