Euphorias in gender, sex and sexuality variations: positive experiences

Tiffany Jones

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23756-0

Euphorias in gender, sex and sexuality variations: positive experiences

Tiffany Jones

Macquarie School of Education

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Abstract

This Open Access book uses the concept of ‘euphoria’ to investigate when, why and how marginal gender, sex and sexuality groups have positive experiences of their diverse variations even within repressive and disordering contexts. Drawing on data from multiple online surveys including a study of 2,407 LGBTQ+ people and a study of 272 people with intersex variations, it names and offers a new ecological framework for understanding participants’ influences on and barriers to euphorias, asserting the subversive possibilities of being euphorically queer, as opposed to euphoric and queer. The author argues that it is the particularities of negative internal, socio-cultural and institutional contexts for a marginal group or groups that contributes towards the possibilities that shape their potential euphoric feelings and experiences. Ultimately, she calls for a more expansive focus in gender and sexuality studies to show the complex effects of dysphoria and repression on the possibilities of pleasure and joy. This book will be of interest to scholars across Gender, Sexuality and Queer Studies.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	202
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031237560
ISBN (Print)	9783031237553
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23756-0
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

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Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

All chapters in this book were originally conceptualised and written by the lead corresponding author Prof Tiffany Jones (1). Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 also had research and editing co-author contributions from Prof Penny Van Bergen (2), Dr Emma Burns (3) & Mr Trent Mann (4).

Keywords

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gender
sexuality
transgender
nonbinary
euphoria
gay
lesbian
bisexual
queer
intersex
asexual
heterosexual
teacher
student
parent
education
health
psychology
sociology

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