LEADER 03951nam 22006135 450 001 9911049162403321 005 20260102120443.0 010 $a3-032-03659-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-03659-9 035 $a(CKB)44769865400041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32471003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32471003 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-03659-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944769865400041 100 $a20260102d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBeyond Transgender $eThe Social and Political Lives of Gender Nonconforming People in India /$fby Ankita Mukherjee 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (259 pages) 225 1 $aGenders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences,$x2947-8790 311 08$a3-032-03658-5 327 $aChapter 1: Locating the Gender Nonconforming Subject in India?s Past and Present -- Chapter 2: The Social Construction of Identities -- Chapter 3: The Nature of Research among Gendered and Sexed Subjects in South Asia -- Chapter 4: Negotiating Identity Categories -- Chapter 5: The Politics of Community -- Chapter 6: Concepts of Social Justice -- Chapter 7: Conclusion. 330 $aThis book examines the sociopolitical lives of gender nonconforming people (GNCP) in India in the context of the transformations wrought by HIV and LGBTQ activism over the past three decades. It explores how GNCP assert their agency within a cis-heteronormative society and establish themselves as rights-bearing citizens against the backdrop of Section 377?India?s primary legal instrument criminalizing same-sex intimacy until its repeal in 2018. Drawing on thirty-seven in-depth interviews with outreach workers, activists, and community members, complemented by extensive ethnographic fieldwork, the study elucidates participants? strategic engagement with identity categories, their contestation and redefinition of community boundaries, and their relationship to the law. This work makes a significant contribution to gender studies by revealing the complex negotiations of gender nonconformance at the intersection of stigma, biosurveillance, and social class within a rapidly evolving cultural milieu. It will appeal to scholars in gender and sexuality studies, sociology, and political science. Ankita Mukherjee is an Independent Scholar who received her PhD in Sociology from Newcastle University, UK, in 2023. Her research examines gender issues related to the evolving politics of naming and community formation at the intersection of HIV interventions and transgender legislation. Currently based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Ankita works independently on projects related to diversity, inclusion, and internationalisation. She contributes monthly columns to regional magazines and engages in initiatives that support intercultural understanding and foster more inclusive communities. 410 0$aGenders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences,$x2947-8790 606 $aSex 606 $aReligion and sociology 606 $aReligion and politics 606 $aIndia$xReligion 606 $aGender Studies 606 $aSociology of Religion 606 $aPolitical Science of Religion 606 $aIndian Religions 615 0$aSex. 615 0$aReligion and sociology. 615 0$aReligion and politics. 615 0$aIndia$xReligion. 615 14$aGender Studies. 615 24$aSociology of Religion. 615 24$aPolitical Science of Religion. 615 24$aIndian Religions. 676 $a306.7680954 700 $aMukherjee$b Ankita$01885282 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911049162403321 996 $aBeyond Transgender$94520437 997 $aUNINA