Trans bodies, biopower and the (not) places

Abstract

This article aims to reflect on the existence of Trans in the social space, understanding that (and if) these bodies are, day after day, made invisible in the name of a cis heterosexual matrix still in force, which crosses the divergent singularities, propagating and re-signifying tools that also come from of biopower. Preliminarily, attention is paid to the importance of understanding that, nowadays, there is no longer any need to talk about a woman as an essence, since there is no single idea about what it is to “be a woman”, because each individual, through their bodies and speeches, (de)constructs itself in everyday life constantly. Thus, the aim is to answer the following problem: Do social practices (still) binary and excluding produce (not) places destined for Trans bodies? The adopted methodology merges analysis and interpretation. The study is justified by the urgent need to problematize the mechanisms of power that routinely list which bodies can transit in certain spaces, producing, in addition to a social hierarchy, contexts of inequality. Finally, attention is drawn to the need to think and encourage, based on the discussion raised and the reality of Trans exclusion evidenced, alternatives for emancipation in the face of mechanisms of contempt for the different, which violate these experiences day after day, and deny rights who is recognized as such.

Keywords: Trans bodies; Biopower; Non-places; Right to the city.