ABSTRACT
Drawing on qualitative date, this chapter aims to fill a gap in existing literature by exploring the lived experiences of transgendered youth with disabilities in high school. Utilising in-depth phenomenological interviews and photography, the aim was to understand the ways in which the complexities of “transgender” and “disability” identities impact high-school experiences. The combination of the interviews and the photography led to an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon. It is important to state, that as a cisgender White woman, I do not wish to “give” the participants a “voice,” because this assumes that they do not have a voice. The participants in this study already have a “voice” that speaks to the ways in which hegemonic domains of power functions to oppress them. It also speaks to how the intersections of ableism and cisgenderism are embedded in the everyday fabrics of our society.
(transgender theory, ableism, intersectionality)
