Project description
Investigating transgender migrants in South America
Transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) persons in South America face situations so complex that many decide to migrate to countries that have relatively advanced policies, even though they risk suffering intense social violence. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the BORDER-TRANS project aims to explore south-south migration through the example of TGNC Paraguayans and Venezuelans seeking security in Brazil. The project will trace how state neglect defines borders of life and death. By engaging in participatory research, it will also explore how the TGNC migrants cross national and gender borders to create a sustainable network of care. Rejecting Western-oriented theories, this research offers important frameworks for understanding marginalised agency.
Objective
This innovative, multi-methods project investigates how Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) migrants in South America navigate overlapping borders in their pursuit of safety and access to rights. While existing research on trans+ migration often focuses on South-North migration, this study centers South-South mobility, examining the experiences of Paraguayan and Venezuelan TGNC migrants in Brazil, a key destination due to its relatively progressive laws yet persistent violence against LGBTQ+ communities. Drawing on Necropolitics as a theoretical framework, the project interrogates how state and societal practices of exclusion, abandonment, and violence delineate the conditions under which TGNC migrants are allowed to live, or left to die. Through participatory methods, the study documents how TGNC migrants make sense of their journeys across national and gendered borders, how necropolitical violence shapes their mobility and daily lives, and how they sustain care networks despite fractured geographies. By focusing on South-South migration, this research challenges Global North-centric queer mobility studies and offers new frameworks for understanding survival and community-making among marginalised migrants. The project contributes to debates on borders, gender, and agency while amplifying TGNC voices often erased in policy and academia.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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4099-002 Porto
Portugal
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