Publication: Migraciones trans: travestis brasileñas migrantes trabajadoras del sexo en Europa
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2014
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero Pagu
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En el presente artículo me propongo reflexionar acerca de los procesos transmigratorios que intervienen en la construcción de las identidades de género travestis. Me centraré en las experiencias migratorias de las travestis brasileñas que han viajado y viajan a Europa para insertarse en el mercado del sexo local. Emplearé el concepto “migración trans” para hacer referencia a la especificidad de sus proyectos migratorios: no sólo migran buscando un mayor bienestar social, simbólico y económico, sino que también sus movilizaciones geográficas inciden en la manera de transformar y embellecer sus cuerpos. Las identidades travestis son creadas en estos tránsitos continuos. Al mismo tiempo, se analizará que sus identidades son reconfiguradas en el contexto europeo pues resaltan particularmente su brasileñidad como una estrategia para sobresalir y distinguirse del resto en un mercado del sexo cada vez más limitado por las políticas públicas y la crisis económica.
In this paper I will reflect on transmigratory processes involved in the construction of gender identities in travestis. I will focus on the migratory experiences of Brazilian travesties who have traveled to and who are still re-locating in Europe, seeking insertion into the local sex market. I employ the concept “trans migration” to refer to the specificity of their migratory projects: they not only migrate seeking greater social, symbolic and economic well-being, but also their geographical mobility affects how they transform and beautify their bodies. Identities in travesties are created in this continuous process of transiting. At the same time, an analysis will be made of the reconfiguration of their identities in the European context, because their “Brazilian-ness” is highlighted intentionally as a strategy to excel andto stand out from the rest in a sex market increasingly limited by public policies and economic recession.
In this paper I will reflect on transmigratory processes involved in the construction of gender identities in travestis. I will focus on the migratory experiences of Brazilian travesties who have traveled to and who are still re-locating in Europe, seeking insertion into the local sex market. I employ the concept “trans migration” to refer to the specificity of their migratory projects: they not only migrate seeking greater social, symbolic and economic well-being, but also their geographical mobility affects how they transform and beautify their bodies. Identities in travesties are created in this continuous process of transiting. At the same time, an analysis will be made of the reconfiguration of their identities in the European context, because their “Brazilian-ness” is highlighted intentionally as a strategy to excel andto stand out from the rest in a sex market increasingly limited by public policies and economic recession.