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Masculinity studies has been slow to explore trans men's lives including how trans masculine embodiments are represented in the media. In this article, we examine how the masculinities of trans men are represented in the context of sport through two issues of two print magazines specifically targeting trans men audiences: The Jock Issue of Original Plumbing and The Sport Issue of FTM Magazine. Through combining body-reflexive practices and gender as a social structure in our trans gaze framework, our multimodal critical discourse analysis reveals that trans masculinity is presented as hegemonic, diverse, reflexive and subordinated within the micro, meso and macro levels of social life. As trans people continue to experience social marginalisation that adversely impacts on their health and wellbeing, how they are represented within the media – particularly by those media specifically targeted towards them – is important to examine and recognise.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	body-reflexive practices, embodiment, gender differentiation, gender identity, gender order, masculinity, multimodal critical discourse analysis, trans, trans masculinity, trans men
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Gender studies
Research Field:	Transgender studies
Objective Division:	Law, Politics and Community Services
Objective Group:	Community services
Objective Field:	Gender and sexualities
UTAS Author:	Korobacz, RJ (Mr Randos Korobacz)
UTAS Author:	Cook, PS (Dr Peta Cook)
ID Code:	150009
Year Published:	2022
Deposited By:	Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
Deposited On:	2022-05-10
Last Modified:	2022-05-11
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