Zjawisko transseksualizmu w polskiej polityce
The phenomenon of transsexualism in Polish politics

Author(s): Żaneta Krawczyk‑Antońska
Subject(s): Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: transsexuality; politics; voting behaviour; acceptance;Otherness;
Summary/Abstract: The sphere of politics is the domain reserved for a group which meets certain criteria of competence and ideological affiliation. Over the years, some socio-cultural factors, such as gender, race, sexual orientation and others, also constituted the barrier against entering politics. Meanwhile, gradual removing restrictions upon the access to legislative bodies was always surrounded by controversy and discussion. The year 2011 showed, however, that Polish politics was ready for a new opening which resulted in granting parliamentary seats to a self-confessed homosexual and a transsexual person. These changes made a contribution to undertake the research on the phenomenon of legitimacy. This article constitutes an attempt to answer the question whether, from the perspective of the average citizen, transsexualism of a politician may affect the voters’ sense of their interests being represented in the state bodies. The conclusions have been based on the empirical studies carried out by the author in 2012.

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