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February 26, 2026Colorado review0 citations

Princess Twelve, and: My Old Man, and: Mute Swan

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ACApollo Chastain

Key Points

  • This research examines the intersection of dance, identity, and survival in the lives of young trans individuals.
  • Qualitative analysis focusing on narratives of young trans people in nightlife settings.
  • Exploration of relationships with father figures and their influence on identity and survival.
  • Analysis of themes such as sex, labor, and transition.
  • Young trans individuals found dignity and freedom in nightlife spaces.
  • Perception, charisma, and desire are essential for navigating their environments.
  • Engagement in survival sex work was noted as a common theme among transition experiences.

Abstract

Abstract: Dance, nightlife, and movement as site of home, dignity, and freedom for young trans people. Relationship between a father figure and a young person, initiation into a masculine world of sex and labor where perception, charisma, and desire are the keys to survival. Transformation as survival for a child on the cusp of gender transition and practicing survival sex work.

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Apollo Chastain (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699f95a81bc9fecf3dab3b78https://doi.org/10.1353/col.2026.a983593
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