Queer/ing and trans/ing science and technology studies: Material-semiotic insights and outlooks from assisted human reproduction

This article draws together science and technology studies (STS) and queer- and transfeminist theory. I argue that queer- and transfeminist STS is about more than simply adding ‘queer and trans people’ to the agenda of STS – just as feminist STS encompasses more than women* and their exclusion from, marginalization within and exploitation through science, technology and biomedicine. Through the lens of queer- and transfeminist STS, I demonstrate the potential of queering and transing assisted reproductive technologies (ART). By challenging the norms of who can reproduce and how, as well as challenging intelligible forms of life and kin-making, queer- and transfeminist STS has already produced new research perspectives and insights on ART. Taken them further with alliances and solidarities, these perspectives open up opportunities for reproduction, future technologies, policies and politics for queer and trans communities.