Transgender Men Forming Two-Father Families with Their Cisgender Male Partners: Negotiating Gendered Expectations and Self-Perceptions

IF 1.4 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
A. Malmquist
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This article explores the experiences of transgender men who became parents through childbirth and started families with their cisgender male partners. The study explores the transgender men’s experiences of having and raising children in this family constellation, with a specific focus on how they experience gender in their parenting role. Semi-structured inter-views were conducted with three participants. The data was transcribed and analyzed with thematic analysis. Results of the analysis showed that the participants had experienced gender dysphoria before and during pregnancy, but also embraced their childbearing capacity. As transgender fathers, they found themselves expected to fulfill gendered expectations for women and mothers but sometimes appreciated access to women’s spaces. The participants had employed different strategies to protect their masculine selves, such as concealing their pregnancy and/or defending the right to be respected as transgender pregnant men. When passing as cisgender men, they experienced being praised for taking care of their children. They did not receive such praise when they were assumed to be women or known to be transgender men. The men struggled with inequality in their relationships, reflecting each partner’s assigned gender at birth. Still, they emphasized that same-gender relationships facilitated attempts to achieve equality.
跨性别男性与他们的顺性男性伴侣组成双父家庭:协商性别期望和自我认知
这篇文章探讨了跨性别男性的经历,他们通过分娩成为父母,并与他们的顺性男性伴侣建立了家庭。这项研究探讨了跨性别男性在这个家庭群中生育和抚养孩子的经历,特别关注他们如何在养育角色中体验性别。对三名参与者进行了半结构化访谈。对数据进行转录和专题分析。分析结果显示,参与者在怀孕前和怀孕期间都经历过性别焦虑,但也接受了她们的生育能力。作为跨性别父亲,他们发现自己被期望满足对女性和母亲的性别期望,但有时也会欣赏进入女性空间的机会。参与者采用了不同的策略来保护他们的男性自我,比如隐瞒自己的怀孕和/或捍卫作为变性怀孕男性被尊重的权利。当他们假扮成顺性男性时,他们会因为照顾孩子而受到表扬。当他们被认为是女性或被认为是变性男性时,他们不会得到这样的赞扬。男性在他们的关系中与不平等作斗争,这反映了每个伴侣在出生时的性别。不过,他们强调,同性关系促进了实现平等的努力。
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