Navigating a heteronormative world: Cisgender women, transgender partnerships, sexual identity, and language

Author:

Perri Brandi L1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between language and sexual identity, using data collected from in-depth interviews with cisgender women who are in relationships with female-to-male transgender men. The data illustrate that many of the women have complex relationships with the labels that they use to describe their own sexual identity currently and in their past. When referring to their own sexual identities, cisgender women partners of trans men (a) are flexible with specific terms they use in order to respond to varying social contexts, (b) use specific terms to signify cultural belonging to or difference from different communities, and (c) use language as a suggestive action to others to question heteronormative assumptions. Further, this research highlights the importance of considering time in sexuality research, including the timing of the partnerships, and collecting data that reflect the individuals’ histories to analyze the connection between sexual identity and the use of language.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Anthropology,Gender Studies

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