| Title |
Trans Women Doing Sex in San Francisco
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-016-0730-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Colin J. Williams, Martin S. Weinberg, Joshua G. Rosenberger |
| Abstract |
This research investigates the sexuality of trans women (individuals who were assigned male status at birth who currently identify as women), by focusing on the "bodily techniques" (Crossley, 2006) they use in "doing" sexuality. The "doing sexuality" framework not only is modeled after the "doing gender" approach of West and Zimmerman (1987), but also utilizes the idea of "sexual embodiment" to emphasize the agency of trans women as they conceptualize and organize their sexuality in a socially recognized way. This is often difficult as they confront discrimination from medical and legal professionals as well as intimate partners who may find it difficult to adapt to the trans woman's atypical body and conception of gender. However, with a study group of 25 trans women from San Francisco, we found the study participants to be adept at overcoming such hurdles and developing techniques to "do" their sexuality. At the same time, we found trans women's agency constrained by the erotic habitus (Green, 2008) of the wider society. The interplay between innovation and cultural tradition provides an opportunity to fashion a more general model of "doing" sexuality. |
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| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 39 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Researcher | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 15 | 38% |
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| Psychology | 9 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
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