Gender Labor, Assimilationism, and Transformative Practices
The Relational Negotiations of Cisgender Women and their Transgender Men Partners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12912184 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kolbe Franklin (University at Albany, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 648-659 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soc4.12165 |
| OpenAlex | W1695595651 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
Despite the rise in research on the experiences of transgender men (female‐to‐male, FTM) in recent years, little academic attention has been paid to the partners of these individuals. The experiences of a large portion of this population, cisgender women whose partners transition from female to male, provide a unique perspective on how individuals negotiate performances of normative gender ideals and heteronormative practices in transitioning non‐normative relationships. Research has shown that when these cisgender women find themselves in relationships that are socially defined as heterosexual, they often begin questioning their sexual orientation in relation to their partner's gender identity as well as the role and applicability of their beliefs regarding gender equality and anti‐heteronormative practices. This article provides an overview of the current literature that addresses the enactment of gender labor, the practice of reaffirming another person's gender through physical, emotional, and sexual care, by cisgender women whose partners transition from female to male. Specific focus is given to how, in some situations, the performance of gender labor manifests in assimilationist ways that adhere to typically heteronormative frameworks as well as how, in others, the performance of gender labor manifests in potentially transformative and destabilizing ways that serve to challenge normative structures. Gaps in the existing literature as well as directions for future research are also explored
Negotiation · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Transgender · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Sex work and related issues
Transmen and FTMs
No Place Like Home
Theorizing Intersectionality and Sexuality
Introducing Gender and Women’s Studies
Same Sex Intimacies
“I'm in Transition Too”
Gender Labor
Transgender Transitions
Views from both sides of the bridge? Gender, sexual legitimacy and transgender people's experiences of relationships
Bodies in Relation—Bodies in Transition
Partners in Transition
Stories from Outside the Frame
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Mental Health Services in Poverty Areas
Sexual orientation identities, attractions, and practices of female‐to‐male transsexuals
Sexual Orientation of Female-to-Male Transsexuals
The Sexual Relationships of Sexual-Minority Women Partnered with Trans Men
Gay and Bisexual Identity Development Among Female-to-Male Transsexuals in North America
Imagining Transgender
Lesbian Women of Color
Different Wavelengths
Explaining stable partnerships among FTMs and MTFs
Normative Resistance and Inventive Pragmatism
Intimate Transitions
Cultures of Intimacy and Care beyond 'the Family
"Women's Work"? Women Partners of Transgender Men Doing Housework and Emotion Work
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |