Human Sexuality in Sociology

The title of the chosen article is “The sexual relationships of sexual-minority women partnered with Trans men: A Qualitative Study.” The author is Nicola R. Brown. The name of the professional journal the article was published in is called Archives of Sexual Behavior; published on July 16, 2009. The research topic of this study is about a qualitative research study that examined the experiences of sexual-minority women in romantic and sexual relationships with female-to-male transsexuals.

The social theory being used for this study is grounded theory analysis, and this theory explores the concerns of a population or community, and how those concerns are being resolved or processed. According to Brown this article reports data on issues related to sexual desire and practice in the context of a partner’s transition, which participants said often compelled a process of renegotiating bodies and sexual connection. Participant reports on the influence of transition on the couple’s sex life were mixed. Many participants discussed changes in sex which were negatively affected in the course of transition by a lesbian sexual orientation and a personal trauma history, and positively affected by a more embodied partner and a partner with increased libido. This study mainly focuses on the female to male partnerships, and how they have been overlooked.

The author researched the issues to female to male relationships prior to becoming transsexuals, and how many of these relationships survived the impact of post-surgery transition. Based on Brown’s research findings he discusses how Lev argued that, historically most of the relationships transsexuals had were never expected to survive transition and that similarly, within issues of partnership, a healthy and satisfying sexual relationship was not often assumed. Some researchers displayed open wonder at reports of sexual satisfaction by the partners of transitioned transsexuals. More current research articulates an...