Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Cult Health Sex. 2011 Mar;13(3):355-70. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2010.537770.
The aim of this paper is to examine whether transgender people's experiences of relationships are influenced by heteronormativity, the related concept of sexual legitimacy, and gender as a binary construct. Data from an Internet-based study of transgender people in the USA was used. Findings seem to indicate that participants were strongly influenced by heteronormative discourses. However, less rigid gender beliefs are associated with lower levels of internalised transphobia, which, in turn, are associated with higher levels of self-esteem. Transgender people can therefore find themselves in a double-bind where, on one hand, conforming to gender and sexual norms leads to validation by mainstream US society, but could possibly entail diminished psychological well-being.
本文旨在探讨跨性别者的人际关系体验是否受到异性恋规范、相关的性合法性概念以及性别作为二元结构的影响。研究数据来自美国一项基于互联网的跨性别者研究。研究结果似乎表明，参与者受到异性恋规范话语的强烈影响。然而，性别观念较为不僵化与内化的跨性别恐惧症程度较低有关，而后者又与自尊心较高有关。因此，跨性别者可能会陷入一种两难境地：一方面，符合性别和性规范会得到美国主流社会的认可，但这可能会导致心理健康水平下降。
