Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
J Sex Res. 2012;49(2-3):244-54. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2011.596954. Epub 2011 Jul 28.
Although the term transgender is increasingly used to refer to those whose gender identity or expression diverges from culturally defined categories of sex and gender, less is known about the self-identities of those who fall within this category. Historically, recruitment of transgender populations has also been limited to specialized clinics and support groups. This study was conducted online, with the aim of exploring the gender identities, sexual orientation identities, and surgery and hormonal statuses of those who identify with a gender identity other than, or in addition to, that associated with their birth sex (n = 292). Genderqueer was the most commonly endorsed gender identity, and pansexual and queer were the most commonly endorsed sexual orientation identities. Participants indentified with a mean of 2.5 current gender identities, 1.4 past gender identities, and 2 past sexual orientation identities. The majority of participants either did not desire or were unsure of their desire to take hormones or undergo sexual reassignment surgery. However, birth sex and age were significant predictors of "bottom" surgery and hormone status/desire, along with several identities and orientations. This study explores explanations and implications for these patterns of identification, along with the potential distinctiveness of this sample.
尽管跨性别一词越来越多地被用来指代那些其性别认同或表达与文化定义的性别类别不同的人，但对于那些属于这一范畴的人的自我认同却知之甚少。历史上，跨性别者的招募也仅限于专门的诊所和支持团体。本研究是在网上进行的，目的是探讨那些认同与出生时性别不同或除了出生时的性别之外还有其他性别认同的人的性别认同、性取向认同以及手术和激素状况（n=292）。性别酷儿是最常被认可的性别认同，泛性恋和酷儿是最常被认可的性取向认同。参与者认同的当前性别认同平均为 2.5 个，过去的性别认同为 1.4 个，过去的性取向认同为 2 个。大多数参与者要么不想要，要么不确定自己是否想要服用激素或接受性别重置手术。然而，出生性别和年龄是“下体”手术和激素状态/需求的重要预测因素，还有一些身份和取向也是如此。本研究探讨了这些认同模式的解释和意义，以及该样本的潜在独特性。
