The Female-to-Male Transsexual and His Female Partner Versus the Traditional Couple: A Comparison
Authors: Kins, Evie1; Hoebeke, Piet2; Heylens, Gunter3; Rubens, Robert3; De Cuypere, Griet3
Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Volume 34, Number 5, October 2008 , pp. 429-438(10)
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Abstract:
In this explorative study, nine stable relationships between female-to-male transsexuals and their biologically female partners were compared to an equal number of “traditional” heterosexual couples. The aim was to investigate any differences between these two groups on three aspects: satisfaction about the partner relationship, sexual satisfaction, and partnership sex typing. Data do not show any significant differences in relational and sexual satisfaction between the transsexuals' female partner and the women in the “traditional” couples. In contrast, the female-to-male transsexuals and their female partners were found to have adopted a more pronounced sex-typed partner relationship than the “traditional” couples.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802156236
Affiliations: 1: Department of Developmental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium 2: Department of Urology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium 3: Department of Sexology and Gender Problems, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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