1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[O]ur goal was to expand understanding of trans parenthood by highlighting the lifelong dynamic and complex interrelationships of these two trajectories and by comparing life course characteristics of pre- and posttransition parents.» (p. 373)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Twenty-four Canadian trans individuals who were parents of at least one child participated in this study. […] Fifteen participants had all their children before starting a social/medical transition (pretransition parents). Six participants had all their children after initiating a social/medical transition (posttransition parents). The three remaining participants had children before and after starting a social/medical transition. […] Twenty-two participants lived in Quebec, two lived in Ontario.» (p. 373)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«Our findings highlighted the lifelong, dynamic, and complex interweaving between parental and trans trajectories. […] In addition to cohort effects, our findings showed how specific sequences and overlap between trans and parental trajectories produced distinctive experiences among individuals and their families.» (p. 383-384) For example, «[c]oming out and transition were turning points for pretransition parents and their families, as far as these steps changed dramatically family members’ trajectories (e.g., couple and family separation, conflict in family relationships). […] For some posttransition parents, the transition allowed them to consider the option of parenthood for the first time. By belonging to a marginalized group, pre- and posttransition parents of our study were exposed to similar experiences: family marginalization, management of trans visibility to ensure family safety, and nonacknowledgment of their preferred parental identity, notably on the child’s birth certificate. Posttransition parents who became parents shortly after starting a social/medical transition were exposed to both the experience of pretransition parents (e.g., tension between gender and parental identities) and the experience of posttransition parents who became a parent after having completed a transition (e.g., difficulties in accessing parenthood). [Both groups] survived in a transphobic world by using common strategies, such as giving salience to the positive impact of gender transition on their parental role, and advocating for their rights.» (p. 384)