Riggs, D.W. orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-9099, Pfeffer, C.A. orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-2060, Pearce, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-9285-303X et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people negotiating conception: normative resistance and inventive pragmatism. International Journal of Transgender Health, 22 (1-2). pp. 6-17. ISSN 2689-5269
Abstract
Background:
Growing numbers of men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people are undertaking pregnancies, yet relatively little is known about the experiences of this diverse population in regard to conception.
Aims:
This study sought to examine men’s, trans/masculine, and non-binary people’s experiences of pregnancy, including conception.
Methods:
Interviews were conducted with 51 men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people who were gestational parents living in Australia, Canada, the European Union (including the United Kingdom), and the United States. Thematic analysis was undertaken, focusing on accounts of conception. Pfeffer’s conceptual frameworks of normative resistance and inventive pragmatism were used as an analytic tool.
Results:
Themes developed focused on: 1) choosing a clinic donor, 2) kinship with donors, 3) conceiving via intercourse with a partner, 4) negotiating receipt of donor sperm, 5) challenges associated with known donors, 6) challenges associated with fertility clinics, and 7) experiences of conception.
Discussion:
The forms of normative resistance and inventive pragmatism identified suggest that men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people who are gestational parents seek to normalize their experiences of conception, while also acknowledging the specific challenges they face.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Transgender Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Conception; donor conception; men; non-binary; reproduction trans/masculine |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Economic and Social Research Council ES/N019067/1 ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/N019067/2 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2024 13:41 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2024 16:33 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/15532739.2020.1808554 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213459 |