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So I have two ideas that I really want to explore for my term paper in Sociology of Sexualities, but I met with the prof yesterday and like I was afraid, it's probably going to be extremely hard finding any sort of scholarly article or research about either topics. :/
I wanted to look into either:
- the process of reconciliating gender identity, sexuality and sexual orientation in FtM sexuality; a lot of FtM stay "pre-op" in the sense that they don't get bottom surgery, because the surgery is extremely costly and not very satisfying because we basically don't know how to construct a penis; how do you approach sexuality when appearance and genitalia don't match? It blurs the lines of sexual orientation, in particular for the partner - if you're a guy falling in love and having sex with a guy who has a vagina, do you still label yourself as gay? Do you start identifying as bisexual? Do you construct sexuality as detached from sexual orientation?
- women (straight, gay or bi) who watch gay porn and the dynamics/meanings attached to this practice (and are the meanings different depending on self-identification).
I find the two topics fascinating and I really want to read about it, and write about either. I'm going to look around for maybe one article about each, because I could probably find ways to draw these two topics together around the idea of sexuality and sexual desires blurring lines of sexual orientation...
So if anyone around here has ever read a scholarly article (I can't cite an LJ rant!) about either topics, or has an idea of where I could find one or who could help me find one, I would love you forever if you could direct me to it/them!
I wanted to look into either:
- the process of reconciliating gender identity, sexuality and sexual orientation in FtM sexuality; a lot of FtM stay "pre-op" in the sense that they don't get bottom surgery, because the surgery is extremely costly and not very satisfying because we basically don't know how to construct a penis; how do you approach sexuality when appearance and genitalia don't match? It blurs the lines of sexual orientation, in particular for the partner - if you're a guy falling in love and having sex with a guy who has a vagina, do you still label yourself as gay? Do you start identifying as bisexual? Do you construct sexuality as detached from sexual orientation?
- women (straight, gay or bi) who watch gay porn and the dynamics/meanings attached to this practice (and are the meanings different depending on self-identification).
I find the two topics fascinating and I really want to read about it, and write about either. I'm going to look around for maybe one article about each, because I could probably find ways to draw these two topics together around the idea of sexuality and sexual desires blurring lines of sexual orientation...
So if anyone around here has ever read a scholarly article (I can't cite an LJ rant!) about either topics, or has an idea of where I could find one or who could help me find one, I would love you forever if you could direct me to it/them!
