Abstract

Sexual imagery and fantasy are key aspects of human sexuality. They are associated with sexual arousal and response and are reflective of societal influences on sexuality. A limitation of the existing literature on sexual fantasies is the pervasive focus on cisgender heterosexual individuals, whose behavior is considered normative in a cis-heteronormative society. This research has established the strong influence of gendered sexual scripts on the functioning and content of (presumably) cisgender individuals’ sexual fantasies. How these gendered scripts might apply to individuals whose gender identity falls outside the binary is an under-researched area of study. The present work is aimed at providing a better understanding of non-binary individuals’ sexuality through a qualitative investigation of sexual fantasies in a matched sample of Italian non-binary and cisgender individuals. Participants included 44 adults, 22 of whom identified as non-binary, 13 as cisgender women, and 9 as cisgender men. Results indicated that the sexual fantasies of non-binary individuals were generally comparable to cisgender individuals but were significantly more likely to contain references to non-normative genitals, and less likely to refer to themselves as the object of desire. Discussion focuses on how the differences in non-binary individuals’ sexual fantasies affirmed, or were the result of, their gender identity.

摘要

性意象和幻想是人类性行为的关键方面。它们与性唤起和反应有关，反映了社会对性的影响。现有关于性幻想的文献的一个限制是普遍关注顺性别异性恋个体，他们的行为在顺异性恋社会中被认为是规范的。这项研究确定了性别化的性脚本对（可能）顺性别个体性幻想的功能和内容的强大影响。这些性别脚本如何适用于性别认同不属于二进制的个人是一个研究不足的研究领域。目前的工作旨在通过对意大利非二元和顺性别个体匹配样本中的性幻想进行定性调查，更好地了解非二元个体的性行为。参与者包括 44 名成年人，其中 22 人被确定为非二元性别，13 人为顺性别女性，9 人为顺性别男性。结果表明，非二元个体的性幻想通常与顺性别个体相当，但更可能包含对非规范生殖器的提及，并且不太可能将自己称为欲望对象。讨论的重点是非二元个体性幻想的差异如何确认或导致他们的性别认同。13 为顺性别女性，9 为顺性别男性。结果表明，非二元个体的性幻想通常与顺性别个体相当，但更可能包含对非规范生殖器的提及，并且不太可能将自己称为欲望对象。讨论的重点是非二元个体性幻想的差异如何确认或导致他们的性别认同。13 为顺性别女性，9 为顺性别男性。结果表明，非二元个体的性幻想通常与顺性别个体相当，但更可能包含对非规范生殖器的提及，并且不太可能将自己称为欲望对象。讨论的重点是非二元个体性幻想的差异如何确认或导致他们的性别认同。