MFT-6542 v2

Coppola, J., Gangamma, R., & Hartwell, E. (2021). “We’re just two people in a relationship”: A qualitative exploration of emotional bond and fairness experiences between transgender women and their cisgender partners. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 47(3), 648–663.
Coppola et al., (2021) identify resiliency factors in a group of transgender women and their cisgender partners. A contextual approach is applied.

Smithee, L., & Few, D. A. (2023). Emotional worlds colliding: A qualitative exploration of the emotional experiences of transgender and cisgender women in romantic relationships during transition. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 49(3), 613–633.
The authors share research highlighting some experiences of couples when one member is gender diverse. Clinical interventions and tools are presented.

Motter, B. L., & Softas-Nall, L. (2021). Experiences of transgender couples navigating one partner’s transition: Love is gender blind. The Family Journal, 29(1), 60–71.
This research study examines the experiences of a sample of couples when one member transitions during the course of the relationship.

Siboni, L., Rucco, D., Prunas, A., Anzani, A., Siboni L., Rucco D., Prunas A., & Anzani A. (2022). “We faced every change together”. Couple’s intimacy and sexuality experiences from the perspectives of transgender and non-binary individuals’ partners. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 48(1).
This research presents unique experiences of some couples where one member is gender diverse, when it comes to sex and intimacy.