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<p>The present study tested gender differences in BDSM roles, fantasies, and practices in a large, international sample of BDSM practitioners (<i>n</i> = 1104). Within a sample of 474 cisgender women, 421 cisgender men, and 209 gender-expansive (non-cisgender) individuals, 264 identified as exclusively left-of-slash (Dominant, Top, Sadist, etc.); 369 as exclusively right-of-slash (submissive, bottom, masochist, etc.); 78 as a combination of left-of-slash and right-of-slash roles but without identifying as switches; and 393 as switches. Significant relationships between gender and BDSM role emerged such that cisgender women tended towards right-of-slash roles, cisgender men tended towards left-of-slash roles, and gender-expansive individuals tended towards switching. Similarly, cisgender men reported more dominant and sadistic fantasies and activities than cisgender women or gender-expansive individuals, and cisgender women reported more submissive and masochistic activities than cisgender men or gender-expansive individuals and more submissive and masochistic fantasies than cisgender men. Gender identity groups and BDSM role groups differed significantly by age, but including age as a covariate changed the significance of only one analysis. No significant effect of geographical location was found. Implications of these findings are discussed.</p>

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Alignment Beyond the Binaries: The Relationship Between Expansive Gender Identities and Flexible BDSM Roles in a Large-Scale International Sample

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    2026年3月1日

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  • Hannah L. Tarleton,
  • Jennifer M. Davis,
  • Alana Schuerwegen,
  • Wim Huys,
  • Elise Wuyts,
  • Kris Goethals,
  • Violette Coppens,
  • Manuel Morrens,
  • Brad J. Sagarin

摘要

The present study tested gender differences in BDSM roles, fantasies, and practices in a large, international sample of BDSM practitioners (n = 1104). Within a sample of 474 cisgender women, 421 cisgender men, and 209 gender-expansive (non-cisgender) individuals, 264 identified as exclusively left-of-slash (Dominant, Top, Sadist, etc.); 369 as exclusively right-of-slash (submissive, bottom, masochist, etc.); 78 as a combination of left-of-slash and right-of-slash roles but without identifying as switches; and 393 as switches. Significant relationships between gender and BDSM role emerged such that cisgender women tended towards right-of-slash roles, cisgender men tended towards left-of-slash roles, and gender-expansive individuals tended towards switching. Similarly, cisgender men reported more dominant and sadistic fantasies and activities than cisgender women or gender-expansive individuals, and cisgender women reported more submissive and masochistic activities than cisgender men or gender-expansive individuals and more submissive and masochistic fantasies than cisgender men. Gender identity groups and BDSM role groups differed significantly by age, but including age as a covariate changed the significance of only one analysis. No significant effect of geographical location was found. Implications of these findings are discussed.