Cet article s’intéresse aux répercussions psychiques de la « transidentité » d’un adolescent sur son père. Son objectif est d’explorer le vécu psychique de ce dernier, notamment au niveau de son identité masculine et de sa parentalité. Face au peu de recherches nationales et internationales consacrées à ce thème, contrastant avec le nombre d’études s’intéressant à la « transidentité », nous avons construit une méthodologie composée d’un entretien clinique semi-directif et d’une épreuve projective, le TAT (Thematic Apperception Test). Suite aux rencontres avec notre participant, surnommé Michel, les résultats cliniques mettent en évidence une relation père/fils dégradée. La sphère de la dimension affective semble être la plus perturbée puisque nous repérons, chez notre participant, un mouvement dépressif important. Ces données cliniques nous laissent alors penser que l’exposition d’un père à la transidentité de son fils peut provoquer des perturbations à des niveaux conscients et inconscients, tant au niveau de sa parentalité que de son éprouvé personnel.

This research focuses on the psychological repercussions of a teenager's “trans-identity” with his father. Its objective is to explore the experiences of this father, particularly in terms of parenting and male identity.

Faced with the limited research devoted to this theme, in contrast to studies focusing on transidentity, we have developed a methodology composed of a semi-structured interview and a projective test, the TAT.

Following the meeting with Michel, the clinical results highlight a degraded father/son relationship, the sphere of the affective dimension seems to be the most disturbed since a significant depressive movement is detected in our participant. These results suggest that a father's exposure to his son's “trans-identity” can cause disturbances at both conscious and unconscious levels, affecting both his parenting and his personal experience.

This study contributes to the updating of knowledge in the transgender field. In particular, it paves the way for future research. The results have shown the usefulness of continuing research in this area to improve support for parents of transgender adolescents or young adults and thus help transgender people themselves in their transition. Indeed, the studies have stressed that family involvement and support in the transition of a transgender subject is essential for his or her well-being and facilitates his or her transition. It therefore seems essential to continue studies in this field so that they contribute to improving the care and psychological support of transgender people.