Researchers With Benefits? Methodological and Ethical Challenges and Possibilities in Sexuality Research Within Marginalised Populations

While the qualitative research interview can be a relevant and effective method, it also highly demanding for both researcher participant. In this paper we analyse methodological ethical challenges that arise sexuality researchers who conduct interviews with members of marginalised communities. We thereby aim to open discussion contribute knowledge ourselves missed as doctoral students – still do which therefore hope used in education well continuous reflexive discussions among scholars conducting general particular individuals belonging populations. revisited our separate previous studies made joint re-analysis processes three different projects conducted Sweden between 2011 2021. Participants were people disability/chronic illness, transgender non-binary gendered incarcerated young secure state care. argue seen by interviewees an opportunity advice emotional support methodology bring added therapeutic value participants whose sexual health needs have been previously ignored or denied. The should prepared share whatever sexuality-related interviewee seeks anything else would unethical. Essentially, concerns very fundamental reason why are doing first place: new on greater possibilities realisation rights persons communities but without happening way jeopardises interviewees’ well-being. suggest interviewing requires systematic preparative work reflexivity how balance ethics, professional academic rigour.