Top Research Papers on Transgender

American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Position School counselors recognize all students have the right to be treated equally and fairly with dignity and respect as unique individuals, free from discrimination, harassment and bullying based on their real or perceived gender identity and gender expression. School counselors work to safeguard the well-being of transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.

Relative to cisgender people, transgender individuals not only are at an elevated risk of experiencing at least one form of physical or sexual violence, but also at an increased risk of polyvictimization: that is, exposure to multiple types of violence over the life course. Given that polyvictimization increases vulnerability to adverse mental and physical health sequelae, there is a pressing need to identify which sociodemographic subgroups of transgender people are at greater risk of polyvictimization. Understanding these risk profiles will have important implications for developing transgen...

UNC Campus Health staff welcomes and affirms students of all gender identities and sexual orientations. We recognize that transgender and gender queer students have health concerns that are often the same as all UNC students. Some health issues may be unique and require a greater understanding of transgender student experiences or require transgender-specific information or programs. Many providers have completed continuing medical education about providing care to transgender patients and many have also attended UNC?s Safe Zone and Safe Zone Challenge trainings. When you make an appointment, ...

This paper explores the experiences of transgender refugee claimants in Canada’s refugee status determination system by using mixed methods: quantitative analysis of data obtained from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), reviews of published and unpublished decisions, country condition documentation packages and IRB guidelines, as well as interviews with refugee lawyers. Using these methods, we explore how credibility arises in transgender refugee claims, noting the impact of medicalization and country conditions materials on transgender claims, and drawing parallels between medical gatek...

The transgender woman, a person who identifies and performs in femininity, has increasingly looked for vocal therapy due to gender incongruence, and vocal therapy is seen as positive, for working on vocal potentialities, self-perception, and self-acceptance.

Transgender (TG) clients face barriers to accessing healthcare, and specific recommendations to improve provider practice will decrease these barriers, according to evidence.

OBJECTIVE Ample evidence shows that transgender congruence is negatively associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in the Western context; however, limited research has explored these relationships in non-Western populations (e.g., Chinese transgender adults). Moreover, to our knowledge, there has been no research describing disordered eating in Chinese transgender adults. Thus, this study aimed to explore group differences in and relationships between transgender congruence, body appreciation, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in Chinese transgender adults. METHOD...

It is found that 6.6% of FtM transgender patients undergoing top surgery had an elevated risk of breast cancer, with 1.2% of patients having a greater than 2 times risk of Breast cancer.

Questions about transgender individuals’ place in sport persist. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to focus on transgender inclusion in sport. Drawing from varied perspectives, the authors present five reasons for inclusion, basing their arguments on sport as a human right, fairness, gendered notions of athleticism, well-being, and economics. The authors then present a multilevel model for including transgender athletes, coaches, and administrators in sport, identifying factors at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels of analysis.

This perspective provides a firsthand account shared by one transgender woman and her lived experiences with accessing genderaffirming medical care, giving voice to and humanizing the experiences of transgender individuals who are navigating the US healthcare system.

The aim of this article is to provide an analytical introduction upon the ways of representation of transgender minority in new media. Through rhetorical analysis of selected content related to two high-profile transgender YouTubers, we identified five building blocks of given discourse: reduction of a structural problem to a personal one, reduction of a person’s reality to feelings, tokenization, psychiatrization of transgender identity, and ingroup gatekeeping.

The case of a 27-year-old transwoman who presented with a palpable breast lump after being on oral oestrogen therapy for 6 years is presented, which confirmed the lesion to be a benign fibroadenoma.

There are changes in the gonads of trans people caused by estrogen and androgen that can promote infertility in this population, perhaps temporarily or not, so it is necessary to carry out reproductive counseling for this population before starting GAHT and during all medical follow-ups, especially with individuals who will undergo GAS.

Using theory from philosophy and from race studies, the author explores the countertransference confusions and enactments that can arise in working with trans and gender nonbinary patients. Case material is presented to explore in vivo the potential for enactments and toxic anxiety in the analyst in work with patients exploring or inhabiting new forms of desire and identity. Primitive states of anxiety and dysphoria may inhibit the analyst's capacities to allow freedom and reflection in cases of complex gender construction.

This article seeks to start a discussion that may help us understand why the category “transgender,” created to include all trans* experiences, has excluded some. If “transgender” cannot fully include all trans* people, can it still be a useful category to adequately capture and analyze the lived experience of historical actors? It is in tracing back the genealogy of transgender, in the search for a name that could encompass the multiple and sometimes contradictory relationships between one's body and its social recognition, that we may attempt to discover why transgender has eclipsed terms ...

Abstract Objective: Although researchers in higher education have focused more attention on transgender individuals, gaps remain, particularly related to aspects of health and wellness. Participants: Participants were a nationally representative sample of college students. Methods:Anova and follow up post hoc tests were utilized to examine measures of transgender college students’ mental health in comparison to their cisgender peers who identify as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, and bisexual. Results: Findings indicate that transgender students were more likely to report physically harming themse...

There is a case for prioritizing improved education in medical schools on the specific health needs of transgender and gender-diverse people as part of addressing global health inequities in care.

It is found that trans people were nearly twice as likely to die over the period as their non-trans counterparts and key disparities within trans populations were found, with people on the trans feminine to nonbinary spectrum being at the greatest risk of mortality compared to non- trans males and females.

As with public opinion on other policy issues, attitudes toward transgender rights are partly driven by “group-centric” reasoning. Those with more positive feelings toward transgender people are more likely to support policies that protect their rights. But linking group affect with policies impacting members of that group requires some knowledge and understanding of politics, which not all citizens possess to the same extent. In this research note, we demonstrate that political awareness moderates the relationship between affect toward transgender people and support for their civil rights. AN...

As a foundation year 1 doctor (intern), Laura organised a teaching programme on transgender awareness for health care professionals (HCPs).

It is suggested that creating safe and supportive environments at school for transgender youth is an attainable goal, as all identified barriers to inclusivity and connection were modifiable.

This article examines the lived experiences of Malaysian transgender persons at the workplace. Drawing on focus group discussions with transgenders working in a broad range of sectors in Malaysia, we illustrate the challenges they face in relation to discrimination and lack of inclusiveness at work. Discrimination at work can take several forms. Ozereen (2014) states that it can be formal and/or interpersonal. Contrary to previous reports, we find that transgender persons are accepted in Malaysian organisations to some extent. The ‘assumption’ therefore fundamentally affects the chances of LGB...

While lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people experience exclusion and animosity in most organizations and societies, their rights have gradually gained recognition in several countries in the world. Within the LGBT community, transgender people are the least researched group. Our empirical investigation focuses on the lived experience of transgender people in Hungary, within an increasingly precarious social context, particularly in the workplace, labor market, and certain aspects of private lives. Our findings shed light on the significant challenges they face, including a part...

Four major clusters of health issues are identified for trans groups in the majority, postcolonial world: staying alive in the face of violence and disease, keeping a trans life afloat in practice, facing pressures including rising populism, and making transitions work.

It is suggested that transgender and gender-diverse peoples' needs in the cancer care continuum are not optimally addressed and effective solutions are needed to offer the best care to every patient in a person-centric and gender diversity-sensitive environment.

The paramount role of the provider in establishing gender-affirming care is argued and some high-impact avenues which the provider, regardless of specialty, may pursue when caring for these patients are argued.

Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. TLC is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation. Table of

The potential for fecundity in transgender men, as well as appropriate reproductive care depending on whether the patient prefers to avoid conception or to become pregnant, are discussed.

As harmful conspiracy beliefs against transgender people are becoming increasingly popular, three experiments examined how cisgender people's contact with transgender individuals might reduce these beliefs. In Study 1a (N = 222), positive parasocial contact with transgender creators on TikTok (vs. no contact) was found to increase perspective‐taking, which was associated with lower transgender conspiracy beliefs when controlling for frequency of contact and prejudice. Study 1b (N = 302) replicated this effect when controlling for frequency of contact. Study 2 (N = 220) aimed to manipulate pers...

Review: Saeidzadeh, Zara. 2020. Trans and Sex Change in Contemporary Iran: A Socio-Legal Study of Gendered Policies and Practices. PhD diss. Örebro University: Centre for Feminist Social Studies. (159 pages)

This introductory article presents some subtle and, perhaps, controversial aspects of providing care to adolescents who identify as transgender and how careproviders who see these patients, even when they have no special expertise in this area, may be able to enhance patients’ equality in every respect.

The right to choose one’s gender identity is an essential part to lead a life with dignity which again falls under the ambit of Article 21. Transgender persons are deprived of social and cultural participation and hence they have restricted access to education, health care and public places which further deprives them of the Constitutional guarantee of equality before law and equal protection of laws. It has also been noticed that the community also faces discrimination as they are not given the right to contest election, right to vote (Article 326), employment, to get licenses, etc. and in ef...

1 Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 2 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 4 Universidade de São Paulo – USP, Faculdade de Medicina – FM, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Financial support: None. Conflicts of interest: All authors are lecturers for the pharmaceutical industry on venous thromboembolism. Submitted: September 03, 2022. Accepted: November 18, 2022.

Abstract Although lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are often treated as a homogenous group, they are not treated equally by states and societies. The F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights (GBTR) represents the first multiyear attempt to assess cross-nationally the extent to which countries are human rights protective or persecuting specifically toward transgender individuals. Examining 204 countries from 2011 to 2019, the GBTR, which measures state and societal level human rights protection or persecution, shows that the majority of countries in the world are far from...

This Viewpoint describes recent legislation and recommendations from statewide athletic associations regarding sports participation for transgender children and adolescents.

There does not seem to be any reason to expect advantage for Transgender people prior to puberty of or for transgender people whose gender-affirming treatment begins at the onset of puberty, and the existing literature suggests that treatment to lower testosterone may be sufficient to erase that advantage in at least some athletic activities.

The amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of India in 2019 address non-binary persons' constitutional rights, recognition of their gender identity, and non-discrimination laws across institutional spaces (for example, family, workplace, education, and healthcare). The Act discusses legal rights in isolation of praxis, structural support and, more importantly, lacks guidelines needed to substantively access rights. Such a disconnection relegates human rights to merely legal changes with limited practice. In this article, we discuss the achievements and failures of the...

Abstract Purpose: Using a minority stress paradigm, this paper examines the relationship between anti-transgender discrimination, harassment, and violence among transgender adults. Methods: Data from the 2015 U.S. National Transgender Survey were used to examine twenty types of anti-transgender experiences/problems (e.g., harassment at work, problems with police officials, verbal and physical assaults) in a sample of 27,715 transgender Americans aged 18 or older. Binge drinking during the previous month was the dependent variable, and eight control measures were examined in the multivariate an...

Clinicians should advise TGD young people and their families of the known and unknown risks and work together with patients to decide upon a treatment and follow-up regimen that aligns with their individual gender affirmation and health goals.

Transgender or non-binary (TGNB) people are often present as protagonists of pornographic material. This study is the first to consider TGNB people as critical consumers of sexually explicit material. The sample included 212 self-identified TGNB individuals: 47.2% trans man/transmasculine, 15.6% trans woman/transfeminine and 37.3% non-binary. The online questionnaire consisted of a sociodemographic data collection, multiple-choice questions about preferences and habits concerning pornography, and open-ended questions about the sensations experienced when watching pornography, opinions on the r...

With a lack of research to guide GAHT in older age, a shared decision-making approach is recommended for the provision of GAHT to achieve individual goals whilst minimizing potential adverse effects.

In this qualitative study of 24 physicians who identify as TGE, major themes emerged centering on emotional distress associated with overt and subtle transphobia throughout the spectrum of medical training and practice.

Based on interviews and ethnography, this article analyzes how racialized gender policing in public space and service organizations deprives transgender women of survival resources. Although transgender women are disproportionately the targets of enforcement, most studies of the criminalization of homelessness, drug use, sex work and migration exclude their experiences. Studies that do include transgender women often focus narrowly on anti-prostitution laws and enforcement, overlooking other laws and policies that contribute to criminalization and poverty. This article analyzes the confluence ...

This article argues that religious mythologies and cultural narratives about the timelessness of gender diversity in South Asia frame the formation of the transgender subject of rights in India. The authors interrogate a verdict issued by the Supreme Court of India in 2014 and the Transgender Person Bill of Rights (2018) to ascertain the frames of recognition accorded diverse transgender communities in India. This is followed by an analysis of the category of eunuch created and criminalized by British colonizers and the present-day category of transgender based on self-affirmation of gender. T...

Transgender people are tormented and attacked on social media on a daily basis, yet they are rarely reported to the police. The main reason for this is that many transgender people do not have families that are willing to adopt them; therefore, abuse and accidents involving them go undetected.

Participants who were female sex recorded at birth had statistically significant increased odds of CVD for those reporting transgender identity compared with cisgender identity, however, transgender identity did not change the odds ofCVD for participants who were male sexRecorded at birth.

The pyramid of transgender health helps to demystify the care of transgender individuals and the policy makers can use the pyramid to decide about financial help to the community for their holistic care.

Transgender care before and during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is explored using patient data from 10 family planning clinics in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

This review documents mental health disparities in transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents and discusses potential explanations for them using a minority stress framework, and reviews interventions that may improve mental health in TGD youth.

This article summarizes the recent update of guidelines on health care for transgender and gender diverse people, including primary care, gender-affirming care, mental health care, and education of the clinical workforce.