Top Research Papers on Transgender

Interviews with 41 nonbinary individuals reveal a considerable amount of ambivalence among nonbinary people regarding transgender identification. There is also disagreement about which model of transgender legitimacy determines group membership: the binary and medicalized model or the umbrella model. Those who do not identify as transgender either do not consider themselves to be “trans enough” to claim group membership alongside trans men and trans women or otherwise consider their gender experience to be qualitatively different from the transgender experience. Meanwhile, those who do identif...

Results from this USTS analysis indicate the need for medical education, policy implementation, and intersectional research to establish health equity for transgender people.

Barriers to clinical care and research participation unique to transgender and gender nonbinary people are described and concrete suggestions for creating more inclusive environments are offered.

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.

A double-blind systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses reporting on PUBMED/MEDLINE and SCOPUS found TG individuals do experience a higher prevalence of mental health disorders than that of the general population or cisgender individuals, however, further research is needed to address the existing gaps in knowledge.

The implications of the prevention model indicate that psychologists play a key role in supporting trans people, regardless of the clinical concerns that bring them to therapy, as well as the evidence and practice for supportingtrans people through their social and medical transition processes, which have been demonstrated to improve mental and physical health outcomes.

Transgender and nonbinary youth were at increased risk of experiencing depressed mood, seriously considering suicide, and attempting suicide compared with cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning youth.

This Committee Opinion offers guidance on providing inclusive and affirming care as well as clinical information on hormone therapy and preventive care and cites existing resources for those seeking information on the care of transgender adolescents.

An increase in media coverage ofTGD-related topics over recent years was associated with an increase in the number of TGD young people presenting to 2 gender clinics on opposite sides of the world.

Clinical implications suggest sexual and gender minorities may report increased anxiety in the face of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) legislation, which may be associated with heightened symptoms of depression.

CAB-LA was superior to daily oral TDF-FTC in preventing HIV infection among MSM and transgender women and strategies are needed to prevent INSTI resistance in cases of CAB- LA PrEP failure.

This review found that transgender youths contend with feelings of gender incongruence, fear, and vulnerability in accessing health care, which can lead to disengagement from care and resorting to high-risk and unsafe interventions.

Abstract Joy is a crucial element of people’s everyday lives that has been understudied by sociologists. This is particularly true for scholarship about transgender people. To address what we term a joy deficit in sociology, we analyze 40 in-depth interviews with trans people in which they were asked what they find joyful about being trans. Their responses demonstrate the methodological and theoretical importance of asking about joy. Four main themes emerged from the interviews. First, interviewees easily answered the question about joy. Second, contrary to common assumptions, we found that tr...

There is a significant inverse association between treatment with pubertal suppression during adolescence and lifetime suicidal ideation among transgender adults who ever wanted this treatment, suggesting that puberal suppression for transgender adolescents who want this treatment is associated with favorable mental health outcomes.

I first came across Abigail Shrier's work when the vitriol that encircled its prepublication in 2020 was loudly heard.It was ugly; it was merciless; and it ignored, as those feeling threatened often do, any careful data collection or year's worth of investigation by Shrier.When the book was finally released the acrimony persisted, with such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon taking it off their websites-only to have it 1 Genspect.orgwas founded by parents who felt their children needed a wider range of treatment options and more evidence based approaches for gender questioning children and young peo...

This article provides the first large-scale evidence on transgender status, gender identity, and socioeconomic outcomes in the United States, using representative data from 35 states in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which asked identical questions about transgender status and gender identity during at least one year from 2014 to 2017. More than 2,100 respondents, aged 18 to 64 years, identified as transgender. Individuals who identify as transgender are significantly less likely to be college educated and less likely to identify as heterosexual than are individuals wh...

In this 2-year study involving transgender and nonbinary youth, GAH improved appearance congruence and psychosocial functioning.

It is drawn attention that gender-diverse Brazilian individuals represent around 2% of the country's adult population (almost 3 million people), and are homogeneously located throughout the country, reiterating the urgency of public health policies for these individuals in the five Brazilian sub-regions.

Evidence demonstrating that trans adults in the USA are affected by disparities in physical and mental health and in access to health care, relative to cisgender (nontrans) persons is synthesized.

This study underscores the importance of classifying and examining the health of the transgender population as unique subpopulations, as notable health differences were discovered.

Barriers, including widespread discrimination and unemployment, contribute to health inequity and prevalent mental health conditions, and better training for health professionals in the provision of safe, gender-affirming and general health care for trans people is urgently required.

Abstract There are over 1 million transgender people living in the United States, and 33% report negative experiences with a healthcare provider, many of which are connected to data representation in electronic health records (EHRs). We present recommendations and common pitfalls involving sex- and gender-related data collection in EHRs. Our recommendations leverage the needs of patients, medical providers, and researchers to optimize both individual patient experiences and the efficacy and reproducibility of EHR population-based studies. We also briefly discuss adequate additions to the EHR c...

The sparse findings lend support to the minority stress model, but the overreliance of the literature on disproportionate investigation of transgender women with multiple intersectional disadvantages means there are significant gaps regarding the wider transgender community.

Transgender patients may be diagnosed at later stages, be less likely to receive treatment, and have worse survival for many cancer types, according to a large sample size and small sample size.

School belonging, emotional neglect by family, and internalized self-stigma made a unique, statistically significant contribution to past 6-month suicidality, which offers guidance for practitioners working with parents and caregivers of trans youth, as well as, for the creation of practices which foster interpersonal belonging for transgender youth.

Current data indicate that people who self-identify as TGD represent a sizable and increasing proportion of the general population, but well-conducted studies of similar type and design tend to produce comparable results.

Trans feminine and trans masculine individuals are disproportionately burdened by HIV and their unique prevention and care needs should be comprehensively addressed.

Probability and nonprobability‐based studies of US transgender persons identify different disparities in health and health care access.

This cohort study investigates whether gender-affirming care is associated with decreased depression, anxiety, and suicidality among transgender and nonbinary youths.

It is reported that the performance gap between males and females becomes significant at puberty and often amounts to 10–50% depending on sport, and is more pronounced in sporting activities relying on muscle mass and explosive strength, particularly in the upper body.

These findings highlight the ways thatTGD people would like their gender to be asked about, which is necessary information to ensure that questions about gender reflect TGD people's identities accurately.

Results indicate an ongoing need for gender affirming care for TGD young adults in ED screening and treatment, including enhancing understanding of the intersection of gender dysphoria and eating disorders as well as improvements in health care provider training.

Given the potentially life-saving benefits of these medications for TGD youth, it is critical that rigorous longitudinal and mixed methods research be conducted that includes stakeholders and members of the gender diverse community with representative samples.

Abstract Context Hormonal interventions in adolescents with gender dysphoria may have adverse effects, such as reduced bone mineral accrual. Objective To describe bone mass development in adolescents with gender dysphoria treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa), subsequently combined with gender-affirming hormones. Design Observational prospective study. Subjects 51 transgirls and 70 transboys receiving GnRHa and 36 transgirls and 42 transboys receiving GnRHa and gender-affirming hormones, subdivided into early- and late-pubertal groups. Main Outcome Measures Bone mineral...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the medical literature involving laboratory-proven HIV and STI diagnoses among transgender people highlighted opportunities for the future study of epidemiology of HIV/STIs in Transgender men and the relevance of STIs in transgender people.

Transgender (or trans) is an umbrella term for individuals who experience their gender differently from what is associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Individuals who are nonbinary experience their gender outside binary conceptions of gender. Although research has predominantly focused on negative mental health outcomes for transgender and non-binary (TNB) individuals, an emergent literature has begun to explore protective and health-promoting factors and dimensions of psychological well-being. In this Review, we discuss the sociocultural context for TNB people, beginning with a ...

There is a need to develop measures of anti-trans stigma at all socioecological levels informed by the lived experiences of trans people.

Providers of gender-affirming care overwhelmingly opposed legislation that bans gender-Affirming care for TGDY citing the severe consequences to the health and well-being ofTGDY along with the need to practice evidence-based medicine without fear.

Transgender individuals experience a dramatically higher prevalence of IPV victimization compared with cisgender individuals, regardless of sex assigned at birth, though more research is needed.

The gender minority stress model is a helpful framework for understanding how minority stressors contribute to health disparities and poor health outcomes among TGE adolescents.