As a traditionally underserved population that faces numerous health disparities, youth who
identify as transgender and gender diverse (TGD) and their families are increasingly …

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of research regarding transgender and
gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. The stigma and legal discriminations that this …

OBJECTIVE: Transgender children who have socially transitioned, that is, who identify as
the gender “opposite” their natal sex and are supported to live openly as that gender, are …

BACKGROUND: Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) adolescents have
difficulty accessing and receiving health care compared with cisgender youth, yet research …

Objective Social transitions are increasingly common for transgender children. A social
transition involves a child presenting to other people as a member of the “opposite” gender …

Transgender people experience disproportionately high mental and physical health risks.
Minority stress theory identifies distal and proximal stressors that contribute to negative …

ABSTRACT The Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and
Gender Nonconforming People is a publication of the World Professional Association for …

Introduction Psychological, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors play a significant role in
making one vulnerable to developing a sexual concern, in triggering the onset of a sexual …

Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be
produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This …

Gender dysphoria (GD) in childhood is a complex phenomenon characterized by clinically
significant distress due to the incongruence between assigned gender at birth and …