Study Finds that Transgender Adolescent or Childhood Social Transition Is Not Harmful; Bullying Present In K-12 Experiences
BOSTON A study published in the
Journal of Adolescent Health finds that a social transition during childhood or adolescence is not harmful to transgender or gender diverse youth, but experiences of harassment based on gender identity in K-12 school environments are. The study was authored by researchers at The Fenway Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard Medical School), and the Stanford University School of Medicine and is believed to be the first to examine mental health outcomes in adulthood of transgender people who experienced social transition during childhood or adolescence. It contributes important new knowledge to the growing body of research documenting the harm that transgender and gender diverse people experience when they are exposed to societal stigma and discrimination based on gender identity.
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Fenway Health, Harvard, MGH, & Brigham and Women s Researchers Find Association Between Gender-Affirming Hair Removal and Mental Health Outcomes
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“Association Between Gender-Affirming Hair Removal and Mental Health Outcomes” is the latest in a series of papers using data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey to evaluate factors affecting the mental health outcomes of transgender and gender diverse people.
Our findings add to the growing body of research suggesting the mental health benefits of gender-affirming health care treatment for transgender and gender diverse people. BOSTON (PRWEB) July 22, 2021 A research letter published in JAMA Dermatology finds that gender-affirming hair removal for transgender and gender diverse people is associated with improved mental health outcomes. It uses data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey and is the latest in a series of secondary analyses of the groun
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New Study from The Fenway Institute, MGH Shows Discrimination, Stigma, and Family Pressure Drive “Detransition” Among Transgender People
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Study suggests that stigma and discrimination are obstacles to safely living in one’s gender identity and expression
These findings show that detransition and transition regret are not synonymous, despite the two phenomena being frequently conflated in the media and in political debates. BOSTON (PRWEB) April 07, 2021 A new study published in LGBT Health found that 13.1% of currently identified transgender people have detransitioned at some point in their lives, but that 82.5% of those who have detransitioned attribute their decision to at least one external factor such as pressure from family, non-affirming school environments, and increased vulnerability to violence, including sexual assault. The study was authored by researchers at The Fenway Institute and