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Jayne PE, Szucs LE, Lesesne CA, Grose RG, Johns MM. "I wouldn't have felt so alone": The sexual health education experiences of transgender and gender diverse youth living in the southeastern United States. PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 2024; 56:158-170. [PMID: 38623631 PMCID: PMC11304134 DOI: 10.1111/psrh.12258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Transgender and gender diverse youth experience multiple disproportionate adverse sexual health outcomes. Sexual health education teaches knowledge, attitudes, and skills for promoting sexual health, including reducing risk for sexually transmitted infection, HIV acquisition, and unintended pregnancy. Provision of sexual health education may be protective, but research remains scarce. METHODS We conducted a multi-stage thematic analysis of 33 in-depth interviews among transgender and gender diverse youth (ages 15-24) living in the southeastern United States on their sexual health education experiences. RESULTS Our study participants described school-based sexual health education as unhelpful due to a lack of relevant information, inadequately prepared teachers, and a perceived negative tone toward sexuality. They reported relying on online sources of sexual health information, finding relevant content and community despite some limitations. Participants desired content and pedagogy that expands beyond binary and white-centric presentations of sexuality and gender and sought resources that provide relevant, accurate, and judgment-free information while holding positive framing around sexuality and gender. CONCLUSION There is much work needed to improve the breadth, quality, and relevance of school-based sexual health education. Sexual health education can improve by strengthening critical media literacy skills of youth; raising staff cultural competency on gender, race, and sexual identity through training and supports; using culturally relevant and inclusive curricula; and partnering with community-based organizations. Transgender and gender diverse youth would benefit from sexual health education from multiple sources which is queer-friendly, affirms their existence, and provides information on gender, race, and sexuality in positive and expansive ways.
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- Paula E. Jayne
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health, Chamblee, Georgia, USA
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- Colorado School of Public Health, Community Health Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, USA
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School Factors Strongly Impact Transgender and Non-Binary Youths' Well-Being. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:children9101520. [PMID: 36291456 PMCID: PMC9599998 DOI: 10.3390/children9101520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND School plays an important role in transgender and non-binary (TNB) youths' life and well-being. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of how the lived experiences, gender affirmation and challenges encountered by TNB youths in the school setting affect their well-being. METHOD Our study was a qualitative secondary data analysis, based on the interviews of 12 Canadian TNB youths aged 15-17 years old. RESULTS We found that TNB students' well-being was closely related to the acknowledgment of gender identity at school. Several factors, including school socio-cultural environment, teachers' and peers' attitudes and behaviours, school physical environments and the respect of confidentiality of gender identity were all found to impact TNB students' well-being. To face adversity related to some of these factors, TNB youths used several contextually driven strategies such as compromising, educating, and sensitizing others about gender diversity and avoiding certain people or situations. CONCLUSION Our results highlight the important influence of school climate and culture, as well as teachers', school personnel's and peers' behaviours and attitudes on TNB youths' well-being. Our findings can guide future interventions to help schools become more inclusive and supportive of gender diversity.
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Moya MS, Caldarella P, Larsen RAA, Warren JS, Bitton JR, Feyereisen PM. Addressing Adolescent Stress in School: Perceptions of a High School Wellness Center. EDUCATION & TREATMENT OF CHILDREN 2022; 45:277-291. [PMID: 35854976 PMCID: PMC9281574 DOI: 10.1007/s43494-022-00079-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED Adolescents are often burdened with academic, home, and peer stressors. With adolescent mental health issues and suicide on the rise, administrators have worked with nonprofit organizations and the community to address stress and internalized behavior problems. School-based wellness centers are tranquil rooms with various sensory activities, calming nature scenes, and sounds for relaxation purposes. School-based wellness centers may have behavioral effects by reducing exposure to aversive events and increasing access to positive and negative reinforcers. There has not yet been a formal study of school-based wellness centers published in the literature. In the present study, we used questionnaires to examine the perceptions of 752 students, 124 parents, and 69 school staff of their high school wellness center. Results indicated that stakeholders had positive perceptions of the wellness center. In particular, results implied that stakeholders believed the wellness center contributed to students' academic success, elevation of mood, confidence, and coping skills. Results also suggested that attendance at the wellness center was associated with a decrease in student stress and anxiety, though recommendations for improvements were noted. Implications and limitations of this study are discussed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43494-022-00079-1.
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- Malka S. Moya
- Brigham Young University, 149D MCKB, Provo, UT 84602 USA
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Diana P, Esposito S. LGBTQ+ Youth Health: An Unmet Need in Pediatrics. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:1027. [PMID: 35884011 PMCID: PMC9325167 DOI: 10.3390/children9071027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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At present, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people (LGBTQ+) are increasingly being empowered to freely express themselves, particularly young people and rising generations. Although data underline the trend of more open expression of different sexual orientations and gender identities, LGBTQ+ adolescents still suffer discrimination in the health care framework. Inclusive care by providers to look after the health of LGBTQ+ indiviuals is needed. Pediatricians are often the first health care providers for LGBTQ+ youth facing their sexual and gender identities. Unfortunately, pediatricians have limited knowledge about LGBTQ+ issues, which keeps them from fulfilling the specific needs of LGBTQ+ youth. The purpose of this review is to frame the most important aspects of LGBTQ+ youths' lives, including risks, difficulties and needs, that pediatricians should investigate and meet to provide these youth with better and more individualizedassistance regarding their health. A literature analysis showed that pediatricians have insufficient knowledge of and comfort with several items regarding the management of LGBTQ+ youths. Increased awareness and knowledge of the specific and exclusive needs of LGBTQ+ adolescents are mandatory, including dedicated pediatric LGBTQ+ health care training. This would give them the opportunity to forward an inclusive health care system, thus reducing the risks related to stigma, bullying and family rejection and promoting sex education. Further studies are needed to better evaluate the prevalence of LGBTQ+ youths, gender-based medicine in pediatrics and the effects of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ younth population due to increased risks of psychosocial suffering, isolation and mental diseases.
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy;
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Evans I, Rawlings V. "It was Just One Less Thing that I Had to Worry about": Positive Experiences of Schooling for Gender Diverse and Transgender Students. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2021; 68:1489-1508. [PMID: 31855130 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2019.1698918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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While a range of studies have explored the difficulties and negative experiences that transgender and gender diverse young people face at school, there has so far been a dearth of research that investigates their positive experiences. Through interviews with three transgender youth, this study explores transgender and gender diverse students' positive experiences of schooling. Positive experiences centering around "significant people," "relationships and dialogue" and "groups and materials" were found to contribute to a safer and more supportive learning environment for each participant. While it is a small-scale study, the findings are hoped to provide educators with examples of positive teaching practices that they can draw from to support transgender and gender diverse students within their own classrooms.
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- India Evans
- Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Feldman S, Watson RJ, Gallik C. College Aspirations, Gender Sexuality Alliances, and Teacher Support among Diverse LGBTQ Youth. EDUCATIONAL REVIEW 2020; 74:281-297. [PMID: 35280598 PMCID: PMC8916710 DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2020.1816907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth report hostile school climates and sexuality-based harassment, but scholarship has not clearly documented how these climates might be associated with college aspirations among this population. Given college has become a common aspiration for many high school youths, we sought to explore subgroup differences in college aspirations among LGBTQ youth, and whether or not LGBTQ-specific community factors, such as Gender Sexuality Alliances (GSA) presence and teacher support, were related to college aspirations. To do this, we analyzed a large sample (N = 11,327, Mage = 15.57) of LGBTQ youth from across the United States. We compared college aspirations across subgroups of youth via bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models to explore how school factors (i.e., presence of GSAs and LGBTQ-specific teacher supportiveness) were associated with college aspirations among LGBTQ youth. We found that transgender youth were less likely to aspire to go to college compared to cisgender counterparts. Additionally, more common sexual minority subgroups (e.g., gay/lesbian) were less likely to aspire to go to college compared to their counterparts with more emergent identity labels (e.g., asexual, queer). The presence of GSAs and higher reports of LGBTQ-supportive teachers were associated with increased odds of aspiring to go to college across all LGBTQ youth in our sample. These findings have implications for how schools and teachers prepare sexual and gender minorities for college. The findings imply that LGBTQ populations should not be treated as monolithic in their college readiness, preparation, and aspirations.
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- Steven Feldman
- Department of Higher Education & Student Affairs, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
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Horton C. Thriving or Surviving? Raising Our Ambition for Trans Children in Primary and Secondary Schools. FRONTIERS IN SOCIOLOGY 2020; 5:67. [PMID: 33869473 PMCID: PMC8022833 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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As more trans children find the confidence to make themselves known in our primary and secondary schools, school teachers and administrators look for guidance on how to best support trans pupils. This article synthesises findings from global literature on trans children in primary and secondary education (K1-12 in the US), extracting key themes and conclusions. It then examines the most recent UK school guidance documents on trans inclusion, assessing which lessons and recommendations from global literature are represented. The article highlights existing good practices in visibility and representation and in protection from violence and harassment. Several areas where additional effort is needed are identified, including action on environmental stress and cisnormativity, addressing barriers to school trans-inclusivity and institutional accountability. A number of important shifts are called for: from adaptation on request to pre-emptive change; from accommodation to a rights-based approach; from pathologisation to trans-positivity. Finally, the article raises expectations on what it means to be an ally for trans children in education.
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- Cal Horton
- Education Department, Goldsmiths University, London, United Kingdom
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Sansfaçon AP, Hébert W, Lee EOJ, Faddoul M, Tourki D, Bellot C. Digging beneath the surface: Results from stage one of a qualitative analysis of factors influencing the well-being of trans youth in Quebec. Int J Transgend 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2018.1446066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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- University of Toronto, Social-Cultural Anthropology, Toronto, Canada
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- Université du Québec à Montréal, Social Work, Montréal, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Social Work, Montréal, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Social Work, Montréal, Canada
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Bungener SL, Steensma TD, Cohen-Kettenis PT, de Vries ALC. Sexual and Romantic Experiences of Transgender Youth Before Gender-Affirmative Treatment. Pediatrics 2017; 139:peds.2016-2283. [PMID: 28242863 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In various Western countries early medical gender-affirmative treatment has become increasingly available for transgender adolescents. Research conducted before the start of medical gender-affirming treatment has focused on psychological and social functioning, and knowledge about the sexual health of this specific young group is lacking. METHODS Gender identity clinics referred 137 adolescents: 60 transgirls (birth-assigned boys, mean age 14.11 years, SD 2.21) and 77 transboys (birth assigned girls, mean age 15.14 years, SD 2.09; P = .05). A questionnaire on sexual experiences (kissing, petting while undressed, sexual intercourse), romantic experiences (falling in love, romantic relationships), sexual orientation, negative sexual experiences, and sexual satisfaction was administered. Experiences of the transgender adolescents were compared with data for same-aged youth of a Dutch general population study (N = 8520). RESULTS Of the transgender adolescents, 77% had fallen in love, 50% had had a romantic relationship, 26% had experienced petting while undressed, and 5% had had sexual intercourse. Transboys had more sexual experience than transgirls. In comparison with the general population, transgender adolescents were both sexually and romantically less experienced. CONCLUSIONS Despite challenges, transgender adolescent are sexually active, although to a lesser extent than their peers from the general population.
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- Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Graham K, Treharne GJ, Nairn K. Using Foucault's theory of disciplinary power to critically examine the construction of gender in secondary schools. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Colpitts E, Gahagan J. "I feel like I am surviving the health care system": understanding LGBTQ health in Nova Scotia, Canada. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:1005. [PMID: 27658489 PMCID: PMC5034675 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Currently, there is a dearth of baseline data on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Historically, LGBTQ health research has tended to focus on individual-level health risks associated with poor health outcomes among these populations, which has served to obscure the ways in which they maintain their own health and wellness across the life course. As such, there is an urgent need to shift the focus of LGBTQ health research towards strengths-based perspectives that explore the complex and resilient ways in which LGBTQ populations promote their health. Methods This paper discusses the findings of our recent scoping review as well as the qualitative data to emerge from community consultations aimed at developing strengths-based approaches to understanding and advancing LGBTQ pathways to health across Nova Scotia. Results Our scoping review findings demonstrated the lack of strengths-based research on LGBTQ health in Nova Scotia. Specifically, the studies examined in our scoping review identified a number of health-promoting factors and a wide variety of measurement tools, some of which may prove useful for future strengths-based health research with LGBTQ populations. In addition, our community consultations revealed that many participants had negative experiences with health care systems and services in Nova Scotia. However, participants also shared a number of factors that contribute to LGBTQ health and suggestions for how LGBTQ pathways to health in Nova Scotia can be improved. Conclusions There is an urgent need to conduct research on the health needs, lived experiences, and outcomes of LGBTQ populations in Nova Scotia to address gaps in our knowledge of their unique health needs. In moving forward, it is important that future health research take an intersectional, strengths-based perspective in an effort to highlight the factors that promote LGBTQ health and wellness across the life course, while taking into account the social determinants of health.
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- Emily Colpitts
- Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Stairs House, 6230 South Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Stairs House, 6230 South Street, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Colpitts E, Gahagan J. The utility of resilience as a conceptual framework for understanding and measuring LGBTQ health. Int J Equity Health 2016; 15:60. [PMID: 27048319 PMCID: PMC4822231 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0349-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Historically, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) health research has focused heavily on the risks for poor health outcomes, obscuring the ways in which LGBTQ populations maintain and improve their health across the life course. In this paper we argue that informing culturally competent health policy and systems requires shifting the LGBTQ health research evidence base away from deficit-focused approaches toward strengths-based approaches to understanding and measuring LGBTQ health. METHODS We recently conducted a scoping review with the aim of exploring strengths-based approaches to LGBTQ health research. Our team found that the concept of resilience emerged as a key conceptual framework. This paper discusses a subset of our scoping review findings on the utility of resilience as a conceptual framework in understanding and measuring LGBTQ health. RESULTS The findings of our scoping review suggest that the ways in which resilience is defined and measured in relation to LGBTQ populations remains contested. Given that LGBTQ populations have unique lived experiences of adversity and discrimination, and may also have unique factors that contribute to their resilience, the utility of heteronormative and cis-normative models of resilience is questionable. Our findings suggest that there is a need to consider further exploration and development of LGBTQ-specific models and measures of resilience that take into account structural, social, and individual determinants of health and incorporate an intersectional lens. CONCLUSIONS While we fully acknowledge that the resilience of LGBTQ populations is central to advancing LGBTQ health, there remains much work to be done before the concept of resilience can be truly useful in measuring LGBTQ health.
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- Emily Colpitts
- Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Stairs House, P.O. Box 15000, 6230 South Street, Halifax, N.S, B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Stairs House, P.O. Box 15000, 6230 South Street, Halifax, N.S, B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Gahagan J, Colpitts E. Understanding and Measuring LGBTQ Pathways to Health: A Scoping Review of Strengths-Based Health Promotion Approaches in LGBTQ Health Research. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2016; 64:95-121. [PMID: 27043161 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1172893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Health research traditionally has focused on the health risks and deficits of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations, obscuring the determinants that can promote health across the life course. Recognizing, appropriately measuring, and rendering visible these determinants of health is paramount to informing appropriate and engaging health policies, services, and systems for LGBTQ populations. The overarching purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the findings of a scoping review aimed at exploring strengths-based health promotion approaches to understanding and measuring LGBTQ health. Specifically, this scoping review examined peer-reviewed, published academic literature to determine (a) existing methodological frameworks for studying LGBTQ health from a strengths-based health promotion approach, and (b) suggestions for future methodological approaches for studying LGBTQ health from a strengths-based health promotion approach. The findings of this scoping review will be used to inform the development of a study aimed at assessing the health of and improving pathways to health services among LGBTQ populations in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Jacqueline Gahagan
- a Health Promotion Division, Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit, School of Health and Human Performance , Dalhousie University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada
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- a Health Promotion Division, Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit, School of Health and Human Performance , Dalhousie University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada
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Guss C, Shumer D, Katz-Wise SL. Transgender and gender nonconforming adolescent care: psychosocial and medical considerations. Curr Opin Pediatr 2015; 27:421-6. [PMID: 26087416 PMCID: PMC4522917 DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Transgender individuals display incongruence between their assigned birth sex and their current gender identity, and may identify as male, female, or being elsewhere on the gender spectrum. Gender nonconformity describes an individual whose gender identity, role, or expression is not typical for individuals in a given assigned sex category. This update highlights recent literature pertaining to the psychosocial and medical care of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGN) adolescents with applications for the general practitioner. RECENT FINDINGS The psychological risks and outcomes of TGN adolescents are being more widely recognized. Moreover, there is increasing evidence that social and medical gender transition reduces gender dysphoria, defined as distress that accompanies the incongruence between one's birth sex and identified gender. Unfortunately, lack of education about TGN adolescents in medical training persists. SUMMARY Recent literature highlights increased health risks in TGN adolescents and improved outcomes following gender dysphoria treatment. It is important for clinicians to become familiar with the range of treatment options and referral resources available to TGN adolescents in order to provide optimal and welcoming care to all adolescents.
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- Carly Guss
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Boston Children’s Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Boston, MA
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- Boston Children’s Hospital, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Boston, MA
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