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Bookmark or Share- Helping transgender people thrive, with Anneliese SinghOne of the things that was really important in designing the guidelines were to really make sure that we not only talked about trans phobia and anti-trans bias, but that we also talked about how issues such as racism, adultism and other forms of oppression really affect the mental and physical well-being of transgender people.
- Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity ...Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from socially constructed norms associated with their birth sex. This includes androgynous, bigendered and gender queer people, who tend to see traditional concepts of gender as restrictive.
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Transgender and Gender ...people’s lack of access to trans-affirmative mental and physical health care is a common barrier (Fredriksen-Gold-sen et al., 2014; Garofalo, Deleon, Osmer, Doll, & Harper, 2006; Grossman & D’Augelli, 2006), with TGNC people sometimes being denied care because of their gender iden-tity (Xavier et al., 2012).
- A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movementsTensions between lesbian and trans activists, however, remained, with the long-running Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival boycotted by national LGBT groups over the issue of trans inclusion; like many woman-only events with a primarily lesbian base, Michfest had supported an ideal of ingathering women and girls born female.
- The Psychology of Transgender - American Psychological Association (APA)Transgender people are more vulnerable to symptoms of depression and anxiety, which is at least in part attributable to the social stress they experience as members of a gender minority population. Transgender people may also face challenges related to the need to affirm gender identity and the social and physical changes this may require.
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