Social anxiety among transgender and gender nonconforming individuals: The role of gender-affirming medical interventions.

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel M. Butler ◽  
Arielle Horenstein ◽  
Matt Gitlin ◽  
Rylan J. Testa ◽  
Simona C. Kaplan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
And Gender

The Co-Occurrence of Autism and Gender Diversity

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-211
Author(s):  
Jill C. Fodstad ◽  
Rebecca Elias ◽  
Shivali Sarawgi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Dysphoria ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Nonbinary Gender ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
The Common ◽  
And Gender

Gender diversity refers to gender expressions and/or gender identity experiences that vary from the common experiences of gender. Gender-diverse people may be gender nonconforming, gender nonbinary, gender fluid, gender exploring, transgender, and so forth. Some gender-diverse individuals experience gender dysphoria and/or gender incongruence and may require gender-affirming supports, including gender-affirming medical interventions. The co-occurrence of autism and gender diversity has been highlighted in a series of studies internationally as well as through rich community expressions. Studies in gender-referred individuals reveal high rates of autism traits as well as high rates of existing autism diagnoses. Studies in autistic populations reveal greater gender diversity characteristics. The long-term course of gender diversity in autistic individuals is poorly understood. Clinical guidelines have been developed for adolescents with the co-occurrence, but much work remains: No gender-related measures have been developed and tested for use in neurodiverse populations, no programs exist to support gender-diverse neurodiverse adults, and little is known about co-occurring mental health profiles, risks, or protective factors for people with the co-occurrence. The inclusion of this chapter on co-occurring autism and gender diversity within a book on “co-occurring psychiatric conditions” is problematic, because gender diversity is not a “psychiatric condition,” but instead a form of human diversity. The diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria is useful only insomuch as it allows individuals to obtain necessary gender-related supports. The authors’ choice to include this chapter in this book reflects a compromise, motivated by the need for educating both autism and gender specialists in this common co-occurrence.

The Movement Expands

2021 ◽  
pp. 212-236
Author(s):  
Mark R. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
School Site ◽  
Liberatory Education ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Girls Of Color ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
And Gender

Chapter 8 examines the expansion of the movement to new issues and newly forceful constituents. It charts the rise of the police-free schools movement and discusses the influence of the Movement for Black Lives. It documents the assertion of voice and leadership by Black girls; girls of color; and gender nonconforming students in the movement, highlighting the intersectional ways that they experience the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, it examines the role of teachers as allies to the movement and highlights efforts to implement restorative justice as an alternative to zero tolerance. It emphasizes the need to connect restorative justice to school-site organizing that connects teachers with students and parents in ways that transform relationships and create liberatory education.

Disgust and disgust-driven moral concerns predict support for restrictions on transgender bathroom access

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-214
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Vanaman ◽  
Hanah A. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Transgender People ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
State Economies ◽  
And Gender

AbstractMany U.S. states have proposed policies that restrict bathroom access to an individual’s birth sex. These policies have had widespread effects on safety for transgender and gender-nonconforming people, as well as on state economies. In this registered report, we assessed the role of disgust in support for policies that restrict transgender bathroom access. We found that sensitivity to pathogen disgust was positively associated with support for bathroom restrictions; sexual and injury disgust were unrelated. We also examined the role of disgust-driven moral concerns, known as purity concerns, as well as harm-related moral concerns in support for bathroom restrictions. While concerns about harm to cisgender and transgender people predicted support for bathroom restrictions, purity was a much stronger predictor. Also, purity partially mediated the link between pathogen disgust and support for bathroom restrictions, even after accounting for harm concerns. Findings and implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Sex, gender and gender identity: a re-evaluation of the evidence

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Lucy Griffin ◽  
Katie Clyde ◽  
Richard Byng ◽  
Susan Bewley
Keyword(s):  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Conversion Therapy ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Alternative Gender

Summary In the past decade there has been a rapid increase in gender diversity, particularly in children and young people, with referrals to specialist gender clinics rising. In this article, the evolving terminology around transgender health is considered and the role of psychiatry is explored now that this condition is no longer classified as a mental illness. The concept of conversion therapy with reference to alternative gender identities is examined critically and with reference to psychiatry's historical relationship with conversion therapy for homosexuality. The authors consider the uncertainties that clinicians face when dealing with something that is no longer a disorder nor a mental condition and yet for which medical interventions are frequently sought and in which mental health comorbidities are common.

The Role of Sexual and Gender Identity in Long-Term Psychodynamic Therapy for Comorbid Social Anxiety and Depression in an Adolescent Female

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-327
Author(s):  
Gretchen Kurdziel ◽  
Leticia Y. Flores ◽  
Jenny Macfie
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Adolescent Female ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Social Discomfort ◽  
And Gender

Adolescence is a time of significant change with social, cognitive, and emotional alternations, and growth of autonomy and identity. This is a single clinical case study that uses long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with an adolescent female diagnosed with comorbid social anxiety and persistent depression. The treatment initially focused on addressing the patient’s self-esteem, perfectionism, and self-criticism. During the treatment it was revealed that the patient’s sexual and gender identity contributed to social anxiety and depressive symptoms, and the therapy conceptualized the role of these identities as contributing to social discomfort which perpetuated her depressive symptoms. Through accepting her budding sexual and gender identity, the patient successfully became more comfortable in social settings which ultimately alleviated her depressive symptoms. This treatment highlights the unique nature of working with an adolescent apart of the sexual and gender minority, and how these identities contributed to her experience of social anxiety and depression.

Rural living environment predicts social anxiety in transgender and gender nonconforming individuals across Canada and the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 102116
Author(s):  
Simona C. Kaplan ◽  
Rachel M. Butler ◽  
Emily A. Devlin ◽  
Rylan J. Testa ◽  
Arielle Horenstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
The United States ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Rural Living ◽  
And Gender
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