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Gender Affirmation Is Associated with Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Youth Mental Health Improvement

Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of each domain of gender affirmation (social, legal, and medical/surgical) on the mental health of transgender and gender nonbinary youth. Methods: Three hundred fifty transgender boys, transgender girls, and gender nonbinary Brazilian youth, from 16 to 24 years old, answered an online survey. Results: The final sample consisted of 350 youth who participated in this study. A total of 149 …

Authors

Fontanari AMV; Vilanova F; Schneider MA; Chinazzo I; Soll BM; Schwarz K; Lobato MIR; Costa AB

Journal

LGBT Health, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 237–247

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert

Publication Date

July 1, 2020

DOI

10.1089/lgbt.2019.0046

ISSN

2325-8292