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Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals

Nature Communications, 2020
It is unclear if rates of autism and other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses are elevated in transgender and gender-diverse individuals compared to cisgender individuals.
Varun Warrier, David M. Greenberg, Elizabeth Weir, Clara Buckingham, Paula Smith, Meng-Chuan Lai, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen   +7 more
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Australian Activists as Storytellers in Digital Spaces: Acquiring Skills, Producing Content and Getting the Message Out

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl, Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Yating Hu, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Bergen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational Outcomes of Gender Diverse Youth: A National Population-Based Study [PDF]

, 2021
Despite the growing population of youth identifying with a transgender or nonbinary gender identity, research on gender diverse individuals’ educational outcomes is limited.
Pearson, Jennifer D., Wilkinson, Lindsey, Shifrer, Dara, Pearson, Jennifer   +3 more
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Framing anatomical variation in anatomy textbooks: Language use and its implications

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Text mining of anatomy textbooks shows “abnormal” is the most frequently used descriptor for anatomical variation, reinforcing a binary framing. We advocate for explicit teaching of variation as a spectrum, with consistent, neutral terminology and contextualization (prevalence and functional relevance) to support a more nuanced understanding of ...
An‐Di Yim, Matthew Schell, Alexandra Zachwieja   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guidelines for gender affirming healthcare for gender diverse and transgender children, young people and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand [PDF]

, 2018
Internationally and within New Zealand there has been a substantial increase in the demand for gender affirming healthcare over the past decade. The Youth’12 secondary school survey, estimated that approximately 1.2% of adolescents in New Zealand ...
Veale, Jaimie, Macdonald, Joe, Carroll, Richard, Stephenson, Catherine J., Manning, Patrick, Johnson, Rachel, Bullock, Jemima, Oliphant, Jeannie, Cole, David, Harte, Mo   +9 more
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Using International Human Rights to Address Anti-Transgender and Anti-Gender-Affirming Care Laws in the United States

Social Sciences
Over the past five years, the number of new United States laws banning gender-affirming care, restricting public access to services and spaces for transgender and gender-diverse persons, and forcibly outing transgender youth in schools has increased ...
Katherine M. Fobear
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Pedagogical introductions to sex and gender diversity in anatomy: Exploring student perspectives

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anatomical education has historically relied on binary terminology, reinforcing the conflation of sex, gender, and gender identity through long‐standing social and linguistic norms. To better include gender and sex diverse students and to respect the delineations between gender and sex, educators are incorporating diversity into their courses ...
Charlie W. Brake, Charys M. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Gender identity and cannabis use in Canada and the United States: cross-sectional analysis of the International Cannabis Policy Study

Journal of Cannabis Research
Background Gender identity influences patterns of substance use; however, few population-level studies have included transgender and gender-diverse identities when examining patterns of cannabis use by gender identity.
Anastasia Marquette, Lorraine Greaves, Maryam Iraniparast, Samantha Rundle, Ava Kucera, David Hammond   +5 more
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Psychometric properties of the transgender identity stigma scale in Argentina

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionTransgender identity stigma (TIS) threatens the well-being of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. To the best of our knowledge, there are no validated TIS measures developed for TGD individuals living in Argentina.
Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos-Santiago, Jeffrey Wilmer Ramos-Santiago, Romina Caballero, Virginia Zalazar, Pablo D. Radusky, Pablo D. Radusky, Nadir Cardozo, Boris Brunori, Alixida Ramos-Pibernus, Ana Paula Cupertino, Ana Paula Cupertino, Raúl Mejía, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera, Inés Aristeguí   +13 more
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Dermatologic considerations for transgender and gender diverse youth

, 2021
Sexual and gender minority individuals, including transgender and gender diverse people, are an underserved and vulnerable population in the field of dermatology.
Castelo-Soccio, Leslie, Leslie Castelo‐Soccio, Shane M. Swink, Swink, Shane M   +3 more
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