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Transgender studies, also called trans studies or trans* studies, is an interdisciplinary field of academic research dedicated to the study of gender identity, gender expression, and gender embodiment, as well as to the study of various issues of relevance to transgender and gender variant populations. [1]
Transgender youth are children or adolescents who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth.Because transgender youth are usually dependent on their parents for care, shelter, financial support, and other needs, they face different challenges compared to adults.
Over 1.6 million adults (ages 18 and older) and youth (ages 13 to 17) identify as transgender in the United States, or 0.6% of those ages 13 and older. [3] Among U.S. adults, 0.5% (about 1.3 million adults) identify as transgender. Among youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S., 1.4% (about 300,000 youth) identify as transgender. [3]
Using a national sample of transgender youth across 16 states in 2017 and 2019, the study authors reported there were more assigned male sex at birth than assigned female sex at birth.
Scholars at the UCLA Law School's Williams Institute estimated that "110,300 youth who identify as transgender live in 24 states that ban access to puberty-blocking medication and gender-affirming ...
Transgender adolescents do not identify as transgender because they are influenced by external factors like social media or… New research challenges claim that youth identify as transgender due ...
TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering transgender studies, with an emphasis on cultural studies and the humanities. [1] Established in 2014 and published by Duke University Press , it is the first non-medical journal about transgender studies.
“Social contagion” is not driving an increasing number of adolescents to come out as transgender, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Pe