Minority stress theory posits that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals exhibit
greater rates of depression and suicidality due to internal (proximal) and external (distal) …

Transgender (or trans) is an umbrella term for individuals who experience their gender
differently from what is associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Individuals who …

Nonbinary people make up approximately one third of the broader trans community, yet
most research on trans populations focuses on the experiences of binary trans people (ie …

Despite the growing interest in the experiences of transgender individuals, the phenomenon
of fetishization of transgender bodies and identities has been overlooked. The present study …

Gender euphoria is a term increasingly used in transgender and gender diverse (TGD)
communities. Experiences of gender euphoria are often overlooked during clinical …

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth in the United States are met with systemic
barriers that affect their physical and mental health. Recent scholarship has found that TGD …

Conceptualizations of eating disorders (ED) have primarily been based on the experiences
of cisgender women. Yet trans and nonbinary individuals (TNB) may be at greater risk than …

While trans identities are typically understood through the distress-based concept of* gender
dysphoria*, some trans people use the term* gender euphoria* to describe their …

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) college students report experiencing significantly
more psychological distress compared to their cisgender peers. The gender minority stress …

The minority stress model is used to explore the development of mental health disparities
experienced by transgender adults. However, research so far has focused on the harmful …