Gender Affirmation-Related Information-Seeking Behaviors in a Diverse Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Of the 1.6 million transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people in the United States, approximately 700,000 are youth aged 13-24 years. Many factors make it difficult for TGD young people to identify resources for support and information related to gender identity and medical transition. These range from lack of knowledge to concerns about personal safety in the setting of increased antitransgender violence and legislative limitations on transgender rights. Web-based resources may be able to address some of the barriers to finding information and support, but youth may have difficulty finding relevant content or have concerns about the quality and content of information they find on the internet.

Objective

We aim to understand ways TGD young adults look for web-bas

SUBMITTER: Boskey ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466148 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature