Even though trans people and communities have had to assume the responsibility of providing supports to community members during the pandemic, this can also be read as resistance.
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The Common Application now lets students indicate their gender identities and pronouns when applying to college. But is that enough to make trans students feel welcome? A scholar weighs in.
‘Boy Wearing a Wig,’ Wilhelm von Gloeden (1900).
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Few trans kids in the early 20th century had access to information about trans life. That they still faced down the judgment of parents and doctors is a testament to the truth of their dysphoria.
Quarantine has been both a plus and minus for transgender parents.
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Because little scientific evidence exists for trans medical treatments, doctors are often wary when working with trans people, even if they realize it’s in the patients’ best interests to do so.
Transitioning is possible after going through puberty, but it’s much more difficult for trans people to look the way they want to look.
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These are some of the key features and policies that trans prospective students may want to consider in their college exploration process.
Trans baby boomers typically began living in their affirmed gender around age 50. For millennials, it’s age 22.
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The survey also found that trans people who live in their affirmed gender report experiencing less stigma, anxiety and depression.
Studies show that family acceptance or rejection has a big impact on a trans child’s mental health and happiness.
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Transgender youth have a number of research-backed medical options available to them. The multidisciplinary approach ranges from promoting family support to hormone treatments to surgery.
The pandemic has made it difficult for trans people to support one another in person, or celebrate important physical changes with friends.
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When disaster strikes, not everyone is affected the same way. Research shows the experiences of sexually and gender diverse people are frequently very different to those of heterosexual people.
Protester holding a transgender flag sign encouraging social distancing at Trans Pride 2020 in London.
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Trans people are confronted by discrimination and misunderstanding, but education communities can do a lot to help overcome these problems.
Transgender activist Aimee Stephens sat outside the Supreme Court as the court held oral arguments dealing with workplace discrimination.
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In a national survey, transgender individuals had worse employment outcomes, lower incomes and higher rates of poverty than cisgender people.
The social pressures to be ‘straight’ and ‘cis’ can be overwhelming for LGBTQ+ people, especially youth. Adding conversion therapy to the criminal code of Canada is a good first step to supporting them.
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The Trudeau government took the first step to federally ban conversion therapy — a practice intended to change sexual orientation.
Participants at the Montréal Pride Celebrations a decade ago. Researchers say there is an overemphasis on muscular and ‘masculine’ bodies in gay communities.
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For many gay men, social media and dating apps are hotbeds of body image struggles and rising toxic masculinity – the recent ‘10-year-challenge’ on Instagram showcases this femmephobia.