On bodies and research: Transgender issues in health and HIV research articles

Melendez, Rita M.; Bonem, Lathem A.; Sember, Robert

doi:10.1525/srsp.2006.3.4.21

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“…Overall, empirical trans sexuality research that considers the diverse range of trans experiences evident in our data is necessary. In recent years, nonclinical theoretical work on trans sexuality has begun to emerge (Bettcher, 2013 ; Edelman & Zimman, 2013 ), but quantitative and empirical work has primarily focused either on HIV prevention (Melendez et al, 2006 ) or on sexual behavior and functioning in clinical populations of transsexual persons (Klein & Gorzalka, 2009 ).…”

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“…Trans (transgender, transsexual, and transitioned) individuals represent a gender/sex-minority population that has been excluded from much population health and sexuality research (Bauer, 2012 ), though new evidence suggests that trans persons, broadly defined, may comprise 0.5% of the adult population (Conron, Scott, Stowell, & Landers, 2012 ). The field of trans health and sexuality research has burgeoned in the past two decades (Melendez, Bonem, & Sember, 2006 ). Yet we know little about how biological sex and social gender are understood, lived, and embodied within the broad trans population and the concrete practice and policy problems related to sex and gender diversity within trans communities.…”

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Sex and Gender Diversity Among Transgender Persons in Ontario, Canada: Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

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Bauer

2014

The Journal of Sex Research

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Recent estimates suggest that as many as 1 in 200 adults may be trans (transgender, transsexual, or transitioned). Knowledge about dimensions of sex and gender in trans populations is crucial to development of inclusive policy, practice, and research, but limited data have been available, particularly from probability samples. The Trans PULSE community-based research project surveyed trans Ontarians (n = 433) in 2009–2010 using respondent-driven sampling. Frequencies were weighted by recruitment probability to produce estimates for the networked Ontario trans population. An estimated 30% of trans Ontarians were living their day-to-day lives in their birth gender, and 23% were living in their felt gender with no medical intervention. In all, 42% were using hormones, while 15% of male-to-female spectrum persons had undergone vaginoplasty and 0.4% of female-to-male spectrum persons had had phalloplasty. Of those living in their felt gender, 59% had begun to do so within the past four years. A minority of trans Ontarians reported a linear transition from one sex to another, yet such a trajectory is often assumed to be the norm. Accounting for this observed diversity, we recommend policy and practice changes to increase social inclusion and service access for trans persons, regardless of transition status.

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Sex and Gender Diversity Among Transgender Persons in Ontario, Canada: Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

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Bauer

2014

The Journal of Sex Research

170

114

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“…The second study searched health-or HIV-related studies indexed in PsycINFO or in MEDLINE from the inception of these databases to December 2005 and identified 354 articles that addressed trans issues (Melendez, Bonem, & Sember, 2006). Melendez et al attempted to categorize these articles in terms of their attention to trans men or trans women.…”

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A Content Analysis of Literature on Trans People and Issues

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Brewster

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The Counseling Psychologist

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This study provides a content analysis of more than a decade (2002–2012) of academic scholarship about trans people and issues. A total of 960 trans-focused publications were coded; there was a close balance of nonempirical (54%) and empirical (46%) publications. The analyses revealed that the literature on trans people and issues is growing, although many publications include trans people and issues nominally without substantive attention. The analyses also pointed to underutilized research designs and methodologies, the need for more clear assessment and more consistent reporting of demographic characteristics, and topics that warrant further attention. Specifically, literature on trans people and issues continues to be needed on the topics of focus thus far, such as psychological and identity-related distress. Scholarship is also needed to address important topics that have been understudied, including self-harm and suicide, positive functioning and mental health promoting factors, developmental issues across the life span, school and workplace experiences, and the training and competencies of health care providers to ensure affirmative and effective services for trans people.

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“…Transgender inmates in particular are likely to experience circumstances detrimental to their well-being (Tarzwell, 2006). Although the transgender status complicates the placement of transgender inmates into gender-segregated facilities, few quantitative studies have offered insight into the plight of transgender inmates, a point likely arising from the difficulties inherent in sampling this population (Melendez, Bonem, & Sember, 2006). Given the disproportionate risk of incarceration experienced by transgender individuals (G. Brown & McDuffie, 2009;Tarzwell, 2006), it is important to understand the mental impact of their incarceration experiences, particularly how these experiences are impacted by correctional policy.…”

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Correctional Policy and Attempted Suicide Among Transgender Individuals

Drakeford

2018

Journal of Correctional Health Care

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Little research has examined the link between incarceration and suicide among transgender individuals. Transgender inmates face unique circumstances within the correctional setting that expose them to potentially harmful conditions, including correctional policies that limit access to proper medical care and expose them to threats of harassment and violence. Using data from the 2011 National Transgender Discrimination Survey, this article examines the link between incarceration and suicide among transgender individuals by focusing on the link between correctional policies and attempted suicide among transgender individuals who have been incarcerated. Multivariate results suggest that correctional policies regarding health care and housing may deleteriously impact transgender inmates.

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On bodies and research: Transgender issues in health and HIV research articles

Cited by 16 publications

References 63 publications

Sex and Gender Diversity Among Transgender Persons in Ontario, Canada: Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

Sex and Gender Diversity Among Transgender Persons in Ontario, Canada: Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

A Content Analysis of Literature on Trans People and Issues

Correctional Policy and Attempted Suicide Among Transgender Individuals

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