Transgender and Non-Binary Affirmative Approaches Applied to Psychological Practice with Boys and Men

Trans Masculinity: Comparing Trans Masculine Individuals’ and Cisgender Men’s Conformity to Hegemonic Masculinity

“…The results of the present work should act as a reminder of the pressure that trans masculine people may feel to conform to certain aspects of hegemonic masculinity. This may have the adaptive function of protecting them from the discrimination and threats that they expect from others (Knutson & Goldbach, 2019). However, the same process may lead to negative outcomes.…”

“…Regarding masculinity, they remind clinicians to develop TGNCaffirmative practice and environments (Singh & dickey, 2017) to address those norms and the social systems that impede the pursuit of health among cis and trans men. Finally, they highlight how transgender men or boys may feel pushed to present as more masculine to avoid discrimination and threats (Knutson & Goldbach, 2019).…”

“…Since the APA guidelines ( 2018) focus primarily on heterosexual and cisgender masculinity, and gender identity is a relevant factor that impacts psychological and counseling treatment, Knutson and Goldbach (2019) proposed a work that integrates the guidelines with transgender and gender non-conforming people (TGNC) people. The authors explore how theoretical and treatment implications of conforming to masculine norms can be applied to TGNC patients.…”