Economic or social discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity adversely impacts excluded individuals as well as the communities and economies in which they live.

"Gender incongruence" is the term used to describe a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual’s experienced gender and their assigned gender or biological sex. "Gender dysphoria," ...

Individuals are receiving diagnoses of gender dysphoria (GD) — also known as gender identity disorder — at younger ages, according to a new study published in General Psychiatry, an open access ...

Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of their gender. Gender expression refers to how people may convey their gender to others through behavior and appearance. Gender exists on a broad ...

Research published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown had largely positive impacts on gender identity development in trans and gender ...

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers performed a cross-sectional study among 1,231 transgender, nonbinary (TGNB), and cisgender youths in the United States (U.S.) to ...

May 29, 2024 - When any family member is struggling with their gender identity, it can be incredibly difficult and painful for the entire family. There are many decisions to make and challenges to ...