Peer-Reviewed Research Supporting Trans Kids

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Articles:

1. The Evidence for Trans Youth Gender-Affirming Medical Care | Psychology Today
2. Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study | US News
3. What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows | Scientific American
4. Groundbreaking study reveals the obvious – that trans kids are who they say they are | Pink News
5. Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union
6. Survey of 90,000 trans people shows increased life satisfaction after transition

Peer-Reviewed Studies:

7. ‍der Loos, Hannema, Klink, den Haijer, and Weipjes. (2022). Continuation of gender-affirming hormones in transgender people starting puberty suppression in adolescence: a cohort study in the Netherlands. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00254-1

6. De Vries, Steensma, T. D., Doreleijers, T. A. H., & Cohen‐Kettenis, P. T. (2011). Puberty Suppression in Adolescents With Gender Identity Disorder: A Prospective Follow‐Up Study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8(8), 2276–2283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01943.x
7. De Vries, McGuire, J. ., Steensma, T. ., Wagenaar, E. C. ., Doreleijers, T. A. ., & Cohen-Kettenis, P. . (2014). Young Adult Psychological Outcome After Puberty Suppression and Gender Reassignment. Pediatrics (Evanston), 134(4), 696–704. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-2958
8. Durwood, Lily, BA, McLaughlin, Katie A., PhD, & Olson, Kristina R., PhD. (2016). Mental Health and Self-Worth in Socially-Transitioned Transgender Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(2), 116–123.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2016.10.016
9. ‍Green, DeChants, J. P., Price, M. N., & Davis, C. K. (2022). Association of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy With Depression, Thoughts of Suicide, and Attempted Suicide Among Transgender and Nonbinary Youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(4), 643–649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.036
10. ‍Grannis, Leibowitz, S. F., Gahn, S., Nahata, L., Morningstar, M., Mattson, W. I., Chen, D., Strang, J. F., & Nelson, E. E. (2021). Testosterone treatment, internalizing symptoms, and body image dissatisfaction in transgender boys. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 132, 105358–105358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105358
11. Hisle-Gorman, Schvey, N. A., Adirim, T. A., Rayne, A. K., Susi, A., Roberts, T. A., & Klein, D. A. (2021). Mental Healthcare Utilization of Transgender Youth Before and After Affirming Treatment. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 18(8), 1444–1454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.05.014
12. ‍Kuper, Stewart, S., Preston, S., Lau, M., & Lopez, X. (2020). Body Dissatisfaction and Mental Health Outcomes of Youth on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy. Pediatrics (Evanston), 145(4), 1. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3006
13. ‍López de Lara, Pérez Rodríguez, O., Cuellar Flores, I., Pedreira Masa, J. L., Campos-Muñoz, L., Cuesta Hernández, M., & Ramos Amador, J. T. (2020). Psychosocial assessment in transgender adolescents. Anales de Pediatría, 93(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anpede.2020.01.004
14. ‍Olson, Durwood, L., Horton, R., Gallagher, N. M., & Devor, A. (2022). Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition. Pediatrics (Evanston), 150(2), 1. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-056082
15. Turban, King, D., Carswell, J. M., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2020). Pubertal Suppression for Transgender Youth and Risk of Suicidal Ideation. Pediatrics (Evanston), 145(2), 1. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-1725
16. ‍Tordoff, Wanta, J. W., Collin, A., Stepney, C., Inwards-Breland, D. J., & Ahrens, K. (2022). Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care. JAMA Network Open, 5(2), e220978–e220978. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0978
17. Turban, Loo, S. S., Almazan, A. N., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2021). Factors Leading to “Detransition” Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. LGBT Health, 8(4), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0437
18. Turban, King, D., Kobe, J., Reisner, S. L., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2022). Access to gender-affirming hormones during adolescence and mental health outcomes among transgender adults. PloS One, 17(1), e0261039–e0261039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261039
19. ‍Sorbara, Chiniara, L. N., Thompson, S., & Palmert, M. R. (2020). Mental Health and Timing of Gender-Affirming Care. Pediatrics (Evanston), 146(4). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3600

DE-TRANSITION & REGRET ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARE

20. ‍Olson, Durwood, L., Horton, R., Gallagher, N. M., & Devor, A. (2022). Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition. Pediatrics (Evanston), 150(2), 1. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-056082
21. Turban, Loo, S. S., Almazan, A. N., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2021). Factors Leading to “Detransition” Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. LGBT Health, 8(4), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0437‍
22. De Vries, A., Mcguire, J., Steensma, T., Wagenaar, E., Doreleijers, T., & Cohen-Kettenis, P. (2014). Young adult psychological outcome after puberty suppression and gender reassignment. Pediatrics, 134(4), 696-704.
23. Schmitz, R. M., & Tyler, K. A. (2018). The complexity of family reactions to identity among homeless and college lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer young adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(4), 1195-1207.
24. Klein, A., & Golub, S. (2016). Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults. LGBT Health, 3(3), 193-199.
25. What We Know | What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? | What We Know

MEDICAL EXPERTS AFFIRM TRANS KIDS

26. ‍Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

TRANS WOMEN IN ELITE SPORTS

27. ‍Transgender Women Athletes and Elite Sport: A Scientific Review | Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (cces.ca)
28. ‍Resource for defending trans women in sports
29. ‍Resource about Lia Thomas

Research in video form

TRANS PEOPLE DESERVE ACCESS TO BATHROOMS

30. ‍Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics | RAINN
31. USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf (transequality.org)
32. Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime - Williams Institute (ucla.edu)
33. Sexual Assault: The Numbers | Responding to Transgender Victims of Sexual Assault (ojp.gov)
34. Sexual Assault and the LGBTQ Community - Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)
35. Freedom for All Americans
36. No link between trans-inclusive policies and bathroom safety, study finds (nbcnews.com)
37. Transgender teens in schools with bathroom restrictions are at higher risk of sexual assault, study says | CNN
38. Transgender teens, bathrooms, sexual assault risk | News | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
39. Child Sexual Abuse Facts & Resources – Children's Assessment Center (cachouston.org)
40. Children and Teens: Statistics | RAINN
41. Trans teens face higher sexual assault risk when schools restrict bathrooms, study finds (nbcnews.com)‍

GENDER IDENTITY & AGE

42. Understanding transgender people, gender identity and gender expression
43. Answers to Your Questions About Transgender People, Gender Identity, And Gender Expression
44. Children and gender identity: Supporting your child - Mayo Clinic

OTHER RELATED RESEARCH

45. Espelage, D. & Holt, M. K. (2013). Suicidal Ideation and School Bullying Experiences After Controlling for Depression and Delinquency. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(1), S27-S31.
46. Linehan, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder Guilford Press, New York (1993) CDC, NCIPC. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2010) {2013 Aug. 1}. Available from: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
47. James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality. (2010). Mental health disorders, psychological distress, and suicidality in a diverse sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths. American Journal of Public Health. 100(12), 2426-32.
48. Herman, J., Haas, A., & Rodgers, P. (2014). Suicide Attempts Among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults. Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment. New York: Basic Books.
49. Zelazo, P., Blair, C., Willoughby, M., & National Center for Education Research, sponsoring body. (2017). Executive function : Implications for education. Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.

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