What is it about?
Results from this qualitative study show transgender and gender diverse adults respond with similar levels of distress to different contexts and types of misgendering. Various types of coping responses are deployed to mitigate stress, including ignoring or avoiding the situation, support seeking, emotion regulation, and more.
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Why is it important?
Findings from our study can help researchers and clinicians in understanding the ways TGD people are experiencing and coping with misgendering.
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This page is a summary of: “How am I supposed to correct every single person?”: Misgendering experiences and coping strategies among transgender and gender diverse individuals., Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, June 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000853.
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