Review of Constructing Family a Typology of Voluntary Kin
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The nowadays study explores the close friendship patterns of transgender individuals by considering the role of gender identity (trans men, trans women, non-binary) and LGBT affiliation (affiliated, not-affiliated) on friends' identities. Participants were 495 transgender individuals who completed a questionnaire reporting their identities likewise equally the identities of their close friends. Friendship patterns were explored based on the number of friends who identified as transgender/cisgender, sexual minority/heterosexual, and LGBT affiliated/not-affiliated. Overall, participants reported more cisgender (vs. transgender) friends and more sexual minority (vs. heterosexual friends), suggesting that the majority of their friendships are experienced in a cantankerous-gender identity context. However, important friendship patterns were distinguished across LGBT affiliation and gender identity of the participant. Trans participants who were LGBT affiliated (vs. not-affiliated) reported more than transgender friends, more than sexual minority friends, and more LGBT affiliated friends. With regard to gender identity, trans men reported more sexual minority and more LGBT affiliated friends when compared to trans women. In add-on, trans women reported more than not-affiliated friends than both trans men and non-binary individuals. Give-and-take focuses on the implications of the findings regarding the distinct experiences of trans individuals across gender identity and the common assumptions backside research that frames transgender experience within the larger LGBT community.
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We use transgender or trans every bit an umbrella term to refer to individuals who identify as transgender, transsexual, gender non-conforming, or accept a transgender history or status. Transgender individuals are individuals whose gender identity is unlike from their sex assigned at birth.
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Post-obit [71, 72] nosotros use gender/sex activity to reference a concept that cannot exist understood every bit solely biologically or socially synthetic.
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Nosotros utilise the singular they/them as gender inclusive pronouns.
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Boyer, C., Galupo, M.P. Transgender Friendship Profiles: Patterns Across Gender Identity and LGBT Affiliation. Gend. Issues 35, 236–253 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-017-9199-four
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- Transgender
- Gender identity
- Friendship
- LGBT community
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