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Can Nonbinary People Experience Gender Dysphoria? February 26, 2019 . 2 Comments
Gender nonbinary people—who often call themselves enby—do not identify with the male-female gender binary. There are a wide range of gender expressions and identities under the enby ... Read More
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Helping Trans People Address a Sense of Foreshortened Future June 7, 2018 . No Comments
“I can’t see my life past age 18.” “I just didn’t expect to live past age 20. So now that I’m 21, I don’t have plans, and I don’t know what ... Read More
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Ban on Transgender Service Members Ignores Research, APA Says May 2, 2018 . 1 Comment
In the summer of 2017, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that transgender soldiers would no longer be able to serve in the military. His announcement raised questions about what ... Read More
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How Parents Can Support a Child with Gender Dysphoria April 23, 2018 . No Comments
Parents searching for a safe place for their transgender, gender nonconforming, or nonbinary child usually have a lot of questions. One of the first things parents who reach out to me ask ... Read More
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Can Gender Affirmation Surgery Improve Transgender Women’s Lives? March 30, 2018 . No Comments
Gender affirmation surgeries alter a person’s body to be consistent with their gender identity. According to a study in JAMA Surgery, transgender women who undergo gender affirmation ... Read More
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Should I Tell My Partner About My Gender Dysphoria? October 6, 2017 . 3 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I need some friendly feedback with a problem I am stuck with. I am a 60-year-old male who was diagnosed 23 years ago with gender dysphoria. I have just “dealt” ... Read More
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Narrative Therapy Tactics to Affirm Gender Identity and Expression August 22, 2017 . 2 Comments
Sophia Dembling wrote, “One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. ... Read More
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Trans and Seeking Help Beyond Transition Support? Stay ‘You’ February 15, 2017 . 6 Comments
As a therapist who specializes in gender identity, I have had a number of conversations with members of the transgender community regarding therapy. Some of the most common of these conversations ... Read More
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Exploring Gender in Therapy: Why I Don’t ‘Treat’ Dysphoria February 9, 2017 . 4 Comments
I spent the first month of 2017 in housing transition after my scheduled move from West Hartford, Connecticut to Chicago, Illinois didn’t go as planned—just three days before Christmas ... Read More
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Stigma Affects Mental Health of Trans People, and Other News July 29, 2016 . 6 Comments
A new study published in Lancet Psychiatry says, in accordance with what is supported by many mental health and medical professionals, identifying as transgender or gender nonconforming ... Read More
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When Words Fail: The Language of Gender Variance April 2, 2014 . 8 Comments
The English lexicon is estimated to contain more than a million words, and yet when it comes to the vocabulary of sex and gender, there are many gaps. For example, we are stuck calling ... Read More