蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
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Family Matters: Exposure to Gender-Affirming or Gender-Denying Practices Following Gender Identity Milestones
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 274–78)
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between gender identity milestones, family support, and exposure to gender-affirming or gender-denying practices. Leveraging a retrospective panel from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, we compare changes in exposure to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and conversion therapy among transgender youth who initiate gender identity milestones and those who initiate a year later鈥攕tratified by level of family support. Results indicate that transgender youth initiating milestones in supportive families have increased access to HRT and are shielded from conversion therapy, whereas children in unsupportive families have limited access to HRT and are more exposed to conversion therapy.Citation
Campbell, Travis, Samuel Mann, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, and Nathaniel M. Tran. 2024. "Family Matters: Exposure to Gender-Affirming or Gender-Denying Practices Following Gender Identity Milestones." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 114: 274–78. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241041Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination