DOI
10.1111/socf.12193
Abstract
Research suggests that transgender people face high levels of discrimination in society, which may contribute to their disproportionate risk for poor health. However, little is known about whether gender nonconformity, as a visible marker of one’s stigmatized status as a transgender individual, heightens trans people’s experiences with discrimination and, in turn, their health. Using data from the largest survey of transgender adults in the United States, the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (N = 4,115), we examine the associations among gender nonconformity, transphobic discrimination, and health-harming behaviors (i.e., attempted suicide, drug/alcohol abuse, and smoking). The results suggest that gender nonconforming trans people face more discrimination and, in turn, are more likely to engage in health-harming behaviors than trans people who are gender conforming. Our findings highlight the important role of gender nonconformity in the social experiences and well-being of transgender people.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2015
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2015, Eastern Sociological Society. This article first appeared in Sociological Forum: 30:3 (2015), 809-831.
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Recommended Citation
Miller, Lisa R., and Eric Anthony Grollman. "The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults: Implications for Discrimination and Health." Sociological Forum 30, no. 3 (September 2015): 809-31. doi: 10.1111/socf.12193.
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