Article
Early Findings From the TransYouth Project: Gender Development in Transgender Children
Kristina R. Olson, Selin Gülgöz, University of Washington.
The material in this article is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants BCS‐1523632 and BCS‐1715068, and by the Arcus Foundation. Any views expressed in this work reflect the views of the authors, and not necessarily the grant funders.
Abstract
Despite a dramatic increase in the number of socially transitioned transgender children (children who identify with the gender opposite their natal sex and who change their appearance and pronouns to align with that gender identity), few studies have examined transgender children's gender development. Findings from the TransYouth Project, the first large, longitudinal study of socially transitioned transgender children, suggest that the gender development of socially transitioned children looks similar to the gender development of their gender‐typical, gender‐matched peers and gender‐typical siblings. In this article, we review findings from the few studies that have addressed this topic, connect these studies to past research, and discuss ways to foster deeper understanding of gender development among transgender children.
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