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Minority Stress and the Impact of Acceptance

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Transgender and gender diverse individuals experience a high rate of adverse health outcomes. In order to understand the basis for this phenomenon, it is important to understand the relationship between minority stress and health outcomes, as well as the impact of acceptance. This chapter describes the minority stress model, the expansion of this model with transgender and gender diverse individuals, and the impact of acceptance (or non-acceptance) among various supports and systems, including family, peers, schools, and health providers. Specific examples of how to bolster support are then discussed within each system.

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Olezeski, C.L., Bamatter, W.P. (2020). Minority Stress and the Impact of Acceptance. In: Forcier, M., Van Schalkwyk, G., Turban, J. (eds) Pediatric Gender Identity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38909-3_5

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