The aim of the study was to explore the experiences and representations of Italian parents of TGE (Transgender and Gender-Expansive) adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria who, for the first time, attended a gender clinic for psychological consultation. This study presents findings from fifteen parents of TGE adolescents, mostly (93%) trans boys, aged 14–19. The analysis identified four main themes: Gender Dysphoria: Something Impossible to Understand, Resigned Acceptance, Strategies of social acceptance in a complex context and The Limits of Healthcare Services. Results are discussed in the light of a highly transphobic social and cultural context.
Frigerio, A., Montali, L., Anzani, A., Prunas, A. (2021). “We’ll Accept Anything, as Long as She Is Okay”: Italian Parents’ Narratives of Their Transgender Children’s Coming-out. JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES, 17(5), 432-449 [10.1080/1550428X.2021.1932005].
“We’ll Accept Anything, as Long as She Is Okay”: Italian Parents’ Narratives of Their Transgender Children’s Coming-out
Frigerio A.;Montali L.;Anzani A.
;Prunas A.
2021
Abstract
The aim of the study was to explore the experiences and representations of Italian parents of TGE (Transgender and Gender-Expansive) adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria who, for the first time, attended a gender clinic for psychological consultation. This study presents findings from fifteen parents of TGE adolescents, mostly (93%) trans boys, aged 14–19. The analysis identified four main themes: Gender Dysphoria: Something Impossible to Understand, Resigned Acceptance, Strategies of social acceptance in a complex context and The Limits of Healthcare Services. Results are discussed in the light of a highly transphobic social and cultural context.
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