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Misgendering and the health and wellbeing of nonbinary people in Canada
International journal of transgender health, v 25(4), pp 1-15
01 Oct 2024
PMID: 39465063
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Abstract
Background: Misgendering–using the wrong name, pronoun, or gendered language to refer to someone–is known to have negative impacts on the mental health and well-being of trans individuals generally. However, little is known about the effects of misgendering on nonbinary people specifically.
Aims: As such, our research asked: 1) Among nonbinary people, what factors are associated with frequency of misgendering?; and 2) Do nonbinary people who experience misgendering less often have better health outcomes?
Methods and Results: We analyzed data from Trans PULSE Canada, a community-based survey of trans and nonbinary people living in Canada, using a subset (n = 1091) who identified as nonbinary and completed questions on misgendering. Misgendering was a frequent and distressing experience for nonbinary participants, with 59% misgendered daily, 30% weekly or monthly, and only 11% yearly or less. Most (58%) reported being very or quite upset when misgendered. About one in eight (13%) corrected others most or all of the times they were misgendered. Daily misgendering was more common among nonbinary people who were younger than 25 years old (64%, p <.0001), visibly disabled (74%, p =.003), assigned female at birth (61%, p <.0001) or racialized as a person of color and assigned male at birth (65%, p <.0001) compared with their counterparts. In multivariable regression analyses, less frequent misgendering (weekly/monthly vs. daily) was associated with a lower OASIS anxiety score (β = −0.555, 95% CI = −1.062, −0.048).
Discussion: Our research highlights the complexity of outness, passing, concealment, and affirmation for nonbinary people living at the intersections of marginalizations. Future research could build stronger causal analyses of the impacts of misgendering, how nonbinary people cope with misgendering, and policy and interventions to decrease misgendering.
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- Title
- Misgendering and the health and wellbeing of nonbinary people in Canada
- Creators
- Kai Jacobsen - Carleton UniversityCharlie E. Davis - Wilfrid Laurier UniversityDrew Burchell - Izaak Walton Killam Health CentreLeo Rutherford - University of VictoriaNathan Lachowsky - University of VictoriaGreta Bauer - Western UniversityAyden Scheim - Western University
- Publication Details
- International journal of transgender health, v 25(4), pp 1-15
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001103504500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85176587780
- Other Identifier
- 991021811752504721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary