Open AccessExamining Associations Between State-Level Transgender Policies and Transgender Health
Author(s) -
Steve N. Du Bois,
Wren Yoder,
Arryn A. Guy,
Kelly Manser,
Stephen D. Ramos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transgender health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.242
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2688-4887
pISSN - 2380-193X
DOI - 10.1089/trgh.2018.0031
Subject(s) - transgender , health equity , transgender people , health care , mental health , psychology , population , transgender women , transgender person , gerontology , medicine , public health , environmental health , political science , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , nursing , family medicine , syphilis , men who have sex with men , psychoanalysis , law
Compared with their cisgender counterparts, transgender individuals face both structural-level discrimination and health disparities across health domains. We used recent population-level data to examine associations between state-level policy ratings regarding transgender people and transgender health (poor physical and mental health days, health behaviors, and health care utilization). We hypothesized more inclusive and protective state-level policies would predict better health of transgender individuals. The sample ( N =1116) was approximately half white ( n =572, 51.2%) and half transgender women ( n =551, 49.3%). More transgender-inclusive and protective state-level policies predicted better health in three of four health domains. Policy and research implications are discussed.
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