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Misgendering and experiences of stigma in health care settings for transgender people
Author(s) -
Dolan Irene J,
Strauss Penelope,
Winter Sam,
Lin Ashleigh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.50497
Subject(s) - transgender , stigma (botany) , transgender people , psychology , transgender person , social stigma , health care , medicine , psychotherapist , psychiatry , family medicine , political science , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychoanalysis , law
Misgendering occurs when a person is addressed or described using language that does not match their gender identity.1 Misgendering within the health care system can significantly affect the mental and physical health of transgender (hereafter trans) individuals and can negatively impact future engagement with the health care system. Systemic policies and practices create situations which increase the likelihood of misgendering and experience of stigma, affecting the delivery of health care to trans individuals.