"We'll Accept Anything, as Long as She Is Okay": Italian Parents' Narratives of Their Transgender Children's Coming-out. Issue 5 (20th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Frigerio, Alessandra; Montali, Lorenzo; Anzani, Annalisa; Prunas, Antonio
• Is Part Of: Journal of GLBT family studies. Volume 17:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 432
• Page End: 449
• Publication Date: 2021-10-20
• Subjects: LGBTQ -- parenting -- qualitative -- medical transition -- transgender; Gays -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; Lesbians -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; Bisexuals -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; Transgender people -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; 306.87408664
• DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2021.1932005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1550-428X

Abstract

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.