Academic Papers and Research on Trans Matters

House of Commons Library: Hate Crime Statistics
2 Nov, 2022 · 1 min read · Crime statistics ·
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Crime statistics show an increase of 794% on the basis of being trans and an increase of 328% on the basis of sexual orientation in hate crimes in England and Wales between 2012 and 2022
Since April 2015, there have been spikes for racial or religiously aggravated offences not matched by their non-aggravated equivalent at the time of the EU referendum, 2017 terrorist attacks and 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Though there were similar spikes in the following and preceding summers, the trends were similar for the two types of offences.
The figures for 2021/22 represented a 26% increase on the previous year. The increase in 2021/22 has partly been attributed to a greater number of crimes being recorded by the police in the year ending March 2022 in comparison to the previous year due to extensive restrictions put in place to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

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- https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8537/
- https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8537/CBP-8537.pdf
Added: 14 May, 2023
Sex Assigned at Birth Ratio Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents in the United States
3 Aug, 2022 · rapid onset gender dysphoria trans youth ·
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Transgender youth are not suffering from a social contagion and that transgender people are not identifying as transgender in order to "trans away the gay" or escape homophobia.
Cite as: Jack L. Turban, Brett Dolotina, Dana King, Alex S. Keuroghlian; Sex Assigned at Birth Ratio Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents in the United States. Pediatrics August 2022; 150 (3): e2022056567. 10.1542/peds.2022-056567
The sex assigned at birth ratio of TGD adolescents in the United States does not appear to favor AFAB adolescents and should not be used to argue against the provision of gender-affirming medical care for TGD adolescents.
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-056567
Added: 10 Apr, 2023
Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition
13 Jul, 2022 · desistance gender dysphoria social transition transition trans youth ·
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97.5 percent of transgender and non-binary youth still identified as transgender and non-binary 5 years after social transition.
Cite as: Kristina R. Olson, Lily Durwood, Rachel Horton, Natalie M. Gallagher, Aaron Devor; Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition. Pediatrics August 2022; 150 (2): e2021056082. 10.1542/peds.2021-056082
More commonly, transgender youth who socially transitioned at early ages continued to identify that way.
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-056082
Added: 10 Apr, 2023
Do Clinical Data from Transgender Adolescents Support the Phenomenon of “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria”?
15 Nov, 2021 · rapid onset gender dysphoria gender dysphoria trans youth ·
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There is no clinical evidence to support the concept of "Rapid onset gender dysphoria" in adolescents.
Cite as: Greta R. Bauer et al, Do Clinical Data From Transgender Adolescents Support the Phenomenon of "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria"?, The Journal of Pediatrics (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.11.020
We did not find support within a clinical population for a new etiologic phenomenon of rapid onset gender dysphoria during adolescence. Among adolescents under age 16 years seen in specialized gender clinics, associations between more recent gender knowledge and factors hypothesized to be involved in rapid onset gender dysphoria were either not statistically significant, or were in the opposite direction to what would be hypothesized. This putative phenomenon was posited based on survey data from a convenience sample of parents recruited from websites,10 and may represent the perceptions or experiences of those parents, rather than of adolescents, particularly those who may enter into clinical care. Similar analyses should be replicated using additional clinical and community data sources. Our finding of lower anxiety severity/impairment scores in adolescents with more recent gender knowledge suggests the potential for longstanding experiences of gender dysphoria (or their social complications) playing a role in development of anxiety, which could also be explored in future research.
Added: 10 Apr, 2023
Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgeries and Mental Health Outcomes
28 Apr, 2021 · health care ·
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Mental health outcomes are demonstrated to improve if a trans person is able to transition if they wish.
Cite as: Almazan AN, Keuroghlian AS. Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgeries and Mental Health Outcomes. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(7):611–618. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0952
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0952
Added: 10 Apr, 2023
The Body I Live in. Perceptions and Meanings of Body Dissatisfaction in Young Transgender Adults: A Qualitative Study
9 Nov, 2020 · body dysmorphia gender dysphoria ·
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Difference between dysphoria and dysmorphia
Cite as: Mirabella, Marta, Guido Giovanardi, Alexandro Fortunato, Giulia Senofonte, Francesco Lombardo, Vittorio Lingiardi, and Anna Maria Speranza. 2020. "The Body I Live in. Perceptions and Meanings of Body Dissatisfaction in Young Transgender Adults: A Qualitative Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 11: 3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113733
Respondents indeed reported a high level of self-awareness concerning their body and their attempts to attack and alter it. This is surprising, considering that as literature points out cisgender subjects with eating disorders usually show a lack of self-awareness regarding their symptoms, or rather that they tend to deny having issues with eating and to “escape” from their negative view of themselves.
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113733
Added: 10 Apr, 2023
Breast cancer risk in transgender people receiving hormone treatment: nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands
14 May, 2019 · breast cancer ·
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Breast cancer risks for trans women are considered to be the same as cis women. The same screening protocols should be used for both cis and trans women.
Cite as: de Blok C J M, Wiepjes C M, Nota N M, van Engelen K, Adank M A, Dreijerink K M A et al. Breast cancer risk in transgender people receiving hormone treatment: nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands BMJ 2019; 365 :l1652 doi:10.1136/bmj.l1652
This study showed an increased risk of breast cancer in trans women compared with cisgender men, and a lower risk in trans men compared with cisgender women. In trans women, the risk of breast cancer increased during a relatively short duration of hormone treatment and the characteristics of the breast cancer resembled a more female pattern. These results suggest that breast cancer screening guidelines for cisgender people are sufficient for transgender people using hormone treatment.
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1652
- https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/study-shows-increased-risk-of-breast-cancer-in-transgender-women/
Added: 10 Apr, 2023
What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being?
1 Jan, 2018 · gender dysphoria transition ·
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Cite as: "What Does the Scholarly Research Say about the Effect of Gender Transition on Transgender Well-Being?" (online literature review), 2018
This search found a robust international consensus in the peer-reviewed literature that gender transition, including medical treatments such as hormone therapy and surgeries, improves the overall well-being of transgender individuals. The literature also indicates that greater availability of medical and social support for gender transition contributes to better quality of life for those who identify as transgender.
- https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people/
Added: 11 Apr, 2023