1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This paper aims to improve knowledge about trans children and youth experiences regarding the development, consolidation and affirmation of their gender identity, particularly considering trans-affirming approaches for intervention.» (p. 308)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«A total of 36 interviews were conducted with youth and an additional 36 interviews were conducted separately with their parents. Youth were 9 to 17 years old (average 15 years old).» (p. 311)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«Our results suggest that gender identity development may be better understood not as a simple set of stages that every child must go through, but rather as a dynamic, nuanced, and fluid process that can continue throughout childhood and adolescence, significantly shaped by social dynamics and which may undergo pauses, advances and retreats. This echoes Fausto-Sterling (2012, p. 404) who proposes that “gender identity development be placed in a dynamic embodied system framework”, and Riggs’s (2019) invitation to move away from cis-genderist and developmentalist theories of understanding gender.» (p. 317) Finally, results show that «[e]ven though normative expectations and social stereotypes that may lead to dysphoria are a product of social construction and inform how people feel about themselves, gender dysphoria appears as an essentially personal experience and driver for exploration or action in many narratives. Several youth describe how it led to or contributed to them questioning their assigned gender, or how it drove them to seek parental support or medical care to help them modify their body or to prevent or reverse pubertal changes.» (p. 312)