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Yüksel, Şahika; Kulaksızoğlu, Işın Baral; Türksoy, Nuray; Doğan, Şahin

doi:10.1023/a:1001967514549

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“…2015 U.S. Report on Human Rights Practices states that "It is illegal for men "to behave like women" or to wear women's clothes and vice versa" (Humanrights.Gov, 2015). Turkey Sunni 1988: Sex-reassignment surgery is legalized (allowing birth certificate changes and marriage), although majority of families remain unsupportive due to their loss of family status and honor (Polat et al, 2005;Yüksel, Kulaksizog ˘lu, Türksoy, & S ¸ahin, 2000). 15% of sex workers in Istanbul are transgender, with some reports suggesting that more than 60% of the transgender population in Turkey are employed as sex workers.…”

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“At its core, Islam is about standing with the oppressed”: Exploring transgender Muslims’ religious resilience.

Etengoff¹,

Rodríguez²

2022

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Inquiries into positive transgender development are particularly important given the high rates of gender-based victimization and limited mental health resources. Moreover, transgender Muslims may encounter multiple forms of minority stress as a religious minority, gender minority and often as immigrant and ethnic minorities as well. There are few psychological studies at present that address the religious and spiritual lives of transgender individuals. The current exploratory study therefore used a mixed-methods design to explore the religious and mental health experiences of 15 transgender Muslims. Participants completed a series of religious, mental health and identity development measures as well as open-ended questions regarding their religious and family dynamics. Fourteen of the 15 transgender Muslim participants narrated a challenging coming-out event, however the average depression scores for the sample were moderate and self-esteem scores were within the normal range. Although a larger, longitudinal sample is required to conduct a statistical analysis of the mediating factors, qualitative analysis suggested that 8 of the 15 participants used religion and spirituality as important coping tools (e.g., Allah, Quran, liberation theology). The present study’s exploratory and descriptive analyses help build a stronger theoretical foundation for understanding both the positive and negative aspects of religiosity and spirituality in transgender Muslim lives. Furthermore, this study highlights the need for more complex qualitative and quantitative analyses of gender minorities’ religious resilience and identity development experiences.

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“At its core, Islam is about standing with the oppressed”: Exploring transgender Muslims’ religious resilience.

Etengoff¹,

Rodríguez²

2022

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…Across study designs, only nine study samples were comprised exclusively of trans men. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] Five studies (9.4%) explicitly referenced theoretical or conceptual frameworks used to guide data collection and/or interpretation (not shown in table). These included 'treatment itineraries', 26 a 'human rights-based health framework', 34 'structural gender identity formation' and intersectionality, 27 intersectionality 35 and social worlds theory.…”

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Health of transgender men in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

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IntroductionDespite the rapid growth of research on transgender (trans) health globally, the extent of research on trans men and other transmasculine persons assigned the female sex at birth remains unclear. We, therefore, conducted a scoping review on trans men’s health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).MethodsThe review included peer-reviewed articles and conference abstracts, and grey literature published from 1 January 1999 to 5 July 2019 in English, French, Hindi or Spanish and reporting original quantitative and/or qualitative data on the health of trans men or transmasculine persons living in LMIC. Studies were excluded if they did not disaggregate data for trans men or if they only described surgical techniques or laboratory values.ResultsWe included 53 studies (42 peer-reviewed and 11 grey literature) from 19 LMIC. Most were conducted in higher-middle-income countries (n=12) and in Latin America (n=16, 30.2%), the Middle East (n=14, 26.4%) or Sub-Saharan Africa (n=12, 22.6%) and published in 2014 or later (n=44, 83.0%). Approximately half of studies used quantitative methods (52.8%, n=28), of which 64.3% (n=18) had fewer than 50 participants and 14.2% (n=4) had over 150. Across study designs, social determinants of health and gender-affirming care were the most commonly represented domains (49.1% and 47.1% of studies respectively), with common themes including gender-based violence, coercion and discrimination as well as unprescribed hormone use. Other domains represented included mental health (32.1%), sexual and reproductive health (24.5%), general healthcare access (18.9%), physical health (9.4%) and substance use (9.4%).ConclusionGreater inclusion and disaggregation of trans men and transmasculine persons in global health research is needed to support sex- and gender-based analyses of trans health. Community-based research approaches and theoretically driven research may help to increase the relevance and rigour of such research. Funders should invest in research on trans men’s health in LMIC.

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“…[28] In contrast, data from Serbia[10] show an equal number of patients had a permanent job and was unemployed. FTM patients had better employment status than MTFs.…”

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Socio-demographic characteristics of transsexuals referred to the forensic medicine center in southwest of Iran

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Background:Transsexualism or gender identity disorder affects person's gender identity.Aim:This study was to describe socio-demographic characteristics in a population of transsexuals.Materials and Methods:We studied 44 persons of both sexes with diagnostic criteria of gender identity disorder who were referred to the Legal Medicine Organization of Fars, southwest of Iran during the time period 2005-2010. The general practitioners examined the following socio-demographic characteristics and then recorded them in a semi-structured questionnaire, which was developed by the Forensic Medicine Center in Shiraz: Sex, age, educational level, place of residence, marital status, duration of treatment, and employment status.Results:A total of 44 persons (18 (40.9%) males versus 26 (59.1%) females) were referred for sex change during the study period. The sex ratio was 0.69:1. The mean age was 27.6 ± 2.9 years. The majority of patients were diploma and higher diploma education (77.3%), lived in urban areas (81.8%), were employed (56.9%), were single (93.1%), and were under six months of hormonal treatment (61.4%).Conclusions:It seems that social acceptance is lower for male to female transsexuals, since these patients have lower employment and literacy statuses. Further studies should be designed to evaluate and deeper analyze more socio-demographic, clinical, and psychiatric variables about transsexual patients.

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Cited by 36 publications

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“At its core, Islam is about standing with the oppressed”: Exploring transgender Muslims’ religious resilience.

“At its core, Islam is about standing with the oppressed”: Exploring transgender Muslims’ religious resilience.

Health of transgender men in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Socio-demographic characteristics of transsexuals referred to the forensic medicine center in southwest of Iran

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