Nonfiction Other Social Sciences

Affirming Transgender Youths’ Names and Pronouns in the Electronic Medical Record

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By Gina M. Sequeira, Kacie Kidd, RobertW. S. Coulter, Elizabeth Miller, Robert Garofalo, and Kristin N. Ray, 2020

Transgender youths experience significant health disparities compared with their cisgender peers. Recent data suggest that use of gender-affirming language, specifically name and pronouns, in more life contexts is associated with improved mental health outcomes.

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