Gwen's Transition

Internal conflict is something that the transgender community knows all too well. Feeling as though you are living in the wrong body can do serious damage to the way that someone sees themselves. One of the hardest time for transgender teens is puberty. Researchers have said that “This is a particularly hard age, since the body begins to change and adapt gender specific features (breasts, changes in genitals, menses, etc..). Transgender individuals have reported “I was disgusted by (hair, breasts…etc)” (Ami B. Kaplan, 2014). It already puts a child or teen under great stress to see themselves living life as a gender they feel is completely wrong, but, as puberty begins to hit and they see this body changing it only increases that self-hatred that slowly builds. Even though transitioning can be the best decision a transgender person might make, it can still be just as difficult to finalize this. Many transgender youth have said that they have “Fears about finding a partner, feelings about having to experience surgeries, hormones, (and for MTF transsexuals) facial hair removal and voice changes, and fears about violence and prejudice when one is read transgender”(Ami B. Kaplan, 2014). Even when the option to transition arises, doubt may still linger. Some transgender youth that have gone through with transitioning face many issues emotionally such as “Disappointment that transitioning didn’t solve all problems, level of satisfaction with appearance, level of satisfaction

When working with individuals with physical disabilities the TTM model can vary according to how the individual’s culture recognized their disability (Boston, 2015). Gender roles can also affect the process of change (Boston, 2015). The helper needs to empathize with the disabled person to understand how they feel about their disability and the cultural belief system of the client, in an effort to assist the client (Boston, 2015). When a counselor is working with a transgendered person, the helper needs to adjust the model to include the client’s level of social acceptance (Carroll, 2002). The social situation with a transgendered client may not be one of tolerance, therefore the helper needs to be aware of this and balance between the clients needs and the social environment the client occupies (Carroll, 2002). Finally, when working with clients from various populations, the experience should be unique and the therapist should work to help the client feel accepted and understood, the various models can be modified or adjusted to better fit the

What if you had a child who was experiencing gender dysphoria? A child who didn’t feel that they were comfortable being the gender that they were born into? What would you do if your child wanted to become the opposite gender? In the documentary “Growing up Trans” (TV Episode 2015) Children who are experiencing gender dysphoria tell their stories about what it’s like growing up transgender. The documentary offers insight on the issues and complications the children and their parents face while transitioning.

Scholars have been critical of the medical establishment’s and state’s involvement in constructing and policing of transgender identity. These kinds of pressing issues have occupied the small existing literature. There is not much information and studying what is being done on transgender in traditional areas, family studies research, such as their dating behavior and formation of intimate relationships in adulthood. There is little research on the issues around being parents, their children’s experiences with having transgendered parents, as well as relationships in the family as a whole, and relationships in work and school.

Topics concerning transgender can be very overwhelming for some. When one thinks of the term transgender, one may think of the process of an individual identifying as the opposite sex. The opposite sex of what he or she was born as. For some, this may involve undergoing surgical procedures or taken hormonal medications to fulfill their desire. However, when thinking of this process, one automatically thinks of transgender adults. This is rarely a topic that one would assume would be racing through the minds of young children, but in fact it is. More children today than ever, are either speaking out about their identity concerns, or displaying it in their lives. In fact, according to Date Line NBC, “The handful of American doctors who specialize

The main setting of Trans-Sister Radio is within the small town of Bartlett, Vermont. The primary focus is set on Dana, a chromosomal-male college professor who is in the process of transitioning into the female gender. As a male, Dana is well-received by her community, even though she is perceived as strange and effeminate. She forms normal romantic relationships with women, has a fulfilling career, and is admired by those surrounding her, however she still feels incomplete. Unfortunately, what is missing from Dana is not externally noticeable, it is intrinsic happiness. From a young age, Dana suffered from gender dysphoria, a mental disorder that causes individuals to experience serious distress due to frustration with the sex and gender assigned at birth (APA, 2013). To alleviate the traumatic pain that has burdened her for decades, Dana makes the bold decision to partake in complete gender reassignment surgery. Trans-Sister Radio challenges the prototypical ideologies of character growth, morality, and relationships through its descriptive insight on transsexuality and thus gender.

Evidence-informed practice is a critical part of nursing care. To be able to have evidence-informed practice, nurses need to be able to conduct research to find the most up-to-date and relevant information related to patient- and family centered care. When caring for patients, it is paramount to recognize the importance of family and the role they play in care. When one comes out as transgender, it is something that is not only going to affect the said person, but also their friends and family. Family members are key support systems so when you are caring for one person, you are in turn caring for the family as well. This is known as patient- and family-centered care. As there has been an increase in literature pertaining to family-centered care, the question of interest is “What is the impact on a spouse when a partner is transgendered?” To find the answer to this clinical question, the database Medline was utilized. The keywords LGBTQ, transgender, family-centered, spouse, nurse, sexuality and health care were used and combined with Boolean operators. Through this research, knowledge can be gained on how to properly care for the spouse of a transgendered person. This paper will discuss the key impacts of having a transgender spouse, nursing approaches that we can integrate into our care, and resources available for the non-transgender spouse.

Gender transition: The process in which individuals begin to live and identify with the sex

In class, we have learned and discussed how during the period of adolescence, it is known that this is the period of time where individuals are finding themselves and figuring out where they belong. It is during this time where individuals are the most sensitive and personal problems tend to arise more commonly during this stage. A major issue adolescents struggle during this stage is gender identity and sexuality. Adolescents are trying to figure out who they are attracted to and how they perceive themselves to be. While the norm is to identify oneself as their biological gender, there are those who develop gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is a reoccurring feeling that one’s biological gender is the opposite of one’s sexual identity (Cole,

One interview was with a woman named Grace Stevens who transitioned at the age of 64 and is a leader in the transgender community (Nelson, 2015). She had a degree in engineering, but her marriage of 25 years ended she earned a degree in counseling and works with individuals struggling with issues around gender (Nelson, 2015). She described how she gradually would let “Grace” out in certain areas of her life (Nelson, 2015). Stevens said that if you want to help individuals who are transitioning, simply ask them what you can do to support them (Nelson, 2015).

Sophia Burset is a 37-year-old transgender, African American women who is seeking career counseling. Sophia is unemployed her pervious career was as a firefighter in Alabama. Sophia reports that she was terminated from her job when she started to transition. Sophia’s treatment plan will include how to build a strong therapeutic alliance, an assessment of Sophia’s career goals along with an exploration of her desires. Once she has stated her goals Sophia and I will determine both short-term goals, and long-term goals to then implement in the action phase of treatment. Other important topics include ethical, legal considerations, referral resources, follow-up planning, and how

In the United States Transgender women (individuals who are sex-assigned male at birth but identify as female) experience high rates of severe depression due to pervasive discrimination that they face in society. According to Hoffman (2014), when compared to the general population, Transgender individuals experience much higher rates of depression with estimates as high as 62% (as cited in Clements-Noel, Marx, Guzman, and Katz, 2001). Due to these high rates of depression, Transgender women are at increased risk for overall negative health outcomes, which severely limits them from living happy, healthy, and productive lives. According to studies by Nemoto, Operario, Keatley, Nguyen, and Sugano, (2005) there is a growing understanding of the

Media coverage of transgender people and their medical transitions appeared as early as 1952. Sweeping headlines across the country, including in The New York Times, Christine Jorgensen became a household name because she was the first American to ever to have a sex change. Former Army Private Jorgensen was featured in the December 2nd, 1952 article “Bronx ‘Boy’ Is Now a Girl”. For her sex changed she had to travel to Denmark. Although people had begun to speak publically about transgender people and it was a known mental and medical condition, it wasn’t until 1966 when Doctor Henry Benjamin published The Transsexual Phenomenon, that doctors in the United States had a guide to follow in terms of treating transgender

With everything that has been highlighted for Josie and her family, it is important that we create a plan that will assist the family in promoting a therapeutic way of coping and adapting. I believe one way of creating a therapeutic relationship is by allowing Josie and her family to see others who are going through the same concerns. This is often accomplished from working with groups that provide counsel for individuals and their families who identify as LGBTI. In the counseling sessions, we would work to address the negative things that seem to affect Josie and her family. Hopefully coming to an understanding that we cannot change what others see, but how we see ourselves. Because there is limited information on the transgender population

Also, the client situation is as similar as transvestism. The term “transvestism” formed a part of the movement among sex-gender inversion which views same sex attraction and cross-gender characteristics as identical of two coins (Sutton, 2012). He likes cross-dressing which means dressing up as a female and matching the cross-gender characteristic. Cross-dressing leads to personal impairments which are related to family, social, interpersonal and occupational. Although cross-dressing starts in early childhood, most transvestites do not seek help or attention til their childhood. Therefore, the problem becomes a couple issues but not an individual issue (Bullough & Bullough, 1993). Just like this client, he realized he enjoyed cross-dressing