Disclosure of Transgender Identity and Status in the Context of Friendship

摘要: This study focuses on understanding disclosure of transgender identity within the context friendship. Participants were 536 individuals who self-identified as or gender variant. completed an online questionnaire regarding friendship experiences. Thematic analysis focused experiences to friends. reported positive and negative associated with process, responses falling into five distinct categories: affirming responses, a variation impact status, emotional from Within these theme categories, subcategories apparent including that reflected support, physical violence, gaining losing friends, friends being unsurprised not caring about disclosure. These findings point ways in which for are complex un...