Gender Identity and Future Thinking About Parenthood: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Data With Transgender and Non-binary People in the United Kingdom

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 11; p. 865
• Main Authors: Tasker, Fiona, Gato, Jorge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 06.05.2020
• Subjects: adoption; assisted reproduction; future parenthood; gender non-conforming; life course theory; Psychology; thematic analysis; assisted reproduction; thematic analysis; adoption; life course theory; future parenthood; gender non-conforming; transgender

The idea that people who are transgender or non-binary are not interested in becoming parents has been refuted by several studies. However, both medical unknowns and cisnormativity surround the process of becoming a parent for transgender or non-binary people, with little known about the psychosocia...