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5 - Lifespan Development for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People

from Part II - LGBTQ+ Lifespan Development and Family Dynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2024

By
Clark D. Ausloos ,
Dae’Quawn Landrum ,
Brook Fulton-Delong  and
Sheldon Aaron
Edited by
Jeffry Moe ,
Amber L. Pope ,
Dilani M. Perera  and
Narketta Sparkman-Key
Jeffry Moe
Affiliation:
Old Dominion University, Virginia
Amber L. Pope
Affiliation:
William & Mary
Dilani M. Perera
Affiliation:
Fairfield University, Connecticut
Narketta Sparkman-Key
Affiliation:
James Madison University, Virginia
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Summary

In LGBTQ+- affirmative counseling, understanding the distinct lifespan development of transgender and gender-diverse people is crucial. Transgender and gender-diverse clients have unique and individual needs that require competent, supportive, and celebratory mental health practitioners. This chapter explores the lifespan of transgender and gender-diverse people from childhood to old age and death, the sociopolitical factors influencing transgender and gender-diverse people’s lives, relevant clinical applications, and the intersectionality of Black, Indigenous, and people of color’s identities and other nondominant identities within this group.

Keywords

Gender identity (GI)gender expression (GE)gender dysphoriagender affirming interventionsdeath anxiety
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LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling
A Student and Practitioner Handbook
 , pp. 75 - 92
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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