What was your reaction to the results of the Clark et al. study? Does it align with parent and youth dynamics that you have seen previously pertaining to gender-affirming care? Explain. by Stella Johnson

2024-03-30 21:34:10 UTC

I thought it was super interesting, but needed to pertain more to people who have zero support throughout this process.

2024-03-30 21:34:35 UTC

Very limited sample size and generalizability to larger queer populations

2024-03-30 21:35:29 UTC

Was curious how they would formulate a study for trans individuals that don't have support -- how would researchers find these youth?

2024-03-30 21:36:07 UTC

Overally I enjoyed reading the article and thought it was really interesting. I think that if there was more diversity within how supportive parents were, I think it would have been better.

2024-03-30 21:36:31 UTC

I thought the article did a great job reflecting the already existing issues that exist with parental support in gender affirming care very well. We saw in the article there was fear of parental reaction to the information seeking part.

2024-03-30 21:37:38 UTC

It was insightful to hear about the experiences trans youth have with parenting and autonomy in regards to hormone therapy. I think having the statements by the youth was great, but the sample was not very diverse and could hsve veen to be more inclusive to the overall experience of a trans youth