Table 2.
Positive experience percentages by gender and race and ethnicity.
| Total (n = 888 entries) (%) |
Cisgender (n = 568 entries) (%) |
Transgender & Nonbinary (n = 320 entries) (%) |
White (n = 573 entries) (%) |
Racial and Ethnic Minorities (n = 315 entries) (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme | Subtheme | ||||||
| Social Support | Family Support | Time Spent | 1.58 | 1.23 | 2.19 | 0.87 | 2.86 |
| Conversations | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.88 | 1.57 | 1.59 | ||
| Gender Affirming Language | 0.68 | 0.00 | 1.88 | 0.52 | 0.95 | ||
| Engagement with LGBTQ+ Community and Media | 1.35 | 1.23 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 0.95 | ||
| Encouraging Openness and Expression | 0.79 | 0.35 | 1.56 | 1.22 | 0.00 | ||
| General or Unspecified Support | 1.13 | 0.88 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 0.63 | ||
| Support from Heterosexual / Cisgender and Unspecified Friends and Peers | Time Spent | 4.28 | 5.63 | 1.88 | 3.14 | 6.35 | |
| Conversations | 4.95 | 5.28 | 4.38 | 4.71 | 5.40 | ||
| Gender Affirming Language | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.94 | 0.17 | 0.95 | ||
| Engagement with LGBTQ+ Community and Media | 1.24 | 1.41 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.59 | ||
| General or Unspecified Support | 4.28 | 4.58 | 3.75 | 4.01 | 4.76 | ||
| LGBTQ+ Peer Social Support | Identity Affirmation | 1.24 | 1.58 | 0.63 | 1.57 | 0.63 | |
| Time Spent | 6.19 | 6.51 | 5.63 | 5.24 | 7.94 | ||
| Discovery of LGBTQ+ Peers | 2.70 | 2.82 | 2.50 | 1.75 | 4.44 | ||
| Belonging among LGBTQ+ Peers | 5.52 | 5.99 | 4.69 | 6.63 | 3.49 | ||
| Supporting/Affirming LGBTQ+ Peers | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.59 | ||
| Vicarious Peer Affirmation | 1.80 | 1.41 | 2.50 | 1.75 | 1.90 | ||
| Support from Romantic and Sexual Relationships | Identity Affirmation | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.63 | |
| Time Spent | 6.19 | 7.04 | 4.69 | 6.63 | 5.40 | ||
| General Support | 0.68 | 0.88 | 0.31 | 1.05 | 0.00 | ||
| Support from Others and Unspecified Individuals | Conversations | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 0.87 | 1.90 | |
| Identity Affirmation | 1.01 | 0.53 | 1.88 | 0.87 | 1.27 | ||
| Gender Affirming Language | 1.13 | 0.35 | 2.50 | 1.22 | 0.95 | ||
| General Support | 4.39 | 5.46 | 2.50 | 3.66 | 5.71 | ||
| Romantic and Sexual Relationships | Interest | 5.63 | 6.16 | 4.69 | 6.11 | 4.76 | |
| Physical Intimacy | 1.35 | 1.58 | 0.94 | 1.92 | 0.32 | ||
| Positive Connection to the LGBTQ+ Community | Representation | Positive Media Representation | 13.96 | 14.79 | 12.50 | 15.88 | 10.48 |
| Flags or Symbols | 7.88 | 8.45 | 6.88 | 9.08 | 5.71 | ||
| Curriculum and Teaching | 1.69 | 1.76 | 1.56 | 2.09 | 0.95 | ||
| LGBTQ+ Community Groups and Events. | Community Pride Events | 7.88 | 8.63 | 6.56 | 7.33 | 8.89 | |
| Clubs or Other Groups | 4.95 | 3.70 | 7.19 | 6.11 | 2.86 | ||
| Other LGBTQ+ Events or Places | 2.03 | 1.58 | 2.81 | 2.09 | 1.90 | ||
| School Activities | 1.80 | 2.29 | 0.94 | 2.27 | 0.95 | ||
| Activism | 1.13 | 0.70 | 1.88 | 1.40 | 0.63 | ||
| Exploring and Disclosing Identity | Identity Affirmation | Self-Acceptance and Pride | 11.60 | 11.27 | 12.19 | 12.57 | 9.84 |
| Sexual Orientation Identity Expression | 1.80 | 1.94 | 1.56 | 2.44 | 0.63 | ||
| Outness | 6.98 | 7.04 | 6.88 | 7.50 | 6.03 | ||
| Gender Expression and Affirmation | Gender Expression and Presentation | Happiness with Gender Expression & Presentation | 3.83 | 0.70 | 9.38 | 5.58 | 0.63 |
| Reactions to Gender Expression & Presentation | 2.03 | 1.06 | 3.75 | 2.62 | 0.95 | ||
| Binding | 1.13 | 0.00 | 3.13 | 1.75 | 0.00 | ||
| Gender Affirmation | Gender Affirming Healthcare | 1.80 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.57 | 2.22 | |
| Access to Affirming Bathrooms | 1.46 | 0.35 | 3.44 | 1.57 | 1.27 | ||
Note. Frequencies are expressed in percentage form and represent the percentage of joyful and positive identity-related experience entries that involve the given subtheme for that demographic category. Participants who identified as a racial minority or designated their ethnicity as Hispanic/Latino(a)/x/e were categorized as racial and ethnic minorities.