Table 2.
Negative experience percentages by gender, sexuality, and race/ethnicity.
| Total (%) (n = 696 entries) |
Cisgender (%) (n = 420 entries) |
Transgender & Nonbinary (%) (n = 276 entries) |
Mono- sexual (%) (n = 182 entries) |
Pluri- sexual (%) (n = 396 entries) |
Other (%) (n = 104 entries) |
White (%) (n = 444 entries) |
Racial & Ethnic Minorities (%) (n = 252 entries) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Rejection and Discomfort | Family | Negative Comments | 2.30 | 3.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 2.53 | 3.85 | 2.03 | 2.78 |
| Slurs | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.36 | 1.10 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 1.19 | ||
| Misgendering | 1.72 | 0.24 | 3.99 | 0.55 | 1.77 | 3.85 | 2.25 | 0.79 | ||
| Identity Erasure | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 1.52 | 0.96 | 0.45 | 1.98 | ||
| Reactions to Gender Expression and Presentation | 1.15 | 0.24 | 2.54 | 1.65 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.59 | ||
| General or Unspecified Judgment | 1.58 | 1.43 | 1.81 | 1.10 | 1.52 | 2.88 | 1.58 | 1.59 | ||
| Friends and Peers | Negative Comments | 2.59 | 2.14 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 2.27 | 2.88 | 2.70 | 2.38 | |
| Insulting Jokes | 3.30 | 3.10 | 3.62 | 2.75 | 4.04 | 1.92 | 4.05 | 1.98 | ||
| Slurs | 1.72 | 2.38 | 0.72 | 1.10 | 1.77 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.59 | ||
| Misgendering | 1.01 | 0.48 | 1.81 | 1.65 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 1.13 | 0.79 | ||
| Reactions to Gender Presentation and Expression | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.79 | ||
| Identity Erasure | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.45 | 0.55 | 1.77 | 0.96 | 1.58 | 0.79 | ||
| Vicarious Experiences | 4.31 | 5.71 | 2.17 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 4.95 | 3.17 | ||
| General or Unspecified Judgement | 2.87 | 3.33 | 2.17 | 3.30 | 2.27 | 3.85 | 2.25 | 3.97 | ||
| Teachers | Misgendering | 1.44 | 0.00 | 3.62 | 0.55 | 1.77 | 1.92 | 1.13 | 1.98 | |
| Identity Erasure | 0.43 | 0.00 | 1.09 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 0.45 | 0.40 | ||
| General/Unspecified Judgement | 0.86 | 0.48 | 1.45 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.79 | ||
| Other or Unspecified Individuals | Negative Comments | 6.03 | 5.24 | 7.25 | 4.95 | 5.30 | 9.62 | 5.41 | 7.14 | |
| Jokes | 2.44 | 3.10 | 1.45 | 2.20 | 2.53 | 1.92 | 2.03 | 3.17 | ||
| Slurs | 3.02 | 4.05 | 1.45 | 1.65 | 2.02 | 8.65 | 3.60 | 1.98 | ||
| Misgendering by Others | 3.74 | 0.00 | 9.42 | 2.20 | 3.79 | 6.73 | 3.38 | 4.37 | ||
| Reactions to Presentation and Gender Expression | 2.16 | 1.90 | 2.54 | 2.75 | 1.77 | 2.88 | 2.48 | 1.59 | ||
| Identity Erasure | 2.01 | 1.67 | 2.54 | 1.10 | 2.53 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 2.38 | ||
| Negative Perceptions of SGM Relationship | 0.57 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.76 | 0.96 | 0.68 | 0.40 | ||
| Sexual Harassment | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 2.75 | 0.51 | 0.96 | 0.68 | 1.98 | ||
| Staring | 2.16 | 2.38 | 1.81 | 2.20 | 1.26 | 5.77 | 2.48 | 1.59 | ||
| Unspecified or General Judgement | 3.02 | 3.33 | 2.54 | 1.65 | 3.03 | 5.77 | 2.70 | 3.57 | ||
| Relationship Stressors | Inconvenient or Uncomfortable Romantic Interests | 4.17 | 4.52 | 3.62 | 7.14 | 4.04 | 0.00 | 5.63 | 1.59 | |
| Rejection, Break Up, or Conflict | 3.59 | 5.48 | 0.72 | 6.59 | 2.27 | 0.96 | 2.70 | 5.16 | ||
| Stress Related to Identity Development and Disclosure | Questioning | 2.87 | 2.14 | 3.99 | 3.30 | 3.03 | 1.92 | 3.15 | 2.38 | |
| Gender Dysphoria | 3.16 | 0.00 | 7.97 | 2.75 | 4.04 | 0.96 | 3.60 | 2.38 | ||
| Internalized or Self-Stigma | 10.92 | 12.86 | 7.97 | 14.29 | 10.35 | 8.65 | 11.49 | 9.92 | ||
| Discomfort with Appearance, Presentation, and Gender Expression | 5.75 | 1.43 | 12.32 | 7.14 | 5.05 | 6.73 | 6.76 | 3.97 | ||
| Decision Making Around Disclosure | 3.16 | 2.86 | 3.62 | 1.65 | 2.53 | 8.65 | 3.38 | 2.78 | ||
| Fears of Being Outed | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.81 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 3.85 | 2.25 | 1.19 | ||
| Concealment | 10.20 | 12.86 | 6.16 | 11.54 | 9.85 | 10.58 | 13.06 | 5.16 | ||
| Outness | 2.30 | 3.10 | 1.09 | 1.65 | 2.53 | 2.88 | 2.48 | 1.98 | ||
| Lack of Belonging | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.45 | 2.20 | 1.26 | 1.92 | 1.58 | 1.59 | ||
| Negative or Inadequate Representation | Negative Media Representation | 4.60 | 5.24 | 3.62 | 5.49 | 4.80 | 2.88 | 4.95 | 3.97 | |
| Negative General Social Media | 2.87 | 3.81 | 1.45 | 3.30 | 3.28 | 0.96 | 3.15 | 2.38 | ||
| Curriculum and Teaching | 2.87 | 2.86 | 2.90 | 3.85 | 3.03 | 0.96 | 3.38 | 1.98 | ||
| Structural Barriers and Cissexism- Related Stressors | Difficulty Accessing Gender-Affirming Health Care | 1.15 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 1.10 | 1.52 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 2.38 | |
| Barriers and Negative Experiences with Bathrooms | 2.73 | 0.48 | 6.16 | 0.00 | 3.28 | 5.77 | 2.93 | 2.38 | ||
Note. Frequencies are expressed in percentage form and represent the percentage of oppression-based stress experience entries that involve the given subtheme for that demographic category. Monosexual participants include those who identified as gay or lesbian; plurisexual participants were those who identified as bisexual, pansexual, or queer; and other participants were those who identified as asexual, questioning, or unsure. Participants who identified as a racial minority or designated their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino/a/x/e were categorized as racial and ethnic minorities.