Table 10. Additional behaviors.
n | % | ||
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Parents have been called “transphobic” or “bigoted” by their child for the following reasons* | 240 | ||
Disagreeing with their child about the child’s assessment of being transgender | 123 | 51.2 | |
Recommending that their child take more time to figure out if their feelings of gender dysphoria persist or go away | 107 | 44.6 | |
Expressing concerns for their child’s future if the child were to take hormones and/or have surgery | 97 | 40.4 | |
Referring to their child by the pronouns that they used to use before announcement | 91 | 37.9 | |
Telling their child that they thought hormones/surgery would not help them | 90 | 37.5 | |
Calling their child by the child’s birth name | 80 | 33.3 | |
Recommending that their child work on other mental health issues first to determine if they are the cause of their dysphoria | 80 | 33.3 | |
Recommending therapy for basic mental health issues (not related to gender) | 74 | 30.8 | |
Recommending a comprehensive evaluation before starting hormones and/or surgery | 50 | 20.8 | |
None of the above | 87 | 36.2 | |
Distrust and isolating behaviors exhibited by AYAs* | 251 | ||
Expressed distrust of information about gender dysphoria and transgenderism coming from mainstream doctors and psychologists | 130 | 51.8 | |
Tried to isolate themselves from their family | 124 | 49.4 | |
Expressed that they ONLY trust information about gender dysphoria and transgenderism that comes from transgender websites and/or transgender people and sources | 117 | 46.6 | |
Lost interest in activities where participants aren’t predominantly transgender or LGBTIA | 81 | 32.3 | |
Lost interest in activities that were not related to transgender or LGBTIA issues | 65 | 25.9 | |
Stopped spending time with friends who are not transgender | 63 | 25.1 | |
Expressed distrust of people who are not transgender | 57 | 22.7 | |
Expressed hostility towards people who are not transgender | 46 | 18.3 | |
None of the above | 44 | 17.5 | |
Other behavior and outcomes for AYAs* | 249 | ||
Withdrawn from family | 112 | 45.0 | |
Told other people or posted on social media that their parent is “transphobic”, “abusive”, or “toxic” because the parent does not agree with the child’s assessment of being transgender | 107 | 43.0 | |
Refused to speak to parent | 71 | 28.5 | |
Defended the practice of lying to or withholding information from therapists or doctors in order to obtain hormones for transition more quickly | 41 | 16.5 | |
Tried to run away | 17 | 6.8 | |
Been unable to obtain a job | 25 | 10.0 | |
Been unable to hold a job | 18 | 7.2 | |
Dropped out of college | 12 | 4.8 | |
Dropped out of high school | 12 | 4.8 | |
Needed to take a leave of absence from college | 12 | 4.8 | |
Been fired from a job | 9 | 3.6 | |
Needed a leave of absence from high school | 1 | 0.4 | |
None of the above | 86 | 34.5 | |
For any of the above, is this a significant change from the child’s baseline behavior? | 161 | ||
Yes | 115 | 71.4 | |
No | 46 | 28.6 |
*may select more than one answer.