Table 2.
Main Semi-Structured Interview Questions
| Interview Question | |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | Please tell me generally about the clinic population you serve. |
| Question 2 | When I say “transgender,” what does that term mean to you? What about “gender nonconforming” “genderqueer” “non-binary” or “cisgender”? |
| Question 3 | Do you ever see patients who you would characterize as gender nonconforming, genderqueer, non-binary, or transgender? |
| Question 4 | How do you talk with your patients about gender identity and expression? Can you give an example? How comfortable are you having these conversations with your patients? |
| Question 5 | How do you talk with parents of adolescent patients about their child’s gender identity and expression? Can you give an example? How comfortable are you having these conversation with parents? |
| Question 6 | Thinking about your clinic’s forms, online medical records and things like that, how do you note gender identity if it’s not strictly male or female? Do you have a way to note preferred names and pronouns? If so, how? |
| Question 7 | Thinking back to your [medical/nursing] school days, your residency, continuing education, or other professional training, what, if anything, did you learn about gender identity and expression, or how to talk about it with your adolescent patients and/or their parents? What kinds of resources or materials did you receive (or hear about)? |
| Question 8 | Thinking about continuing education, professional conferences you attend, or other ongoing training opportunities, what kinds of materials, resources, or training would increase your comfort in talking about gender with your patients? [Note: specify type of patient, if appropriate] |
| Question 9 | Are there other things related to your work with adolescents or thoughts on gender identity issues that you’d like to bring up today? |