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Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Presentations in Young People

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This study aimed to capture the different ways young people who accessed the UK's National Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) identified themselves with regard to gender and how their gender identity was expressed.

Report: Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Presentations in Young People

Published by: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, April 2019

SUMMARY

The number of young people openly identifying as transgender has risen significantly over recent years. There has also been a rise in the number of people identifying as "non-binary". This might include people who identify as gender neutral, and those who move between genders or whose gender fluctuates over time and context. There are also people who identify as a specific third gender.

This pilot study, carried out by a clinical psychologist and a research psychologist, aimed to capture the different ways young people who accessed the UK's National Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) identified themselves with regard to gender and how their gender identity was expressed. Clients aged between 12 and 18 presenting to GIDS for their first assessment were asked to complete a questionnaire, with 251 taking part over the eight-month period.

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