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- Bratt, Anna Sofia, et al.
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Creating safe interactions for LGBTQ older adults in health-care settings
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This interactive workshop explores various health-care interactions, through various scenarios, from the point of view of older LGBTQ adults and health-care professionals. We will divide into smaller groups and discuss the scenarios with the aim of creating safe interactions for older LGBTQ adults. The aim of the workshop is to normalize creating safe interactions for older LGBTQ adults, as well as increasing confidence in doing it.
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- Muraya, Tsukasa, et al.
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We treat everyone equal : Health care professionals do not speak about LGBTQ questions in neither Sweden or Japan
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Older LGBTQ adults face unique challenges compared to their heterosexual cisgender counterparts. When navigating public and private spaces, LGBTQ adults experience microaggressions in their everyday life, such as hostile looks, misgendering, and being asked personal questions (Lundberg et al.). In our systematic review, we found that it was common for LGBTQ individuals to feel the need to educate healthcare professionals on LGBTQ issues, and there was a concern within the community that they may be treated negatively by professionals (Bratt et al., 2023).The current project aims to explore the attitudes and knowledge among healthcare professionals in Japan and Sweden with the purpose of finding ways to talk about LGBTQ topics and raise visibility for older LGBTQ adults. This would help to shift the responsibility for informing and educating health care professionals away from the LGBTQ community and enable a better and more equal care services. A partial goal is therefore also to design of a user-friendly, legally secure communication tool to contribute to increased inclusion and quality of life for older LGBTQ people.In our pilot study, we interviewed health care professionals about how they perceive meeting older LGBTQ people. As a starting point in the interviews, we have used images, illustrated by Dr Muraya, showing various hypothetical scenarios within elderly care.In both Japan and Sweden it was common for health care professionals to say that they have never encountered any older LGBTQ individuals. In Sweden, this was commonly followed by the comment that there would be no issues because “we treat everyone equal”. In Japan, similarly, professionals described that the topic was a non-issue. Hence, our study would help to make older LGBTQ people visible and to raise issues that are not focused on today. The poster will visualize the pictures used and present preliminary results. A future use of results will be discussed.
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- Tyni, Kristiina, et al.
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A thematic analysis of the experiences of prepubertal transgender and gender-diverse children in Sweden
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of LGBT Youth. - : Haworth Press. - 1936-1653 .- 1936-1661.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Knowledge of prepubertal transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children is limited. This study fills a gap in the research literature by exploring the lived experiences of prepubertal TGD children related to gender identity, centering their voices. Interviews with 10 TGD Swedish children 4–12 years old were analyzed through Thematic Analysis. The analysis resulted in two main themes: (1) “The journey of gender exploration,” with subthemes Discovering me and The joys, and challenges of being me; (2) “Meeting the outside world,” with subthemes Can I belong? and Staying me: my tips, tricks and help from others. The children’s evolving gender identity was traced, emphasizing emotional aspects and pivotal milestones like affirmed names. Even though the children had supportive environments, challenges of misgendering and the need for continual self-assertion were exposed. Despite struggles for recognition, the study highlights TGD children’s resilient coping and well-being. Still, cisgender norms were observed to challenge their prevalent pride and positive self-images, emphasizing the need for enhanced knowledge of gender diversity for a broader societal change. This study expands the literature on TGD children’s gender identity development, informs professionals and abroad audience and provides an enhanced understanding of TGD prepubertal children through their own words.
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- Tyni, Kristiina, et al.
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“I felt it inside” : Lived experience of gender creative children 4-12 years related to gender identity in Sweden
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is a qualitative study where the interview data from seven pre-pubertal and gender creative children 4-12 years old, was analyzed according to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, IPA. The data was drawn from a bigger qualitative doctoral project about the lived experiences of gender creative children and youth between 4-17 years and their parents, related to the children’s gender identities. Due to the greater verbal and cognitive functioning of the teenagers, we chose to split the analysis of the children’s interview material in two, as not to let the voices of the young ones drown in the greater verbal and reflective flood of the teenagers. As far as we know this is the first study made where gender creative children from 4 years old describe their lived experience related to gender identity in everyday life, not only in retrospect as for most research on transgender childhood experiences, but whileen actually happening. The overarching aim of the study was to learn more about pre-pubertal and gender creative children’s experiences related to their affirmed gender identity, in everyday life, as described by the children themselves. A dominating part of research on transgender children comes from children recruited from gender clinics and is based on quantitative data (i.e. from symptom scales or other diagnostic measurements for example) from a medical and/or psychiatric perspective. To broaden the scope, important aims for us were therefore to center the children’s own voices and focus on the children’s lived experience before and outside the gender-affirming care.
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