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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025

The rise of anti-trans laws and the role of public health advocacy.

Marina Khonina, Travis Salway

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Marina KhoninaFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada. mkhonina@sfu.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-6489-8724
Travis SalwayFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5699-5444

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent surge in anti-trans laws and policies in Canada and the United States has important public health implications, particularly for trans and gender-expansive (TGE) youth. This legislation has the potential to exacerbate minority stress experienced by TGE youth, who already experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide than their cisgender peers. Social gender affirmation, including respecting affirmed names and pronouns, can reduce the risk of adverse mental health outcomes in TGE youth. However, recent laws requiring parental consent for affirmed names and pronouns in schools can cause additional distress and harm for TGE youth, especially those who lack family support. Public health professionals have a critical role to play in countering the harmful effects of anti-trans legislation by better understanding TGE youth and their needs, advocating for trans rights, supporting trans-led community organizations, and strengthening trans-affirming mental health services.

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Consumer AdvocacyPublic HealthTransgender PersonsAdolescentCanadaHumansUnited StatesMental healthMinority stressTGETransgenderYouth

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PMID39356403
PMCPMC11870714

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