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ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2025

Relationship stigma negatively impacts the relationship quality of trans women.

Emily S Schuler, Pilar C Sharp, Omotayo N Fasan, Araya J McNeal, Tae-Young Zajkowski, Vinita Saxena, Audrey Xu, Bow Suprasert, Sean Arayasirikul, Alexander J Marr and 3 more

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Emily S SchulerDepartment of Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Pilar C SharpGillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Omotayo N FasanSchool of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Araya J McNealDepartment of Biology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
Tae-Young ZajkowskiDepartment of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Vinita SaxenaRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Audrey XuDepartment of Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
Bow SuprasertSan Francisco Department of Public Health, Center for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Sean ArayasirikulDepartment of Health, Society and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
Alexander J MarrInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Kelly D TaylorInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Willi McFarlandSan Francisco Department of Public Health, Public Health Research, Center for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Erin C WilsonSan Francisco Department of Public Health, Center for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States.

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Background: Trans women face negative health outcomes due to multiple types of anti-trans stigma. Relationship stigma, or when people experience stigma because their romantic partnerships are devalued by society, can negatively impact experiences in relationships of trans women. Relationships and their quality are important predictors of wellness across populations, but little is known about relationship quality for trans women. This study was conducted to determine whether relationship stigma is associated with relationship quality for trans women with main partners. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data from 89 trans women with main partners enrolled in the 2020 Partners Study, an online, interviewer-administered, cross-sectional survey of trans women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Multivariate logistic was used to test for an association between relationship stigma and relationship quality among trans women with main partners. Results: The trans women surveyed were White (29.2%), Latinx (24.7%), or multiracial (23.6%), with the majority having never been married (65.2%). Those who often felt they must hide their partnerships had significantly lower odds of reporting satisfaction with intimacy and closeness in their relationships [odds ratio (OR): 0.07; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.01-0.68, Conclusions: Relationship stigma was negatively associated with relationship quality for trans women with main partners in this study. Stigma from family also had a significant negative impact on relationship quality, suggesting the important influence of family on trans women's relationships. Efforts to boost family support may foster intimacy and improve relationship satisfaction for trans women in main partnerships.

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couplesrelationship qualityrelationship stigmastigmatrans women

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