ArticleInternational journal of transgender health2026
Beyond and through the body: Subjective experiences of gender dysphoria across bodily and social dimensions.
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Background: Traditional definitions of gender dysphoria (GD) reflect a binary, body-centered understanding of distress, often neglecting the influence of social and cultural contexts and failing to capture the lived experiences of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals-especially nonbinary people. Aim: The present study aimed at exploring TNB young adults' subjective experiences of GD across bodily and social dimensions, while also attending to the interaction between these experiences and their fluctuations over time and context, moving beyond binary and transnormative assumptions. Methods: Four focus group discussions were conducted with 13 participants (aged 18-27 years), exploring their lived experiences of GD. A thematic analysis was applied to the verbatim transcripts, guided by the central question: "How do TNB individuals experience gender dysphoria?" Results: Three overarching themes and 11 subthemes were identified: (1) Discussion: The findings conceptualize GD as a multidimensional and dynamic experience, encompassing bodily discomfort and distress, social recognition, interpersonal dynamics, and minority stress. The results challenge body-centric, binary clinical models and advocate for more nuanced, experience-near frameworks for care and assessment that are better attuned to the clinical realities and therapeutic needs of TNB individuals.
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