Prior research has found that major barriers to transgender healthcare include provider miseducation, discrimination, and transgender individuals' fear of discrimination, revealing systemic inequalities in transgender healthcare (da Silva, 2020; Jaffee et al., 2016). As the political climate increasingly targets transgender healthcare accessibility, further examination is needed of the factors affecting transgender individuals' healthcare quality and experiences. To our knowledge, prior research has not explored the role of familial attitudes and stigma in regards to discrimination and health status. This project centered on emerging adults, as they are legally considered adults but may still be more impacted by family relationships. The study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore the impacts of healthcare experiences, stigma, familial attitudes toward transness, and demographic variables such as financial status and geographic location on mental and physical health within a sample of transgender emerging adults. Participants (ages 18-34) were recruited via purposive sampling through a web-based survey. Participants completed measures assessing family attitudes toward identity, internalized stigma, healthcare experiences, mental and physical health, financial status, and demographics. This presentation will provide an overview of findings and demonstrate why a better understanding of healthcare barriers is needed to address health disparities for transgender populations.
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