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The Experience Of Being A Parent Of A Transgender Adolescent, Susan Martello-Gill
The Experience Of Being A Parent Of A Transgender Adolescent, Susan Martello-Gill
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Abstract
Background: According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, about 150,000 U.S. adolescents aged 13-17 identify as transgender (Singhal, 2018). Therefore, parents of these growing number of adolescents face the daily struggles of being a parent of a transgender adolescent.
Purpose of the Study: A scant amount of research exists on the multitude of issues that parents of transgender/ non-binary adolescents confront in seeking guidance and support with the challenges they face daily. There is little in the literature concerning the experience of being a parent of a transgender/non-binary teen. Hence, the purpose of this study …