Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals desire to have children for similar reasons as cisgender individuals (Stonk et al., 2023). Currently, there are multiple pathways for transgender individuals to pursue parenthood, whether through medical interventions or adoption. However, these options can prove to be financially and psychologically burdensome depending on individuals' biological characteristics, preferences, and circumstances (Tornello & Bos, 2019). Despite the various available methods of reproduction, transgender individuals continue to face discrimination and exclusion in matters of parenthood due to ongoing heterocisnormativity. This study explores the attitudes of TGD individuals in Italy and Portugal towards biological parenthood, considering the Minority Stress Model (MST, Meyer, 2003) and social context. The research involved 143 TGD individuals residing in both countries who completed an online questionnaire regarding their desire for parenthood, preferences for biological parenthood and cryopreservation, as well as internalized transphobia and stigma perception. The Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Scale (GMSR, Testa, Habarth, Peta, Balsam, & Bockting, 2015) and the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Scale (LGBIS) (Mohr & Kendra, 2011) were used to examine constructs related to the Minority Stress Model.
Le persone transgender e gender diverse (TGD) desiderano avere figli per le stesse ragioni di quelle cisgender (Stonk et al., 2023). Nonostante le diverse possibilità di procreazione attualmente esistenti, le persone che si discostano dai criteri eterocisnormativi sono ancora oggi fortemente discriminate ed escluse in ciò che riguarda la genitorialità e le possibilità di filiazione. Infatti, in relazione alle caratteristiche biologiche di individui e partner, alle modalità scelte, e al contesto, alcune di queste possono rivelarsi molto costose a livello finanziario e psicologico (Tornello e Bos, 2019). Il presente studio esplora l’attitudine di persone TGD in Italia e Portogallo rispetto alla genitorialità biologica, in relazione ad elementi legati al modello del Minority Stress (MST, Meyer, 2003) ed al contesto di appartenenza, attraverso un’indagine su un campione di persone TGD residenti in Portogallo e in Italia (n=143). La ricerca è stata diffusa tramite un questionario online self-report in entrambi i paesi. Sono stati approfondite opinioni ed esperienze riguardanti genitorialità biologica, il desiderio di genitorialità e la criopreservazione in relazione a transfobia interiorizzata, non-affermazione, sensibilità allo stigma e stigma percepito. Per approfondire i costrutti legati al MST sono state utilizzate la Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Scale (GMSR, Testa, Habarth, Peta, Balsam, & Bockting, 2015) e la Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Scale (LGBIS) (Mohr e Kendra, 2011).
Esplorazione della genitorialità transgender e gender diverse in Italia e Portogallo: uno studio cross-culturale
SAILIS, GIULIA
2023/2024
Abstract
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals desire to have children for similar reasons as cisgender individuals (Stonk et al., 2023). Currently, there are multiple pathways for transgender individuals to pursue parenthood, whether through medical interventions or adoption. However, these options can prove to be financially and psychologically burdensome depending on individuals' biological characteristics, preferences, and circumstances (Tornello & Bos, 2019). Despite the various available methods of reproduction, transgender individuals continue to face discrimination and exclusion in matters of parenthood due to ongoing heterocisnormativity. This study explores the attitudes of TGD individuals in Italy and Portugal towards biological parenthood, considering the Minority Stress Model (MST, Meyer, 2003) and social context. The research involved 143 TGD individuals residing in both countries who completed an online questionnaire regarding their desire for parenthood, preferences for biological parenthood and cryopreservation, as well as internalized transphobia and stigma perception. The Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Scale (GMSR, Testa, Habarth, Peta, Balsam, & Bockting, 2015) and the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Scale (LGBIS) (Mohr & Kendra, 2011) were used to examine constructs related to the Minority Stress Model.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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