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Lived experiences: Exploring detransition narratives
Amy C Maragos1, Chris Brown1, Luke R Allen2
1University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
International Journal of Transgender Health
|February 21, 2025
Summary
Gender detransition is a complex process influenced by various internal and external factors. Understanding these experiences is crucial for providing appropriate support and counseling for individuals navigating this path.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Gender Studies
Background:
- Gender incongruence leads many to transition.
- A subset of individuals detransition, reversing some or all transition aspects.
- Detransition is an emerging phenomenon requiring further understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore the lived experiences of individuals who detransitioned.
- Identify external and internal stressors contributing to detransition decisions.
- Bridge the gap in psychological literature regarding gender detransition.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with thirteen detransitioned adults.
- Utilized Meyer's minority stress model as a theoretical framework.
- Employed consensual qualitative research methods for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Transition and detransition decisions are multifaceted and unique.
- Factors influencing transition include external suggestions, gender dysphoria, body image, and mental health.
- Stressors include negative health service experiences and regret; outcomes include relational changes, self-acceptance, improved well-being, and loss of trans community.
Conclusions:
- Detransition experiences are diverse and influenced by a range of personal and social factors.
- Findings have implications for counseling practices and future research in gender studies.
- Further research is needed to fully understand the phenomenon of gender detransition.
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