Abstract

Purpose

While many studies have addressed the intersection between sexual orientation and religious/spiritual identity development, few studies have explicitly explored the interaction between transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) identities and religious/spiritual identity development. As such, the role of religion in TGGD identity development is not well understood, particularly as to how experiences in childhood may shape current identities.

Materials and methods

The authors analyzed a series of semi-structured interviews with seven TGGD individuals. The participants were all assigned female at birth (AFAB) andhad been raised in the Christian faith. Interview questions focused on participants’ experiences with gender and religious identity development during childhood and adolescence.

Results

Four major themes emerged among participants: invisibility within faith communities, rejection, conflict/ambivalence about gender and religion, and intellectual curiosity (e.g., questioning religious doctrine).

Conclusion

Implications for identity development, clinical intervention, and faith community outreach are discussed regarding TGGD people who were AFAB.

中文翻译：

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对基督教及其对出生时被指定为女性的跨性别成年人性别认同发展的影响的回顾性定性分析

摘要

目的

虽然许多研究已经解决了性取向与宗教/精神认同发展之间的交叉点，但很少有研究明确探讨跨性别和性别多样化（TGGD）身份与宗教/精神认同发展之间的相互作用。因此，宗教在 TGGD 身份发展中的作用尚不清楚，特别是关于童年经历如何塑造当前身份的问题。

材料和方法

作者分析了对 7 名 TGGD 个人的一系列半结构化访谈。参与者都是出生时女性（AFAB），并且在基督教信仰中长大。访谈问题侧重于参与者在童年和青春期的性别和宗教认同发展经历。

结果

参与者中出现了四个主要主题：信仰社区内的隐形、拒绝、关于性别和宗教的冲突/矛盾心理以及求知欲（例如，质疑宗教教义）。

结论

对身份发展、临床干预和信仰社区外展的影响讨论了关于 AFAB 的 TGGD 人。