Abstract

Introduction

This research sought to discover the psychological experiences of trans women born and raised in Iran, which incorporates the cultural surround unique to Iran.

Method

Fourteen trans women aged from 18 to 48, narrated their lives through in-depth interviews. We applied Corbin and Strauss’ (2015) approach to analyze the data in developing a Grounded Theory.

Results

Confusing Gender Identity (the Core Category) and eight other categories, including macro- and micro-contextual factors, actions/interactions, and consequences, depicted the processes in trans women’s lives; namely Destructive Family Environments, Traumatic Backgrounds, Impediments in Legislative and Medical Systems, disturbed feelings about Masculine Violation, Insecure Relationships, Self-devaluation, Gray Fortunes, and Social Insecurity. A conceptual model is developed from the findings that represent their relationships most comprehensively.

Conclusion

Findings shed light on female trans individuals’ lives and clarifies the contextual factors in gender-related fields that need extra care from scientific, educational, legislative, and health care associations and professionals in Iran to enhance the overall health of the transgender community as well as the rest of the society. Also, as most findings of the transgender population result from western cultures, this research provided a comprehensive understanding of trans women in a different cultural and political climate.

中文翻译：

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与伊朗跨性别女性交谈：她们的经历和身份发展

摘要

介绍

这项研究旨在发现在伊朗出生和长大的跨性别女性的心理经历，其中融合了伊朗独有的文化环境。

方法

Fourteen trans women aged from 18 to 48, narrated their lives through in-depth interviews. We applied Corbin and Strauss’ (2015) approach to analyze the data in developing a Grounded Theory.

Results

Confusing Gender Identity (the Core Category) and eight other categories, including macro- and micro-contextual factors, actions/interactions, and consequences, depicted the processes in trans women’s lives; namely Destructive Family Environments, Traumatic Backgrounds, Impediments in Legislative and Medical Systems, disturbed feelings about Masculine Violation, Insecure Relationships, Self-devaluation, Gray Fortunes, and Social Insecurity. A conceptual model is developed from the findings that represent their relationships most comprehensively.

Conclusion

调查结果揭示了女性跨性别者的生活，并阐明了性别相关领域的背景因素，这些因素需要伊朗科学、教育、立法和医疗保健协会和专业人士的额外关注，以提高跨性别者社区的整体健康状况以及社会的其他人。此外，由于大多数跨性别人群的发现都来自西方文化，因此这项研究提供了对不同文化和政治气候下的跨性别女性的全面理解。