Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth in the United States are met with systemic barriers that affect their physical and mental health. Recent scholarship has found that TGD youth have been negatively impacted as a result of antitransgender federal, state, and local laws and bills. Given the crucial role of parental figures in the well-being of TGD youth (e.g., supporting their child's health-care decisions), parents can provide important insight about the experiences of their children as they navigate the effects of antitransgender legislation. This study aimed to explore parental figures' perceptions of how bans on gender affirming care affect their TGD child and parental figures' advice for legislators/policymakers regarding the impact of these laws and bills on the well-being of TGD youth. Responses to an online survey with 134 self-identified parental figures of TGD youth were analyzed. Thematic analysis revealed five themes regarding the impact that these antitransgender laws and bills have on TGD youth, including (a) depression and suicidal ideation/risk of suicide, (b) anxiety, (c) increased gender dysphoria, (d) decreased safety and increased stigma, and (e) lack of access to medical care. Parental figures also provided direct feedback to legislators/policymakers regarding the impact of these laws and bills on the well-being of TGD youth, including (a) transgender youth health is not a political issue, (b) decriminalize gender affirming medical care, (c) decrease discrimination and violence against transgender people, and (d) become educated on transgender health-care issues. Recommendations for research and practice are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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性别确认护理禁令对跨性别和性别多元化青年的影响：父母人物的观点。

美国的跨性别和性别多元化 (TGD) 青年遇到了影响他们身心健康的系统性障碍。最近的学术研究发现，反跨性别的联邦、州和地方法律和法案对 TGD 青年产生了负面影响。鉴于父母在 TGD 青少年的福祉中的关键作用（例如，支持他们孩子的医疗保健决定），父母可以在他们应对反跨性别立法的影响时提供有关他们孩子经历的重要见解。本研究旨在探讨父母人物对禁止性别肯定照护如何影响他们的 TGD 孩子的看法，以及父母人物就这些法律和法案对 TGD 青年福祉的影响向立法者/政策制定者提出的建议。分析了对 134 名自称是 TGD 青少年父母的在线调查的回应。主题分析揭示了这些反跨性别法律和法案对 TGD 青年的影响的五个主题，包括 (a) 抑郁和自杀意念/自杀风险，(b) 焦虑，(c) 性别焦虑增加，(d) 安全性降低和耻辱感增加，以及 (e) 无法获得医疗服务。家长数据还向立法者/政策制定者提供了有关这些法律和法案对 TGD 青年福祉的影响的直接反馈，包括 (a) 跨性别青年健康不是政治问题，(b) 将性别肯定医疗非刑罪化，( c) 减少对跨性别者的歧视和暴力，以及 (d) 接受有关跨性别保健问题的教育。讨论了研究和实践的建议。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。