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To provide a more nuanced examination of health disparities for transgender/gender nonconforming youth (TGNC), investigators analyzed data from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey (81,000 9th and 11th grade students). Students reported their biologic sex; whether they considered themselves transgender, gender queer, genderfluid or unsure (grouped together for analysis as TGNC); and how others at school viewed their gender expression (very or mostly feminine, somewhat feminine, equally feminine/masculine, somewhat masculine, very masculine).
Almost 3% of students described themselves as TGNC. Compared to cisgender peers, TGNC students were significantly more likely to report long-term physical health problems, long-term mental health problems, …