June 2025 Update
This is an area of my own substantial research investigation into various aspects of gender identity formation across the lifespan, including the evolution of research about non-binary and transgender individuals.
After spending a long professional career journey in academia, I have embraced a gender-fluid identity. As a member of the American Psychological Association and the APA Division 44: Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, I am a strong advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ and non-binary persons.
In this collection, I provide an array of references, reflecting my wide (and ever-growing) areas of interest and curiosity. My initial years of research, which span more than 30 years, are documented in my summary report, My Academic Research into Prenatal Hormonal Influences on Gender and Sexual Development in Men and Women, presented in 2020 to the international conference Beyond Genes.
NOTE: Academic literature on these topics is available on separate reference paged due to the extensive array of research I have gathered.
* For access to graduate degree theses and dissertations on this subject, visit this separate page: Research: Gender Identity, Gender Dysphoria, Transgender–Graduate Theses and Dissertations
** For access to published academic journal and textbook articles, visit this separate page: Research: Gender Identity, Gender Dysphoria, Transgender–Academic Publications
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General References
- {NEW} Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2025, (2025), from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- {NEW} Transgender Resource Center, (2024) from Mental Health America
- {NEW} U.S. Trans Survey of 2022, including the 2024 Early Insights Report
- {NEW} Transgender and Nonbinary Identities (2024) a comprehensive guide from Planned Parenthood
- {NEW} 2023 Update in Adult Transgender Medicine, from the Annual Review of Medicine
- {NEW} What is Gender Fluid?, (2023), from WebMD
- {NEW} What Does it Mean to be Gender Fluid? (2023), from VerywellMind
- {NEW} What Decades of Providing Trans Health Care Have Taught Me (2023), by Dr. Marci L. Bowers, published in the New York Times
- Answers to Your Questions about Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression, from the American Psychological Association
- The Gender Self-Report: A Multidimensional Gender Characterization Tool for Gender-diverse and Cisgender Youth and Adults (2023), from the American Psychologist
- Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8, from the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) (2023) published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
- In the News: Hormone Therapy for Transgender Teens Linked to Better Mental Health in Adulthood (2023), from the American Journal of Nursing
- About Crossing Gender Lines–Transgender, Nonbinary and Queer Issues, from Crossdreamers.com
- Understanding Gender, from Genderspectrum.org
- An Introduction to Transgender People, from the National Center for Transgender Equality
- Rain Before Rainbows: The Science of Transgender Flourishing (2022), by Kim Armstrong, from the Association for Psychological Science Observer
- Understanding the Transgender Community, from the Human Rights Campaign
- {NEW} The DSM-5 Updates its Gender/Transgender Vocabulary in a Positive Way, but “Autogynephilia” Remains (2022), from Crossdreamers.com
- Leave Gender-Affirming Care to Medical Experts–Not Politicians (2022), by Carrie Davis & Mitch Prinstein, from the American Psychological Association
- The Complex Circumstances that Defined Your Gender, by Linda Geddes, sponsored by BBC News Future newsmagazine as part of its series on Sexual Revolutions series
- Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes is Simplistic. Biologists Now Think There is a Wider Spectrum Than That, by Claire Ainsworth, published in the journal Nature
- Am I Still Non-binary if I don’t want to Change how I Appear? from Translifeline.org
- Gender in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know (2021), by Laura Erickson-Schroth, from Psychology Today
- Here’s What Gender-Affirming Care Really Means and Why It Benefits Us All (2021), by Justin Cascio, from Livestrong.com
- What Do I Need to Know About Trans Health Care? (2019), a guide from Planned Parenthood
- Gender Fluidity and Hormone Disruptors: Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals may Increase Gender Dysphoria, by Nigel Barber, published in Psychology Today
- {NEW} Nonbinary Identities and Individuals in Research, Community, and the Academy: A Series Beyond the Gender Binary (2019), by the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan
- {NEW} The “Double Burden” Facing Nonbinary Faculty and Graduate Students (2019), by Jan Estrellado, Amanda Breen, and G. Nic Rider, from the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan
- What Does it Mean to be Non-binary? (2020), from CBC Canada News
- Endocrine Society Urges Policy Makers to Follow Science on Transgender Health, from the Endocrine Society
- 5 Non-Binary People Explain What “Non-Binary” Means to Them (2019), from Tinder Youtube
- Gender Fluidity and Hormone Disruptors: Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals May Increase Gender Dysphoria (2019), by Nigel Barber, from Psychology Today
- Weapons of Mass Feminization (2017), by Dr. Jennie Ann Frieman, published in LinkedIn
- Between the (Gender) Lines: the Science of Transgender Identity, from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Transgender Resource Guide, from GLAAD
- Transgender Health Guide, from the Hormone Health Network of the Endocrine Society
- TED Talk: Ending Gender, by Scott Turner Schofield (2013)
- What is Gender Dysphoria? from the American Psychiatric Association
- Transitioning in the Workplace: A Guide for Trans Employees, from the Human Rights Campaign
- {NEW} Why Some Transpersons Decide to Detransition (2021), by Dr. David Ludden, published in Psychology Today
- Questionable Questions about Transgender Identity, from the National Center for Transgender Equality
- The Autogynephilia Theory Debunked by New German Study (2020), from Crossdreamers.com
- The Gender Code: Gender and Sexuality Documentary (2019), from Luka (Youtube Channel)
- Why Pronouns Matter for Trans People (video), from the Youtube Channel As/Is
- Understanding the Transgender Community, from the Human Rights Campaign
- Understanding Non-Binary People: How to be Respectful and Supportive, from the National Center for Transgender Equality
- Transgender Map (formerly TSRoadmap), a wonderful support guide for all aspects of gender transition
- The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria, Canada, the largest transgender research archive in the world, maintained by Dr. Aaron Devor of the University of Victoria
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