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VCU study: anti-trans laws harm mental health even where local law is trans-friendly

VCU details study methodology and lead author's findings

VCU News coverage, reposted to Reddit, details that researchers surveyed 346 transgender and gender-diverse U.S. adults in early 2024 about anxiety tied to the 2,000+ proposed anti-trans laws, discrimination experiences, and community support, finding legislation-related anxiety was the strongest driver of distress.

VCU details study methodology and lead author's findings
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“We found that above and beyond everything else in the model, including active experiences of discrimination, that anti-trans legislation anxiety was driving psychological distress”

Catherine Wall

Catherine Wall Assistant professor of psychology, VCU; study lead authorVirginia Commonwealth University researchers Study authorsRikiwilchins.bsky.social Trans-rights commentator sharing the study

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