Un regard nuancé sur les parcours des jeunes en matière de transition et de détransition de genre

Consultez le nouvel article publié  les membres de l’équipe Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Morgane A. Gelly, Rosalie Gravel, Denise Medico, Alexandre Baril, Françoise Susset and August Paradis  dans la revue Infant and Child Development: prenatal, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood. L’article en anglais est accessible librement ici : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/icd.2402

RÉSUMÉ

Some media have suggested that many youths who have previously completed a gender transition are “detransitioning”. Their experience is often framed around the idea of regrets but rare are the articles that provide a nuanced examination of their journey. This article presents the perspectives of youths who have detransitioned or discontinued a transition regarding their experiences and feelings on their journey from transition to detransition. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 youths between the age of 16 and 25 years who were recruited on social media and who transitioned and detransitioned or discontinued their transition. Data were analysed according to thematic analysis. Regrets and feelings of satisfaction can both coexist. The processes of transition and discontinuation or detransition appear to be non-linear and participants do not necessarily return to a cisgender identity. Ambiguous loss theory is applied to frame youth experiences and feelings and to suggest way forward for intervention.