"Seeing the balance in the two worlds in which I exist": Latinx trans and nonbinary individuals' experiences of within-culture gender minority stress and resilience.
Rebekah Estevez, Anneliese Singh, Edward Delgado-Romero, Shawntell Pace, Charmaine Ozuna, Jahi Hamilton, Walter Bockting, Allen LeBlanc
Author Information
Rebekah Estevez: Department of Psychology, Georgia Southern University. ORCID
Anneliese Singh: School of Social Work, Tulane University. ORCID
Edward Delgado-Romero: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia. ORCID
Shawntell Pace: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia. ORCID
Charmaine Ozuna: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia.
Jahi Hamilton: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia.
Walter Bockting: New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center, New York City. ORCID
Allen LeBlanc: Department of Sociology and Sexuality Studies, San Francisco State University. ORCID
While research with Black, Indigenous, and people of color trans and nonbinary (TNB) communities has increased over the last decade, there remains a dearth of research focusing on the unique within-culture influences on gender minority stress (GMS) and resilience experienced by Latinx TNB community members. In the present study, guided by interpretive phenomenological analysis, gender minority stress theory, and LatCrit theory, 15 Latinx TNB people participated in semistructured interviews to explore their experiences of GMS and resilience originating from within their Latinx cultural heritage. GMS-related themes include (a) Latinx cultural rigid gender norms, (b) role of the Christian church, (c) integration of familismo with other Latinx cultural values, and (d) perceived U.S. and Latinx cultural differences. Resilience-related themes include (a) personal sense of spirituality, (b) exploring one's own sense of being a Latinx TNB person, and (c) integration of familismo with other Latinx cultural values. We provide implications for counseling psychologists in the areas of clinical practice and future research directions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
