Louis Lindley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4810667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis Lindley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Lindley |
| SIGNATURE | LINDLEY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1080-0813 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
From Avoidance to Engagement
Objectives: The current study takes a resilience-based approach to the sexual well-being of transmasculine and nonbinary individuals through asking them directly what coping strategies they utilize to manage gender dysphoria during sexual activities. Methods: = 35, 9.7%), individuals who were assigned female at birth. An online study was completed by participants and thematic analysis was conducted to understand participants' descriptions of thei…
Assessing internalized transphobia in Korean transgender and nonbinary adults
Initial efficacy of a novel web app for adults experiencing gender dysphoria
Alcohol and cannabis use in relation to daily marginalization in transgender individuals
As part of a larger study on minority stress with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) participants, this daily diary study explored associations between daily marginalization and gender non-affirmation with alcohol and cannabis use, as well as general and TGD-specific coping motives for use. We examined the mediating effects of general (e.g., rumination) and identity-specific (e.g., internalized stigma) processes that may help explain how stigma…
Exploratory Analysis of the Role of Transnormativity in the Association Between Gender Dysphoria and Psychological Distress
Emerging research suggests that transnormativity plays an important role in the lives and mental health of transgender and/or nonbinary (TNB) people. Transnormativity encompasses the norms and standards by which the legitimacy of TNB peoples’ gender identities and expressions are measured. This study examined the mediating and moderating role of internalized transnormativity in the association between two forms of gender dysphoria (physical and s…
You’re Gonna Need Way More Variables
Cis-heteronormative frameworks have inadequately addressed the complexity of trans masculine, nonbinary, and agender (TMNB) individuals' sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences, often marginalizing these perspectives. To fully capture the richness of TMNB sexuality, it is essential for researchers to resist the constraints of cis-heteronormativity by employing participatory research methods that center TMNB voices and lived realitie…
An integrated framework for conceptualizing and measuring gender dysphoria
The current article presents an integrated community-informed framework from which to conceptualize the complexity of gender dysphoria and the social context in which it is navigated. Our multidimensional model of gender dysphoria uses a systems-based approach to consider aspects of gender dysphoria that are experienced across individual, interpersonal, structural, and cultural levels. It is from this broad framework that we developed and conduct…
The modified gender minority stress measure
Whose voice matters
Sociocultural Messages about Gender Dysphoria (Dis)Align with the Lived Experiences of Trans and Nonbinary Individuals
Gender Affirming Medical Interventions and Gender Dysphoria
In response to negative media attention regarding gender affirming medical interventions (GAMI), the current manuscript explores the content of messages trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals receive regarding the impacts of GAMI on gender dysphoria. Further, TNB individuals’ experiences of the effects of GAMI on gender dysphoria are described. A sample of responses from 105 TNB participants were analyzed utilizing qualitative content analysis. Th…
“Why can’t I Have the Office Jobs?”
Research has documented the experiences of transgender people in seeking employment. To date, no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people seeking employment in the United States. Using an intersectionality framework, the present study aimed to uncover the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people as they sought employment in the United States. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender pe…
Experiences of community connection and belonging for sexual minority trans individuals
From Abstinence to Deviance
Introduction Stereotypes around sex and gender have played an important role in shaping experiences of discrimination and social injustice for trans individuals. In addition, trans identities have been historically associated with sexual deviance and pathology in the psychomedical literature. In the present study, we investigated stereotypes associated with trans people’s sexuality. Methods We recruited 297 transmasculine and nonbinary individual…
Development and initial validation of the Masculine Sexual Entitlement Norms Scale
Becoming aware of your gender and sexual identity
Eleven self-identified gay/lesbian individuals were interviewed about the age at which they became aware of their gender and sexual identity and whether they recalled specific life events associated with that awareness. Thematic analyses focused on individuals who recalled a specific age and event in early childhood in which they became aware of their gender and sexual identity versus individuals who did not recall a specific age tied to their aw…
Measurement invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Dass-21) across cisgender sexual minority and transgender and nonbinary individuals
Development and validation of the Trans and Nonbinary Coping Measure (TNCM)
Wait, What Is That? A Man or Woman or What?”
Resisting Trans Medicalization
Past research has constructed a medicalized model of trans women's sexuality, where trans women are believed to be hyposexual and distressed by their bodies pre-transition, and are cured of their sexual dysfunction as a result of gender affirmative medical procedures. The current study engaged a community sample ( N = 169) of trans feminine and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth (TFNB) to investigate predictors of sexual experiences aft…
Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Well-Being Among Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
“We are our own community”
Little is known about how immigrant Latinx transgender people experience support from their communities in the U.S. and back in their country of origin. The present study aimed to understand how immigrant Latinx transgender people reported support within their communities. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people in a large metropolitan city in Florida participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed four…
“ I Use All the Parts I’m Given ”
Objectives: The study investigates how trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe the use of their bodies during sexual activities. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-one trans masculine and nonbinary individuals were asked to describe their use of body during sex through an online survey. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results: Eleven subthemes emerged that were organized in 4 overarching themes: Relational Factors; Behavior…
Being Talked to Like I Was a Sex Toy, Like Being Transgender Was Simply for the Enjoyment of Someone Else”
Despite the growing interest in the experiences of transgender individuals, the phenomenon of fetishization of transgender bodies and identities has been overlooked. The present study was aimed at investigating the experiences of fetishization of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) people. Participants in the current study represent a sample of 142 TGNB volunteers from the community who answered the prompt: “If you feel comfortable, could you descri…
What American dream is this
Little research has explored how transgender people are impacted by the behaviors, statements, and policies of the Trump administration. To date no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people during the current political climate. Using a critical intersectional qualitative framework, the present study aimed to investigate how immigrant Latinx transgender people are impacted by Trump's administration. A communit…
A Test of the Three-Component Model of Gender-Based Prejudices
Sexual Satisfaction in Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
The present study investigated the ways trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe aspects of their sexual satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction refers to an individual's subjective evaluation of their sexual experiences, and is influenced by relational, contextual, and personal experiences. Prior research with sexual satisfaction among trans individuals utilized quantitative measures, restricting the ability for respondents to describe trans…
Better issues to focus on”
Negative experiences in healthcare settings have been linked to decreased treatment satisfaction and reduction of future help-seeking behaviors among transgender individuals. The present study used gender-identity based microaggressions as a model for understanding the client–therapist relationship. Using a qualitative approach, we investigated instances of microaggressions from mental health providers as experienced by 91 adults who identified a…
Resisting Trans Medicalization
Past research has constructed a medicalized model of trans women's sexuality, where trans women are believed to be hyposexual and distressed by their bodies pre-transition, and are cured of their sexual dysfunction as a result of gender affirmative medical procedures. The current study engaged a community sample ( N = 169) of trans feminine and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth (TFNB) to investigate predictors of sexual experiences aft…
Being Talked to Like I Was a Sex Toy, Like Being Transgender Was Simply for the Enjoyment of Someone Else”
Despite the growing interest in the experiences of transgender individuals, the phenomenon of fetishization of transgender bodies and identities has been overlooked. The present study was aimed at investigating the experiences of fetishization of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) people. Participants in the current study represent a sample of 142 TGNB volunteers from the community who answered the prompt: “If you feel comfortable, could you descri…
Gender dysphoria and minority stress
An eco-developmental framework on the intersectionality of gender and sexual identities in transgender individuals
For many transgender individuals, researchers, and practitioners, an eco-development framework provides unique insights on the social influences that dynamically interact, influence, conflict, and support each other during the individual’s identity development and through their unique transition process. Fourteen transgender individuals were interviewed on how their transition process affects their gender and sexual identity. Guided by content an…
What American dream is this
Little research has explored how transgender people are impacted by the behaviors, statements, and policies of the Trump administration. To date no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people during the current political climate. Using a critical intersectional qualitative framework, the present study aimed to investigate how immigrant Latinx transgender people are impacted by Trump's administration. A communit…
Measurement invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Dass-21) across cisgender sexual minority and transgender and nonbinary individuals
Sociocultural Messages about Gender Dysphoria (Dis)Align with the Lived Experiences of Trans and Nonbinary Individuals
From Abstinence to Deviance
Introduction Stereotypes around sex and gender have played an important role in shaping experiences of discrimination and social injustice for trans individuals. In addition, trans identities have been historically associated with sexual deviance and pathology in the psychomedical literature. In the present study, we investigated stereotypes associated with trans people’s sexuality. Methods We recruited 297 transmasculine and nonbinary individual…
Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Well-Being Among Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
You’re Gonna Need Way More Variables
Cis-heteronormative frameworks have inadequately addressed the complexity of trans masculine, nonbinary, and agender (TMNB) individuals' sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences, often marginalizing these perspectives. To fully capture the richness of TMNB sexuality, it is essential for researchers to resist the constraints of cis-heteronormativity by employing participatory research methods that center TMNB voices and lived realitie…
The modified gender minority stress measure
Development and validation of the Trans and Nonbinary Coping Measure (TNCM)
A Test of the Three-Component Model of Gender-Based Prejudices
Every time I get gendered male, I feel a pain in my chest”
Gender dysphoria and minority stress
An eco-developmental framework on the intersectionality of gender and sexual identities in transgender individuals
For many transgender individuals, researchers, and practitioners, an eco-development framework provides unique insights on the social influences that dynamically interact, influence, conflict, and support each other during the individual’s identity development and through their unique transition process. Fourteen transgender individuals were interviewed on how their transition process affects their gender and sexual identity. Guided by content an…
Sexual Satisfaction in Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
The present study investigated the ways trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe aspects of their sexual satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction refers to an individual's subjective evaluation of their sexual experiences, and is influenced by relational, contextual, and personal experiences. Prior research with sexual satisfaction among trans individuals utilized quantitative measures, restricting the ability for respondents to describe trans…
Better issues to focus on”
Negative experiences in healthcare settings have been linked to decreased treatment satisfaction and reduction of future help-seeking behaviors among transgender individuals. The present study used gender-identity based microaggressions as a model for understanding the client–therapist relationship. Using a qualitative approach, we investigated instances of microaggressions from mental health providers as experienced by 91 adults who identified a…
“We are our own community”
Little is known about how immigrant Latinx transgender people experience support from their communities in the U.S. and back in their country of origin. The present study aimed to understand how immigrant Latinx transgender people reported support within their communities. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people in a large metropolitan city in Florida participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed four…
“ I Use All the Parts I’m Given ”
Objectives: The study investigates how trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe the use of their bodies during sexual activities. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-one trans masculine and nonbinary individuals were asked to describe their use of body during sex through an online survey. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results: Eleven subthemes emerged that were organized in 4 overarching themes: Relational Factors; Behavior…
Being Talked to Like I Was a Sex Toy, Like Being Transgender Was Simply for the Enjoyment of Someone Else”
Despite the growing interest in the experiences of transgender individuals, the phenomenon of fetishization of transgender bodies and identities has been overlooked. The present study was aimed at investigating the experiences of fetishization of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) people. Participants in the current study represent a sample of 142 TGNB volunteers from the community who answered the prompt: “If you feel comfortable, could you descri…
What American dream is this
Little research has explored how transgender people are impacted by the behaviors, statements, and policies of the Trump administration. To date no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people during the current political climate. Using a critical intersectional qualitative framework, the present study aimed to investigate how immigrant Latinx transgender people are impacted by Trump's administration. A communit…
Becoming aware of your gender and sexual identity
Eleven self-identified gay/lesbian individuals were interviewed about the age at which they became aware of their gender and sexual identity and whether they recalled specific life events associated with that awareness. Thematic analyses focused on individuals who recalled a specific age and event in early childhood in which they became aware of their gender and sexual identity versus individuals who did not recall a specific age tied to their aw…
Measurement invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Dass-21) across cisgender sexual minority and transgender and nonbinary individuals
Development and validation of the Trans and Nonbinary Coping Measure (TNCM)
Wait, What Is That? A Man or Woman or What?”
Resisting Trans Medicalization
Past research has constructed a medicalized model of trans women's sexuality, where trans women are believed to be hyposexual and distressed by their bodies pre-transition, and are cured of their sexual dysfunction as a result of gender affirmative medical procedures. The current study engaged a community sample ( N = 169) of trans feminine and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth (TFNB) to investigate predictors of sexual experiences aft…
Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Well-Being Among Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals
“Why can’t I Have the Office Jobs?”
Research has documented the experiences of transgender people in seeking employment. To date, no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people seeking employment in the United States. Using an intersectionality framework, the present study aimed to uncover the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people as they sought employment in the United States. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender pe…
Experiences of community connection and belonging for sexual minority trans individuals
From Abstinence to Deviance
Introduction Stereotypes around sex and gender have played an important role in shaping experiences of discrimination and social injustice for trans individuals. In addition, trans identities have been historically associated with sexual deviance and pathology in the psychomedical literature. In the present study, we investigated stereotypes associated with trans people’s sexuality. Methods We recruited 297 transmasculine and nonbinary individual…
Development and initial validation of the Masculine Sexual Entitlement Norms Scale
The modified gender minority stress measure
Whose voice matters
Sociocultural Messages about Gender Dysphoria (Dis)Align with the Lived Experiences of Trans and Nonbinary Individuals
Gender Affirming Medical Interventions and Gender Dysphoria
In response to negative media attention regarding gender affirming medical interventions (GAMI), the current manuscript explores the content of messages trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals receive regarding the impacts of GAMI on gender dysphoria. Further, TNB individuals’ experiences of the effects of GAMI on gender dysphoria are described. A sample of responses from 105 TNB participants were analyzed utilizing qualitative content analysis. Th…
Alcohol and cannabis use in relation to daily marginalization in transgender individuals
As part of a larger study on minority stress with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) participants, this daily diary study explored associations between daily marginalization and gender non-affirmation with alcohol and cannabis use, as well as general and TGD-specific coping motives for use. We examined the mediating effects of general (e.g., rumination) and identity-specific (e.g., internalized stigma) processes that may help explain how stigma…
Psychology (26 works) · Social Psychology (24 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (23 works) · Social Psychology (20 works) · Transgender (18 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Gender identity (13 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (13 works) · Gender dysphoria (12 works) · Sexual orientation (12 works)