The Impact of Birth Year on the Coming Out Process for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals from Austria

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ID8358935
AuthorsKatharina Feil (0000-0001-6152-8069, Innsbruck Medical University, corresponding author), Thessa Seeland (Innsbruck Medical University), Sarah Maier (Innsbruck Medical University), David Riedl (Innsbruck Medical University), Anna Lena Zippl (0000-0002-6994-892X, Innsbruck Medical University), Bettina Toth (0000-0003-4638-0494, Innsbruck Medical University)
Year2026
Volume55
Issue2
Pages845-855
Publication date2026-03-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-025-03397-8
PMID41772348
OpenAlexW7133200759
LanguageEN
References cited25

This study examined age-related cohort differences in the timing of three key gender identity milestones (first desire to transition, coming out, and initiation of hormone therapy) across gender identities. Data from 212 adult transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals (54.2% trans male, 42.5% trans female, 3.3% gender diverse; age 20–76 years) were collected at a single center between 2017 and 2021. Gender diverse participants, defined as those with identities outside the binary, were grouped accordingly. Selected items relating to gender identity milestones and sociodemographic information were drawn from the Innsbruck Quality of Life Questionnaire. Linear regression revealed significant negative correlations between year of birth and age at first desire to transition ( B = − 0.57, p B = − 0.77, p B = − 0.89, p p

Cohort · Cohort study · Educational attainment · Ethnic group · Identity (music) · Logistic regression · Milestone · Sexual identity · Transgender · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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