Transgender Adults' Access to College Bathrooms and Housing and the Relationship to Suicidality

Transgender and gender non-conforming people frequently experience discrimination, harassment, and marginalization across college and university campuses (Bilodeau, 2007; Finger, 2010; Rankin et al., 2010; Seelman et al., 2012). The minority stress model (Meyer, 2007) posits that experiences of disc...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2016-10, Vol.63 (10), p.1378-1399
Main Author: Seelman, Kristie L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bathrooms
Bullying
campus housing
College students
Crime Victims - psychology
Denial
Discrimination
Female
Gender
Harassment
Higher education
Housing
Humans
Male
Marginality
Middle Aged
Minority groups
minority stress model
Psychological well being
Self destructive behavior
Sexism
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Social Behavior
Stress
Students - psychology
suicidality
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teachers
Toilet Facilities
Transgender persons
Transgender Persons - psychology
Transsexuality
Undergraduate students
Universities
Victimization
Victims
Well being
Young Adult
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Summary:Transgender and gender non-conforming people frequently experience discrimination, harassment, and marginalization across college and university campuses (Bilodeau, 2007; Finger, 2010; Rankin et al., 2010; Seelman et al., 2012). The minority stress model (Meyer, 2007) posits that experiences of discrimination often negatively impact the psychological wellbeing of minority groups. However, few scholars have examined whether college institutional climate factors-such as being denied access to bathrooms or gender-appropriate campus housing-are significantly associated with detrimental psychological outcomes for transgender people. Using the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, this study analyzes whether being denied access to these spaces is associated with lifetime suicide attempts, after controlling for interpersonal victimization by students or teachers. Findings from sequential logistic regression (N = 2,316) indicate that denial of access to either space had a significant relationship to suicidality, even after controlling for interpersonal victimization. This article discusses implications for higher education professionals and researchers.
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2016.1157998