11/03/2025
Some of you may remember the ground breaking qualitative research paper that Turell et al published over a year ago on gender affirmative care with folks who are plural / DID / OSDD called "It's Just a Body." It was the first paper written by a team of out trans and plural researchers and the very first research paper to have a system name appear on it from the research team.
Part 2 was just published! It's another qualitative study. This time the study looks at how systems gain internal consensus to achieve a direction when seeking gender affirmative care.
People who identify as both transgender and plural (more than one person sharing a body), including those with a diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder, make decisions related to gender identity and presentation, and may engage with healthcare providers to receive gender affirming care. Interna...