Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) of participants* n = 15 |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, median (range) | 32 (27–67) |
| Age at time of first coming out as a TGD person, yr, median (range) | 24 (4–59) |
| Age when participants started their GAS journey, yr, median (range) | 27 (19–60) |
| Reported social identities† | |
| Transgender | 8 (53) |
| Transwoman | 13 (87) |
| Transfeminine | 4 (27) |
| Nonbinary | 3 (20) |
| Woman | 1 (7) |
| Race or ethnicity‡ | |
| White | 14 (93) |
| Mixed | 1 (7) |
| Location of residence | |
| Rural | 4 (27) |
| Suburban | 5 (33) |
| Urban | 6 (40) |
| Other gender-affirming surgeries undergone | |
| Bilateral orchidectomy | 3 (20) |
| Revision vaginoplasty | 2 (13) |
| Tracheal shave | 1 (7) |
| Rhinoplasty | 1 (7) |
| Breast augmentation | 2 (13) |
| Facial feminization | 1 (7) |
| Forehead conturing | 2 (13) |
| Voice feminization | 1 (7) |
Note: GAS, gender-affirmation surgery, TGD = transgender and gender diverse.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.
↵† Social identity categories are not mutually exclusive; gender identity was self-identified based on predetermined categories.
↵‡ Race and ethnicity were self-identified, without predetermined categories.