Mental health of Asian Americans
Transgender identity

The mental health of people whose identities appear to deviate from the 'norm' seem to be worse off compared with people who fit societally-accepted binaries. This especially true of those in the Asian American community. This finding is apparent through a study exploring the experience of transgender Asian Americans with mental health. A possibility that may contribute to these declining mental health rates is that traditional Asian culture leans more conservative and may not fully accept a person transitioning genders. This decline in mental health could also be a result of a lack of acceptance from society as a whole. The queer space tends to be dominated by a more monocultural, white population. Therefore, transgender Asian Americans are unlikely to find acceptance within their own cultural community or within the queer space.
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