The Gender Inclusive Sexuality Talks Program
Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
About this study
The study is centered on helping parents answer and meet the sexuality-specific questions and needs of transgender, gender diverse, lesbian or bisexual female youth. This study seeks to test the efficacy of the GIST Program as a parent-child sexuality communication intervention that educates and trains parents to be purveyors of inclusive health information as transgender, gender diverse, lesbian or bisexual female youth come of age at home.
Parental acceptance after youth come out as transgender, gender diverse, lesbian or bisexual is a protective factor for the health of this youth group; however, parents lack support in initiating and sustaining sexuality discussions inclusive of their teens' attractions, behaviors and identities. Thus, in the absence of skills and supports, adolescents' and parents' mental health, health behaviors and overall family functioning tend to be negatively impacted after sons come out as gay or bisexual. The overall objective of this study is to test the efficacy of the GIST Program (Gender Inclusive Sexuality Talks), a sexuality communication intervention for parents, after youth disclose transgender, gender diverse, lesbian or bisexual identities. We will conduct a randomized controlled trial …
Where this study is enrolling
- I'm interested
Penn Nursing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who can participate
Inclusion criteria
- ✓Youth participants are:
- ✓identify as transgender or gender diverse, or lebian or bisexual female be between ages 12-18 years able to comprehend spoken English resides in the United States consents or assents to study participation
- ✓Parent participants are:
- ✓the parent, legal guardians, legal custodians (hereinafter "parent") of index youth age 18 or older able to comprehend spoken English resides in the United States consents to study participation consents to their child's study participation
Exclusion criteria
- ✕Excluded youth participants are:
- ✕non-transgender or gender diverse or lesbian or bisexual female youth
- ✕Excluded participants are:
- ✕parents whose child does not meet eligibility criteria
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Trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.