Date of Award

Fall 2024

Language

English

Embargo Period

11-22-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

First Advisor

Jessica Martin

Committee Members

Kelly Wissman, Dolores Cimini

Keywords

transphobia, enbyphobia, non-binary, discrimination

Subject Categories

Counseling Psychology

Abstract

Transphobia has been well-documented to have detrimental impacts on the lives of transgender individuals. However, research typically has not focused on the experience of non-binary individuals, and particularly even less so on their experiences of within-group discrimination. This study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to understand both the experience and expression of transphobia toward non-binary people from within the LGBTQ+ community. Twelve interviews were conducted with six non-binary individuals ranging in age from 23 to 33. Each interview was analyzed and coded, resulting in four superordinate themes: The Experience of Enbyphobia, The Impact of Enbyphobia, The Expression of Enbyphobia, and The Perpetuation of Enbyphobia. Each superordinate theme contains between three and five subthemes. Implications for research, theory, and practice are discussed.

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This work is licensed under the University at Albany Standard Author Agreement.

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