"Självklart har transpersoner samma längtan och önskan efter barn som alla andra" - En explorativ kvantitativ studie om barnönskan och föräldraskap hos transpersoner i Sverige

Sammanfattning: An online survey was designed to explore desire for children, parenthood and life satisfaction among transgender people in Sweden. A total of 154 responses were analysed with one way between group analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results showed that those with children of their own to a larger extent rated higher on items measuring life satisfaction, psychological well-being and the extent to which they could live in accordance to their gender identity. They also had a more positive conception of society's view of transgender people as parents. A surprising finding was that desire for children was higher for those who identified with one of the two traditional genders, in comparison to those who identified with a gender identity in between, outside or beyond the binary gender norm. The results of this study could be of use to health care professionals by providing more knowledge in how to give better treatment and care to the transgender people who wish to become parents.