Date of Award
2012
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Human Development and Family Science
Department
Human Development and Family Science
College
Human Sciences and Education
Faculty Advisor
Benson, Kristen
Description
The purpose of this study was to examine the religious and spiritual experiences of transgender people. The study used an existing data set consisting of interviews from five self-identified Christian transgender participants, of which 1 was female-to-male, and 4 were male-to-female. Feminist phenomenology guided all aspects of this project. The results of the study suggest that participants felt a connection with a higher power, and specifically viewed themselves as made as transgender by God. However, the results of this study also indicated that transgender people feel conflicted about how others perceive them based on their (others') religious beliefs, with participants experiencing both supportive and discriminatory responses toward them.
Recommended Citation
Westerfield, Elijah, "Transgender Peoples’ Experiences of Religion and Spirituality" (2012). Human Development and Family Science. 1.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/human-dev-fam-sci/1
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26550