BACKGROUND: Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) adolescents have
difficulty accessing and receiving health care compared with cisgender youth, yet research
is limited by a reliance on small and nonrepresentative samples. This study's purpose was to
examine mental and physical health characteristics and care utilization between youth who
are TGNC and cisgender and across perceived gender expressions within the TGNC
sample. METHODS: Data came from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey, which consisted …