"Having a non-normative body for me is about survival": Androgynous body ideal among trans and nonbinary individuals.

The present study focused on trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals who have an androgynous or non-stereotypical body ideal, with attention to how their body ideal is conceptualized and maintained. Data were collected online from 76 TNB individuals. Based on responses to two open-ended prompts, a two-tiered analysis was conducted.

: Romantic partners' affirmations of nonbinary trans individuals.

Transgender microaffirmations are subtle endorsements of a person's gender identity through both verbal acknowledgements and behavioral gestures. Microaffirmations positively impact individuals who identify as transgender by acknowledging their gender identity and by communicating a sense of support and validation. This study focuses on microaffirmations specifically directed toward nonbinary transgender individuals within romantic relationships.