Developing a Livelihood Support Program to Facilitate the Male-to-Female Gender Transition of People with Gender Identity Disorder

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26671000
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Lifelong developmental nursing
Research Institution	Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences (2016) Konan Women's University (2014-2015)
Principal Investigator	FURUTANI MICHIYO 森ノ宮医療大学, 助産学専攻科, 講師 (70701845)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	中塚幹也岡山大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (40273990) 川村千恵子甲南女子大学, 看護リハビリテーション学部, 教授 (20281272)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	性同一性障害 / MTF / 望む性での生活経験 / 性別移行
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study aimed to conduct a qualitative and quantitative investigative research to develop a program that supports the real-life experiences (RLE) in the preferred sex of the male-to-female (MTF) people with gender identity disorder. The qualitative aspect of this study examined the types of support provided to MTF people who marry a female partner and have children through natural processes but eventually explore their own sexuality and decide to undergo a gender transition. The quantitative aspect explored 61 MTF people with gender identity disorder in terms of treatments, the way they express themselves as a member of the desired gender, employment, process of coming out, and difficulties faced in interpersonal relationships. The quantitative aspect also verified the necessity of examining whether the types of support are in line with other factors and processes, including the treatment stage, marital status, and legal sex change on the koseki (family registry system).