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The healthcare experiences of transgender and non-binary people are fundamentally shaped by the interaction between structural organizational barriers, limited professional competence in gender diversity, and identity invalidation, leading to significant emotional consequences. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the healthcare experiences of transgender and non-binary individuals and identify the interpretative axes that structure their interactions with healthcare systems.

August 30, 2026International Journal of Transgender Health

Healthcare experiences of transgender and non-binary people in the Canary Islands, Spain: a qualitative phenomenological study

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CGClara González-Brito CRClaudio-Alberto Rodríguez-Suárez SMSergio Mies-Padilla

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Qualitative study reveals systemic barriers and identity invalidation in transgender and non-binary healthcare, highlighting the urgent need for affirming care.

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To explore the healthcare experiences of transgender and non-binary individuals and identify the interpretative axes that structure their interactions with healthcare systems.
Conducted a qualitative hermeneutic-phenomenological study in the Canary Islands, Spain, between December 2025 and March 2026.
Recruited 14 Spanish-speaking adults who had accessed healthcare within the prior five years via purposive convenience and snowball sampling.
Collected data using semi-structured interviews and conducted inductive thematic analysis and co-occurrence analysis using ATLAS.ti.
Identified 28 subthemes across seven overarching themes, uncovering major structural obstacles, fragmented access to gender-affirming care, low clinician competence in gender diversity, and identity invalidation.
Established three primary interpretative axes that interlink systemic healthcare barriers, recognition of gender identity, and adverse emotional responses.

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González-Brito et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0e06c1a8fb52e79d66b https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2026.2724526

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August 30, 2026International Journal of Transgender Health

Healthcare experiences of transgender and non-binary people in the Canary Islands, Spain: a qualitative phenomenological study

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Authors

CGClara González-Brito CRClaudio-Alberto Rodríguez-Suárez SMSergio Mies-Padilla

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals systemic barriers and identity invalidation in transgender and non-binary healthcare, highlighting the urgent need for affirming care.

Key Points

To explore the healthcare experiences of transgender and non-binary individuals and identify the interpretative axes that structure their interactions with healthcare systems.
Conducted a qualitative hermeneutic-phenomenological study in the Canary Islands, Spain, between December 2025 and March 2026.
Recruited 14 Spanish-speaking adults who had accessed healthcare within the prior five years via purposive convenience and snowball sampling.
Collected data using semi-structured interviews and conducted inductive thematic analysis and co-occurrence analysis using ATLAS.ti.
Identified 28 subthemes across seven overarching themes, uncovering major structural obstacles, fragmented access to gender-affirming care, low clinician competence in gender diversity, and identity invalidation.
Established three primary interpretative axes that interlink systemic healthcare barriers, recognition of gender identity, and adverse emotional responses.

Cite This Study

González-Brito et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0e06c1a8fb52e79d66b https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2026.2724526

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