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Cultural and Personally Endorsed Stereotypes of Transgender Men and Transgender Women: Notable Correspondence or Disjunction?

ABSTRACT To date, the content of stereotypic beliefs about transgender women and men has received limited empirical scrutiny. To address this omission, 2 studies were conducted. Study 1 utilized 3 focus groups (N = 16; 7 women and 9 men), with 8 themes emerging from a thematic analysis of the data. Traits extracted from these themes, in conjunction with a comprehensive list of attributes, were then distributed to a sample of university students (Study 2: N = 274; 219 women and 55 men). For this study, participants were instructed to evaluate: (a) the extent to which the traits/attributes encapsulated the cultural stereotype of transgender women or men and (b) the degree to which they personally believed these characteristics applied to transgender persons. Results indicated that the cultural stereotype of transgender men was more negative than the stereotype for transgender women. A similar finding did not emerge for participants' personal stereotypes about transgender individuals. As well, participants espousing more negative cultural stereotypes also evidenced greater levels of trans prejudice. The implications of these findings in terms of how researchers conceptualize trans prejudice are discussed, as are suggestions for future inquiry.