Anime, Apps, and Hormones: Transgender Adolescents Navigating Identity in Contemporary China
Published online on January 13, 2026
Abstract
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This study examines Chinese transgender adolescents known asyaoniang(“medicine girls”), typically aged 14 to 20, who self-administer hormones without medical supervision. In contexts of absent sex education, parental silence, and pervasive censorship, ...
This study examines Chinese transgender adolescents known asyaoniang(“medicine girls”), typically aged 14 to 20, who self-administer hormones without medical supervision. In contexts of absent sex education, parental silence, and pervasive censorship, ...