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  • Effects of medicalization on case outcomes in transgender employment discrimination court decisions.
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  • Effects of medicalization on case outcomes in transgender employment discrimination court decisions.

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Effects of medicalization on case outcomes in transgender employment discrimination court decisions. (English)
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Some attorneys and legal scholars argue that medicalizing transgender plaintiffs (i.e., introducing plaintiff diagnoses and/or medical procedures) in discrimination cases will enhance favorable plaintiff outcomes. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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Research and theory linking biological essentialism (i.e., believing social groups reflect biologically-rooted, stable categories) to prejudice, however, suggests that medicalizing transgender plaintiffs might not help them win cases and might instead backfire and harm their case outcomes. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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To test these competing hypotheses, we coded all published cases involving alleged transgender discrimination (N = 124) from 1974 to 2021. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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Importantly, we addressed limitations of existing research that narrowly defined transgender plaintiff medicalization exclusively via diagnosis by documenting various other forms of medicalization beyond diagnosis. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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Contrary to legal scholars' claims and attorney intuitions, medicalization did not predict favorable outcomes for transgender plaintiffs. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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In fact, various forms of medicalization beyond diagnosis predicted negative plaintiff case outcomes. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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We discuss the implications of this research for informing scientific theory and legal practice. (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (English)
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