Gender euphoria

satisfaction, enjoyment, or relief felt by trans people when they feel their body matches their personal gender identity

Gender euphoria (GE) is a proposed term for the opposite of gender dysphoria. It is the satisfaction, enjoyment, or relief felt by trans people when they feel their body matches their personal gender identity.[1] Transgender congruence is also used for transgender individuals feeling genuine, authentic, and comfortable with their gender identity and appearance.[2][3]

GE experiences can occur in external, internal, and/or social settings and is considered a conglomeration of positive emotions and subjective well-being in response to being affirmed in one’s gender.[4][5]

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  1. Benestad, E.E.P. (October 2010). "From gender dysphoria to gender euphoria: An assisted journey". Sexologies. 19 (4): 225–231. doi:10.1016/j.sexol.2010.09.003. ISSN 1158-1360.
  2. Huit, T. Zachary; Ralston, Allura L.; Haws, J. Kyle; Holt, Natalie R.; Hope, Debra A.; Puckett, Jae A.; Mocarski, Richard A.; Woodruff, Nathan (2021-11-04). "Psychometric Evaluation of the Transgender Congruence Scale". Sexuality Research and Social Policy. doi:10.1007/s13178-021-00659-7. ISSN 1553-6610. S2CID 243792173.
  3. Kozee, Holly B.; Tylka, Tracy L.; Bauerband, L. Andrew (June 2012). "Measuring Transgender Individuals' Comfort With Gender Identity and Appearance: Development and Validation of the Transgender Congruence Scale". Psychology of Women Quarterly. 36 (2): 179–196. doi:10.1177/0361684312442161. ISSN 0361-6843. S2CID 10564167.
  4. Beischel, Will J.; Gauvin, Stéphanie E. M.; van Anders, Sari M. (2022-07-03). ""A little shiny gender breakthrough": Community understandings of gender euphoria". International Journal of Transgender Health. 23 (3): 274–294. doi:10.1080/26895269.2021.1915223. ISSN 2689-5269. PMC 9255216. PMID 35799953.
  5. Tebbe, Elliot A.; Budge, Stephanie L. (December 2022). "Factors that drive mental health disparities and promote well-being in transgender and nonbinary people". Nature Reviews Psychology. 1 (12): 694–707. doi:10.1038/s44159-022-00109-0. ISSN 2731-0574. PMC 9513020. PMID 36187743.