Transgender children and adolescents have become increasingly visible in recent years, which raises the question of the relation between trans-identity and the adolescent process. This article offers a reflection on the connection. We will also put into perspective the adolescent’s “psychic suffering” in relation to potential external violence coming from the socius, the psycho-medical approach and our own theoretical assumptions.

Adolescence, 2019, 37, 2, 371-383.