Misgendering a transgender woman using FORDISC 3.1: A case study

Taylor M Flaherty; Jennifer F Byrnes; Antonella Maddalena

doi:10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100342

Misgendering a transgender woman using FORDISC 3.1: A case study

Forensic Sci Int Synerg. 2023 Jun 18:7:100342. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100342. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Taylor M Flaherty¹, Jennifer F Byrnes¹, Antonella Maddalena¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas, NV, 89154, USA.

Abstract

•FORDISC was unable to classify a transgender woman despite her extensive gender-affirming medical care, including Facial Feminization Surgeries.•This case study demonstrates that there is a need for forensic anthropologists to educate themselves on cases that may involve transgender people.•The use of a biocultural approach will allow forensic anthropologists to better identify marginalized individuals, including transgender women.

Keywords: Assigned-sex-at-birth estimation.