ANTI-TRANSGENDER PREJUDICE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL OF ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTS By ESTHER N. TEBBE A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

3 To all those who have nurtured my growth, passion, and curiosity and who have helped me find and develop my voice 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I thank many people for the guidance and support they have given me during this process. I thank my friends for supporting and encouraging me throughout this process. I thank Dr. Patricia Devine and Will Cox for all of their assistance and guidance in initially collecting this data. I thank Mike Parent for all of his help reading drafts and conducting statistical analyses. I thank my committee for being enthusiastic and supportive. I thank my advisor, Dr. Bonnie Moradi, for her hard work in helping me develop and complete my thesis, and for all of her teaching, mentoring, and inspiration during this time. And finally, I thank Nicole for encouraging me, having faith in me, and for her unconditional love.