Experiences who are d/Deaf and queer individuals: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.

The evidence is qualitative and small in each study, so it describes lived experience rather than measuring treatment effects. The review combined all queer labels, and only two studies included transgender or non-binary participants, so trans and non-binary experiences are thin. Most studies were from the United States, with no Australian studies, one African study, and two Asian studies, so geography may limit transferability. Many included studies were dissertations or book chapters, and some older studies were less transparent about methods. Quality appraisal found a lack of reflexivity statements in several studies. Both review authors were hearing, and the first author notes that hearing status may moderate depth of analysis. The sample mostly had hearing parents, so experiences of d/Deaf queer people with Deaf families are not well represented.

Do not read the review as evidence that a specific therapy helps or harms d/Deaf queer people. It reports participants' experiences, including some accounts of speech pathologists and oralist schooling, but it did not test an intervention or outcome.