Transgender and non-binary persons and sexual risk

A critical review of 10 years of research from a feminist intersectional perspective

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14658263
AutoresJudith Van Schuylenbergh (Ghent University Hospital, autor correspondente), Joz Motmans (0000-0001-7643-4153, Ghent University Hospital), Gily Coene (0000-0002-8158-0718, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Ano2018
Volume38
Fascículo1
Páginas121-142
Data de publicação2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCritical Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0261-0183 • E-ISSN: 1461-703X
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0261018317732478
OpenAlexW2766813437
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas56

Research shows that HIV prevalence in transgender and non-binary persons is extremely high, with prevalence rates ranging up to 52.4% (Edwards et al., 2007). This high risk is associated with a number of (trans-specific) factors, such as stigma, discrimination, normative gender roles, involvement in sex work, a lack of knowledge about safe sex and an inaccurate perception of risk. This article critically reviews the last 10 years of research on transgender and non-binary persons and sexual risk from a feminist intersectional perspective that focuses on gender identity, class, ethnicity and other axes of difference that contribute to the high risk for HIV for (some) transgender and non-binary persons. There appears to be an interweaving of different factors in which the discrimination and stigmatisation of transgender and non-binary persons is central. The limitations and pitfalls of current research are pointed out, and suggestions for policy and further research are made

Ethnic group · Family medicine · Intersectionality · Normative · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender women · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology