LGBTQIA+ People Access to Social Services during the Pandemic in Turkey

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ID11215501
AuthorsYunus Kara (0000-0002-7812-5845, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Altınbaş University, Istanbul, Turkey, corresponding author), Sevcan Tiftik (0000-0002-5175-1379, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey), Halim Kır (0000-0002-3619-6522, Social Policy, Gender Identities and Sexual Orientation Association, Istanbul, Turkey), Hatice Demir (0000-0002-8494-0969, Social Policy, Gender Identities and Sexual Orientation Association, Istanbul, Turkey), Mustafa Sarıyılmaz (0000-0002-0895-7806, Civil Rights Defenders, Istanbul, Turkey), Ayşe Sezen Serpen (0000-0002-6220-4709, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey)
Year2022
Volume48
Issue4
Pages522-534
Publication date2022-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01488376.2022.2092583
OpenAlexW4283640505
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

LGBTQIA+ people are often subjected to prejudice, discrimination, and violence in many societies. This sets a barrier for LGBTQIA+ people access to social services. This study was conducted to investigate LGBTQIA+ people access to social services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study findings using convenience sampling and exploration design with participants who identify themselves as LGBTQIA+ (N = 856) show that vast majority of LGBTQIA+ people living in Turkey faced serious problems with accessing social services like housing, social assistance, psycho-social support, and post-violence support mechanisms. Future studies which will investigate experiences of LGBTQIA+ people access to social services will help to make the needs and the problems of the LGBTQIA+ community visible and once awareness is made efforts can be made that contribute to the solution

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Internet privacy · Pandemic · Computer Science · Homelessness and Social Issues · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Sex work and related issues

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