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Gender Violence

Transgender Experiences with Violence and Discrimination

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ID3608762
AuthorsEmilia L Lombardi, Emilia Lombardi (0000-0001-7013-8011, University of California, Los Angeles), Riki Anne Wilchins, Riki Wilchins, Dana Priesing, Diana Malouf (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
Year2002
Volume42
Issue1
Pages89-101
Publication date2002-03-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v42n01_05
PMID11991568
OpenAlexW2035772608
LanguageEN
Citations received338
References cited5

There is a pervasive pattern of discrimination and prejudice against transgendered people within society. Both economic discrimination and experiencing violence could be the result of a larger social climate that severely sanctions people for not conforming to society's norms concerning gender; as such, both would be strongly associated with each other. Questionnaires were distributed to people either through events or through volunteers, and made available upon the World Wide Web. A sample of 402 cases was collected over the span of 12 months (April 1996-April 1997). We found that over half the people within this sample experienced some form of harassment or violence within their lifetime, with a quarter experiencing a violent incident. Further investigation found that experiencing economic discrimination because one is transgendered had the strongest association with experiencing a transgender related violent incident. Economic discrimination was related to transgendered people's experience with violence. Therefore, both hate crimes legislation and employment protections are needed for transgendered individuals

Criminology · Environmental health · Geography · Harassment · Legislation · Lesbian · Poison control · Political science · Prejudice (legal term · Quarter (Canadian coin · Sanctions · Social issues · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Transgender · Victimisation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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