Homicide Rates of Transgender Individuals in the United States: 2010–2014

Dinno, Alexis

doi:10.2105/ajph.2017.303878

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“…Homicide is currently a leading cause of death among young black and Latina women in the United States, and more than half are killed by a current or recent intimate partner (Petrosky, 2017). By one recent estimate, the rate of homicide among young black and Latina trans women (ages 18-34) exceeds the national homicide rates of young black and Latina women, respectively (Dinno, 2017).…”

Section: Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Trans Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Mandating Inclusion: Critical Trans Perspectives on Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy

Jordan

Mehrotra

Fujikawa³

2019

Violence Against Women

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In 2013, the Violence Against Women Act became one of the first federal laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination against transgender people, yet little is known about its impact in practice. This qualitative study draws on in-depth interviews with transgender people working in domestic and sexual violence advocacy organizations. Building on critical and intersectional perspectives, the findings suggest that the persistence of inequities for trans survivors are tied to the reliance on criminal legal responses, contingent access to gender-specific services, compliance-focused approaches to inclusion, operating theories of gender-based violence, and the diversion of responsibility to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) programs. This study highlights the participants’ recommendations for change.

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Section: Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Trans Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Mandating Inclusion: Critical Trans Perspectives on Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy

Jordan

Mehrotra

Fujikawa³

2019

Violence Against Women

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“…2 Estimates suggest that United States Black and Latina transgender women account for nearly 93% of all transgender homicide victims, and that these women are murdered at higher rates than Black and Latina cisgender women. 10…”

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Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice: A Theory-Driven Conceptual Framework for Structural Analysis of Transgender Health Inequities

Wesp

Malcoe

Elliott³

et al. 2019

Transgender Health

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Transgender people experience intersecting forms of social marginalization and are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We elucidate a novel conceptual framework for transgender health research that theorizes the constructs and pathways through which social inequities produce health inequities for transgender populations. Drawing on theories of intersectionality and structural injustice, Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice (IRTHJ) posits that social and health inequities affecting transgender populations are the result of status quo power relations produced within and between oppressive structures, institutional systems, and socio-structural processes. The IRTHJ framework delineates three main actions for improving transgender health research: (i) name intersecting power relations, (ii) disrupt the status quo, and (iii) center embodied knowledge. The authors show how IRTHJ provides tools for researchers to transform the design, implementation, and interpretation of transgender health research, and they discuss implications for programs, policy, and action for transgender health justice.

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“…2,3 This incongruence can lead to distress known as attempt to quit smoking, offering the possibility for smoking cessation interventions to impact tobacco use in this population. In addition to tobacco use, transgender individuals also experience many other health disparities 2,8 (e.g., depression, 9,10 suicidality, 11 nonsuicidal self-injury, 12 alcohol and drug abuse, 13,14 violence, 15 and sexually transmitted infections 16 ), and many encounter insensitive or discriminatory treatment when attempting to access healthcare, [17][18][19] potentially explaining lower rates of healthcare utilization among transgender individuals. 20 Overall, transgender individuals are more likely than cisgender individuals to rate their health as poor.…”

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The Relationship Between Tobacco Use and Legal Document Gender-Marker Change, Hormone Use, and Gender-Affirming Surgery in a United States Sample of Trans-Feminine and Trans-Masculine Individuals: Implications for Cardiovascular Health

2018

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Purpose: Transgender individuals smoke tobacco at disproportionately higher rates than the general U.S. population, and concurrent use of gender-affirming hormones (estrogen or testosterone) and tobacco confers greater cardiovascular (CV) risk. This study examines the relationship between tobacco use and legal document gendermarker change, and medical/surgical interventions for gender transition. Methods: Data came from an Internet-based survey of U.S. trans-feminine (n = 631) and trans-masculine (n = 473) individuals. We used multivariable logistic regression to investigate the relationship between past 3-month tobacco use and legal document gender-marker change, hormone use, and gender-affirming surgery controlling for demographic covariates and enacted and felt stigma. Results: Compared to trans-feminine participants, trans-masculine individuals reported significantly higher rates of lifetime (74.4% vs. 63.5%) and past 3-month tobacco use (47.8% vs. 36.1%), and began smoking at an earlier age (14.5 vs. 15.5 years). Trans-feminine smokers reported significantly more frequent and heavier use. Adjusting for demographic covariates and enacted and felt stigma, legal document gender-marker change was associated with lower tobacco-use odds among trans-feminine individuals, whereas gender-affirming surgery predicted lower smoking odds among trans-masculine individuals. There were no significant differences in tobacco use by hormone use status. Conclusion: In this study, trans-masculine individuals were more likely to smoke and trans-feminine individuals reported heavier use. It is concerning that individuals receiving hormones did not report lower smoking rates, given the elevated CV risk of this combination. This is a missed opportunity to intervene on a major public health issue and highlights the need for smoking cessation interventions in this population.

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Homicide Rates of Transgender Individuals in the United States: 2010–2014

Abstract: Antiviolence public health programs should identify young and Black or Latina transfeminine women as an especially vulnerable population.

Cited by 94 publications

References 10 publications

Mandating Inclusion: Critical Trans Perspectives on Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy

Mandating Inclusion: Critical Trans Perspectives on Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy

Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice: A Theory-Driven Conceptual Framework for Structural Analysis of Transgender Health Inequities

The Relationship Between Tobacco Use and Legal Document Gender-Marker Change, Hormone Use, and Gender-Affirming Surgery in a United States Sample of Trans-Feminine and Trans-Masculine Individuals: Implications for Cardiovascular Health

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