Why Are So Many Transwomen in the Sex Trade, and Why Are So Many of Them Ethnic Minorities?

Nuttbrock, Larry; Hwahng, Sel

doi:10.17312/harringtonparkpress/2017.11.tsws.003

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“…A few of the chapters are attentive to race and document how trans women's membership in “ethnocultural communities” shapes their participation in the sex trade and also show that trans women of color make up a disproportionate number of trans women who trade sex (e.g., Hwahng, ). While much of the research in this book still focuses only on HIV, substance abuse, and mental health, breaking with tradition in this field, several of the authors also link these topics to socio‐economic inequalities and discrimination (Nuttbrock & Hwahng, ; Glynn et al, 2018; Engin, ; Nemoto, de Guzman, The, Iwamoto, & Trocki, ). In a chapter penned by the editor, Nuttbrock devotes attention to the effects of aggressive and discriminatory policing of trans women, which is also a welcome departure from criminology literature that too often pathologies trans women who trade sex.…”

Section: The Absence Of Transmasculine and Non‐binary People In Sex Wmentioning

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Where The Trans Men and Enbies At?: Cissexism, Sexual Threat, and the Study of Sex Work

Jones

2020

Sociology Compass

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In this article, I examine the existing research on transgender sex workers and explore how cissexism and sexism overlap and shape this work. Overall, researchers assume that all trans sex workers are women, and all male sex workers are assumed to be cisgender. Transmasculine and other gender non-conforming sex workers are absent from studies of sex work. Researchers in public health and criminology dominate the literature and this research is limited because it focuses only on trans women and because it focuses primarily on disease and trauma, and almost exclusively on HIV. The literature I examined treats transgender women as a public health "problem" to be solved, rather than addressing their experiences and needs as workers and as people in our society. I argue that in order to have useful applied and policy implications aimed at harm reduction, researchers must use a sociological lens to document what structural conditions push and pull people of various genders into sex markets in the first place. Finally, I advocate for the use of queer, intersectional, and transnational frameworks in future lines of inquiries as a way to push the sociological and public health literature on sex work forward in a way that will benefit all sex workers, their advocates, and service providers.Enbies is a plural term for non-binary people. Throughout this article, I distinguish between trans people and non-binary people. It is critical to note that while some do, not all non-binary people identify as transgender.

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Section: The Absence Of Transmasculine and Non‐binary People In Sex Wmentioning

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Where The Trans Men and Enbies At?: Cissexism, Sexual Threat, and the Study of Sex Work

Jones

2020

Sociology Compass

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“…Ethnographic research with trans sex workers suggests that their experiences of agency and exploitation are shaped by race, ethnicity, poverty, and immigration status, social identities which intersect with but extend beyond gender (Nuttbrock & Hwahng, 2018;Hwahng, 2018). In this context, trans migrants and people of color face heightened risk of situations consistent with agreed upon definitions of trafficking as stipulated by the Palermo Protocol, yet face hyper-criminalization rather than protection when interfacing with law enforcement (UNODC, 2000).…”

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Transgender People and Human Trafficking: Intersectional Exclusion of Transgender Migrants and People of Color from Anti-trafficking Protection in the United States

Fehrenbacher

Musto

Hoefinger

et al. 2020

Journal of Human Trafficking

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Transgender (hereafter: trans) people are rarely included in human trafficking research. This empirical study presents narratives of trans individuals who report experiences consistent with the Palermo Protocol's definition of trafficking, access to anti-trafficking services for trans individuals, and attitudes of antitrafficking advocates and law enforcement toward trans people. Ethnographic fieldwork conducted for 30 months between March 2017 and August 2019 in Los Angeles and New York City included in-depth interviews with sex workers and trafficked persons (n = 50), of whom 26 were trans, and key informants (n = 17) from law enforcement and social services. Most trans participants who reported exploitation did not self-identify as victims of trafficking nor were they identified by police or anti-trafficking organizations as victims. Law enforcement gatekeeping was identified by anti-trafficking advocates as a barrier to meeting the needs of trans clients because they were viewed as "less exploitable" than cisgender women. Discriminatory law enforcement practices resulted in the exclusion and hyper-criminalization of trans migrants and people of color who were profiled not only by gender, but also race/ethnicity and immigration status.

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HIV/AIDS Among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Globally

Beckham,

Glick,

Malone

et al. 2024

Global LGBTQ Health

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This chapter describes the impact HIV/AIDS has had on sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities globally, including cisgender men who have sex with cisgender men, transgender and gender-diverse people, and sexual minority women. After highlighting some important methodological and ethical issues in HIV/AIDS research and interventions among SGM globally, it touches on the importance of sensitivity to the wide variety of gender identities and sexual orientations and different conceptualizations cross-culturally. Next, disproportionate risks and vulnerabilities facing certain SGM groups are explored, focusing on intersecting structural, interpersonal, and individual-level risk factors, and highlighting some differences in regional contexts. Promising HIV/AIDS interventions for SGM populations at structural, interpersonal, and individual levels are included. Chronic disease among SGM people living with HIV is also discussed. Finally, major gaps in knowledge about SGM communities are discussed and future directions for HIV research and practice for SGM people globally are explored.

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Why Are So Many Transwomen in the Sex Trade, and Why Are So Many of Them Ethnic Minorities?

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Where The Trans Men and Enbies At?: Cissexism, Sexual Threat, and the Study of Sex Work

Where The Trans Men and Enbies At?: Cissexism, Sexual Threat, and the Study of Sex Work

Transgender People and Human Trafficking: Intersectional Exclusion of Transgender Migrants and People of Color from Anti-trafficking Protection in the United States

HIV/AIDS Among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Globally

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