"I don’t know where it is safe": trans women’s experiences of violence

Scholars are only beginning to take account of how trans people experience violence motivated by their gender identity and expression. Based on a series of focus groups and interviews across Canada, this article aims to further this area of inquiry. The fear of victimization, and thus hyper-vigilanc...

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Authors: Perry, Barbara 1962- (Author) ; Dyck, D. Ryan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Critical criminology
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-63
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Gender Expression
Gender Identity
Hate Crime
Normative Hierarchy
Sexual Desire
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Summary:Scholars are only beginning to take account of how trans people experience violence motivated by their gender identity and expression. Based on a series of focus groups and interviews across Canada, this article aims to further this area of inquiry. The fear of victimization, and thus hyper-vigilance, seems to be particularly acute among trans women. Many of them spoke of the multiple and complex layers through which they defined "safety" and lack thereof. We share their experiences and perceptions of the threat of hate motivated violence, and their subsequent reactions.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichinis: Seite 62-63
ISSN:1572-9877
DOI:10.1007/s10612-013-9225-0