RT Article
T1 “La Loca” y “La Victima”: An Analysis of Penalizing Gender Non-Conformity After Death
JF Homicide studies
VO 28
IS 3
SP 292
OP 312
A1 Avalos, Susana
A2 DeJong, Christina 1967-
A2 Wood, Hailey
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1890949175
AB The United States experienced a record number of homicides against transgender victims in 2020, six of which occurred in Puerto Rico. Of the victims, five were trans women, and one was a trans man. Through case-study analysis, we explore how gender nonconformity is stigmatized within the context of Puerto Rico. Using storyline analysis of the language used by offenders, news media, and police, several themes emerged: (1) framing trans people as deceitful; (2) deadnaming, misgendering, and victim-blaming, and (3) community advocacy for the murder victims. Using the framework of hetero-cis-normativity, we explore how hetero-cis-normative biases may explain why negative attitudes toward trans individuals vary.
K1 Gender and crime
K1 news coverage
K1 Case study
K1 Homicide
K1 Transgender
DO 10.1177/10887679231211610