Citation

Guadalupe-Diaz XL, Jasinski J. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(6): 772-792.

Affiliation

University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216650288

PMID

27271779

Abstract

Among the crucial advancements in the study of intimate partner violence (IPV) is an understanding of the distinct help-seeking barriers that gay and lesbian victims face. Despite these additions to the literature, transgender IPV victimization remains under-researched. The current study utilized semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires of 18 trans-identified survivors of IPV. Working through a modified grounded analytic approach, two major themes emerged in the help-seeking process: "walking the gender tightrope" in which participants first struggled with gendered notions of victimization that made it difficult to identify abuse, and second, the challenges of "navigating genderist resources."

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Language: en