Citation

Rogers MM. Violence Against Women 2021; 27(12-13): 2187-2207.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801220971368

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Drawing on data from two empirical studies, this article employs cisgenderism as a conceptual tool to explore trans people's experiences of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). Distinct modes of cisgenderism are analyzed. These are identity abuse, microaggressions, misgendering, and pathologizing practices. Qualitative data were collected via semistructured interviews (n = 24). Two inclusion criteria were used for this secondary analysis requiring participants to self-identify as trans or nonbinary and have experience of DVA. The findings illuminate the extent of cisgenderism as underpinning experiences of DVA. The article ends with a call for further theoretical and empirical research in this regard.

Language: en

Keywords

cisgenderism; domestic abuse; gender identity; microaggressions; nonbinary; trans