Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities

In this paper, we review the literature on global transgender hate crimes, violence, and abuse. We point out that it is possible to infer that this problem is not localized to the United States but rather, represents a global pandemic of focused prejudice. We point out that it can be viewed not only...

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Main Authors: Jeremy D. Kidd, Tarynn M. Witten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gonzaga Library Publishing 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Hate Studies
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Online Access:https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/47
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description In this paper, we review the literature on global transgender hate crimes, violence, and abuse. We point out that it is possible to infer that this problem is not localized to the United States but rather, represents a global pandemic of focused prejudice. We point out that it can be viewed not only as an extremely serious and immediate public health problem, but also as genocide against a consistently invisibilized minority population. We provide concrete examples from the researchers field studies as well as from the published literature.
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spelling doaj.art-9f54d0e61000446e8046593f40c4a9c22022-12-21T18:52:40ZengGonzaga Library PublishingJournal of Hate Studies2169-74422007-01-0161316310.33972/jhs.4747Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-CommunitiesJeremy D. Kidd0Tarynn M. Witten1Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University Randolph Minor Access, 301 College Street PO Box 980228; Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23298-0228School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University; TranScience Research Institute.In this paper, we review the literature on global transgender hate crimes, violence, and abuse. We point out that it is possible to infer that this problem is not localized to the United States but rather, represents a global pandemic of focused prejudice. We point out that it can be viewed not only as an extremely serious and immediate public health problem, but also as genocide against a consistently invisibilized minority population. We provide concrete examples from the researchers field studies as well as from the published literature.https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/47genocidehate crimesviolence
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title Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities
title_full Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities
title_fullStr Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities
title_full_unstemmed Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities
title_short Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities
title_sort transgender and transsexual identities the next strange fruithate crimes violence and genocide against the global trans communities
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