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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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 |
spellingShingle | Jeremy D. Kidd Tarynn M. Witten Transgender and Transsexual Identities: The Next Strange FruitHate Crimes, Violence and Genocide Against the Global Trans-Communities Journal of Hate Studies genocide hate crimes violence |
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 |
topic | genocide hate crimes violence |
url | https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/47 |
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