Background: Transgender individuals experience unique vulnerabilities to intimate partner
violence (IPV) and may experience a disproportionate IPV burden compared with cisgender …

Introduction Minority stress theories suggest that high rates of discrimination experienced by
transgender people are precipitants of substance use. This risk is likely exacerbated by an …

A growing body of literature supports stigma and discrimination as fundamental causes of
health disparities. Stigma and discrimination experienced by transgender people have been …

Experiences of stigma, discrimination, and violence as well as extreme health disparities
and high rates of sexual risk behavior and substance use have been well-documented …

While recent research on transgender populations has demonstrated high rates of
experiencing violence, there has been little research attention to the mental health …

Responding to a critical need for greater perspectives on transgender life in the United
States, Genny Beemyn and Susan (Sue) Rankin apply their extensive expertise to a …

Transgender people face many challenges in a society that is unforgiving of any system of
gender that is not binary. However, there are three primary sources of data in the United …

Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a prevalent phenomenon, yet an under-
researched topic. Due to the complex nature of balancing love and fear, individuals who …

Transgender populations in the United States have been impacted by the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. This systematic review estimates the prevalence of HIV infection and risk …

For nearly twenty years, Anglo-American feminist theory has posed its own epistemological
questions by looking at the lives and bodies of transsexuals and transvestites. This paper …