Lyons Tara, Krüsi Andrea, Pierre Leslie, Kerr Thomas, Small Will, Shannon Kate
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Providing Alternatives, Counselling & Education (PACE) Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Qual Health Res. 2017 Jan;27(2):182-190. doi: 10.1177/1049732315613311. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
A growing body of international evidence suggests that sex workers face a disproportionate burden of violence, with significant variations across social, cultural, and economic contexts. Research on trans sex workers has documented high incidents of violence; however, investigations into the relationships between violence and social-structural contexts are limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to qualitatively examine how social-structural contexts shape trans sex workers' experiences of violence. In-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 33 trans sex workers in Vancouver, Canada, between June 2012 and May 2013. Three themes emerged that illustrated how social-structural contexts of transphobia and criminalization shaped violent experiences: (a) transphobic violence, (b) clients' discovery of participants' gender identity, and (c) negative police responses to experiences of violence. The findings demonstrate the need for shifts in sex work laws and culturally relevant antistigma programs and policies to address transphobia.
越来越多的国际证据表明，性工作者面临着不成比例的暴力负担，在社会、文化和经济背景方面存在显著差异。对跨性别性工作者的研究记录了高发的暴力事件；然而，对暴力与社会结构背景之间关系的调查有限。因此，本研究的目的是定性研究社会结构背景如何塑造跨性别性工作者的暴力经历。2012年6月至2013年5月期间，对加拿大温哥华的33名跨性别性工作者进行了深入的半结构化访谈。出现了三个主题，说明了恐跨症和刑事定罪的社会结构背景如何塑造暴力经历：（a）恐跨暴力，（b）客户发现参与者的性别认同，以及（c）警方对暴力经历的负面反应。研究结果表明，需要改变性工作法律以及制定与文化相关的反污名化计划和政策，以解决恐跨问题。
