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Experiences of Discrimination, Harassment, and Violence in a Sample of Italian Transsexuals Who Have Undergone Sex-Reassignment Surgery.
- Source :
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence; Jul2018, Vol. 33 Issue 14, p2225-2240, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The present study aims to provide an overview of experiences of discrimination, harassment, and violence in a sample of Italian transsexuals who have undergone sex-reassignment surgery (SRS). Lack of support for gender transition from family members was also assessed, before and after SRS. Data were collected in the context of a multicentric study (Milan, Florence, and Bari) on SRS outcome. Patients who underwent SRS were contacted and asked to fill out a questionnaire concerning experiences of discrimination, harassment, violence, and crime they might have experienced in previous years. Seventy-two participants took part in the research: 46 were male-to-female (MtF; 64%) and 26 were female-to-male (FtM; 36%). Thirty-six percent of the total sample (with no differences between MtF and FtM) experienced at least one episode of harassment, violence, or discrimination. The workplace was reported to be the social area with the highest risk of discrimination and harassment (22% of participants). Reports of more than one incident of discrimination, harassment, and violence characterized the majority of participants in the MtF sample. Compared with previous studies carried out in other countries, a much larger proportion of participants could count on a supportive family environment before and after transition. Our results show that Italian society at large is prejudiced against transsexuals, but at a more “micro” level, having a trans person as a family member might result in a protective and tolerant attitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH facilities
CHI-squared test
DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
FISHER exact test
MEDICAL cooperation
PROBABILITY theory
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
SEXUAL harassment
T-test (Statistics)
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE & psychology
TRANSSEXUALS
GENDER affirmation surgery
FAMILY relations
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08862605
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130228644
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260515624233