• DOI:10.1080/10538720.2016.1125821
Corpus ID: 14451436

Conforming for survival: Associations between transgender visual conformity/passing and homelessness experiences

@article{Begun2015ConformingFS,
  title={Conforming for survival: Associations between transgender visual conformity/passing and homelessness experiences},
  author={S. Begun and S. K. Kattari},
  journal={Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services},
  year={2015},
  volume={28},
  pages={54 - 66}
}

S. Begun, S. K. Kattari

Published 2015

Psychology

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services

ABSTRACT Transgender/gender-nonconforming (GNC) individuals face widespread discrimination and harassment, and are frequently victims of transphobic acts of violence. Furthermore, transgender/GNC individuals are twice as likely to experience homelessness as other members of the at-large population. This study uses a national survey (N = 6,456) to examine, specifically among transgender/GNC individuals, relationships between homelessness experiences and visual conformity/passing, and how this… CONTINUE READING

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