Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals Building Social Support and Capital From Within a Gender-Focused Network.
Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals Building Social Support and Capital From Within a Gender-Focused Network.
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DOI：
10.1080/10538720802235179
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Spector AY
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作者：
Pinto RM;Melendez RM;Spector AY
关于男变女跨性别者 (MTF) 的文献列出了这些人在日常生活中面临的无数问题，包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病高发率、吸毒成瘾、暴力和缺乏医疗保健。对于少数族裔和种族 MTF 来说，这些问题更加严重。社交网络提供的支持可以帮助 MTF 缓解这些问题。本文探讨了少数族裔 MTF（特别是在城市环境中）如何发展由其性别和性身份定义的支持性社交网络。利用基于社区的参与性研究 (CBPR) 原则，一家基于社区的医疗保健诊所招募了 20 名非裔美国人和拉丁裔 MTF。他们的年龄从 18 岁到 53 岁不等。按照内容分析的标准程序对数据进行编码和分析。定性访谈显示，随着时间的推移，参与者形成了自己的性别和性身份，在接受服务的诊所建立了以性别为中心的社交网络，并参与了社会资本建设和政治行动。讨论了在 MTF 研究中使用 CBPR 的意义。
The literature on male-to-female transgender (MTF) individuals lists myriad problems such individuals face in their day-to-day lives, including high rates of HIV/AIDS, addiction to drugs, violence, and lack of health care. These problems are exacerbated for ethnic and racial minority MTFs. Support available from their social networks can help MTFs alleviate these problems. This article explores how minority MTFs, specifically in an urban environment, develop supportive social networks defined by their gender and sexual identities. Using principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR), 20 African American and Latina MTFs were recruited at a community-based health care clinic. Their ages ranged from 18 to 53. Data were coded and analyzed following standard procedure for content analysis. The qualitative interviews revealed that participants formed their gender and sexual identities over time, developed gender-focused social networks based in the clinic from which they receive services, and engaged in social capital building and political action. Implications for using CBPR in research with MTFs are discussed.