Transgender Intimate Partner Violence : : A Comprehensive Introduction / / ed. by Adam M. Messinger, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• MitwirkendeR: Ahmad-Kahloon, Zachary,; Burk, Connie,; Cook-Daniels, Loree,; DeFeo, Jennifer,; DeKeseredy, Walter S.,; Flagg, Taylor,; Fountain, Kim,; Goodmark, Leigh,; Greenberg, Kae,; Guadalupe-, Xavier L.,; Guadalupe-Diaz, Xavier L.,; Howard, Rebecca,; Kattari, Shanna K.,; Koontz, Amanda,; Messinger, Adam M.,; Momen, Rayna E.,; Moynihan, Mary M.,; Munson, Michael,; Potter, Sharyn J.,; Quinn, Xavier,; Swenson, Ing.,; Tesch, Brian,; Torres, Héctor,; West, Carolyn M.,; Yerke, Adam F.,
• HerausgeberIn: Guadalupe-Diaz, Xavier L.,; Messinger, Adam M.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 17 black and white illustrations

A groundbreaking overview of transgender relationship violenceIn the course of their lives, around fifty percent of transgender people will experience intimate partner violence in their relationships—including psychological, physical, or sexual abuse. In Transgender Intimate Partner Violence, Adam M. Messinger and Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz bring together a diverse group of scholars, service providers, activists, and others to examine this widespread problem, shedding light on the often-hidden experiences of transgender survivors. Drawing on two decades of research, contributors explore transgender intimate partner violence in all of its complexities, offering an overview of this emerging body of policy, research, and practice. They offer best practices to enhance research, services, and healing for transgender survivors. A revolutionary volume, Transgender Intimate Partner Violence offers insight into how to create a compassionate and inclusive world for transgender communities.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Part I. Introduction and Overview of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence -- 1. The Intersection of Transphobia, Human Rights, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence -- 2. Tactics and Justifications of Abuse Involving Transgender Individuals -- 3. Undermining Transgender Survivors: Discrediting Identity Work in Intimate Relationships -- Part II. Transgender IPV Context and Causes -- 4. “Why Don’t You Just Leave?”: Transgender Resilience and Barriers to Escaping Abuse -- 5. Theorizing on the Roots of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence -- 6. The Intersections of Race and Immigration -- Part III. Best Practices in Transgender IPV Service Provision and the Law -- 7. Providing Appropriate Health- Care Services to Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Survivors of IPV -- 8. Best Practices in Shelter Provision -- 9. Best Practices in Policing -- 10. Legal System Reform -- Part IV. Future Directions and Conclusions -- 11. Beyond the Gender Binary: Trans/forming IPV Prevention Using a Public Health Framework -- 12. Training Service Providers to Identify and Overcome Service Barriers in Working with Transgender IPV Survivors -- 13. Overcoming Barriers to Knowledge Production in Transgender IPV Research -- 14. Working toward Transgender Inclusion in the Movement to Address Intimate Partner Violence -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Index