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1094-5725

Accession Number:

3783257

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The article discusses how transgendered and transsexual prison inmates are treated in the U.S. prisons. Population of the transgenders in the U.S. are around two to six percent of the general population. Several legal and civil liberty disputes in the nation focus on how transgendered and transsexual prisoners are processed and housed. There are also disputes focusing on medical treatments they receive while in prison. A definition of the term transgendered is provided. Transsexuality and gender dysphoria are discussed.

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Vol. 34 Issue 9, p1-5 3p; 1bw

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ISBN:

0090-0036

Accession Number:

13670117

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Objectives. The authors examined HIV risk behaviors among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander (API), and Latina male-to-female (MTF) transgender persons in order to improve HIV prevention programs. Methods. Individual survey interviews with MTF transgender persons of color (n = 332; 112 African Americans, 110 Latinas, and 110 APIs) were conducted. Results. Prevalence and correlates of receptive anal sex and unprotected receptive anal sex (URAS) varied by type of partner (primary, casual, or commercial sex partners). URAS with primary partners was associated with drug use before sex; URAS with casual partners was associated with HIV-positive status and drug use before sex; and URAS with commercial sex partners was associated with African American ethnicity and low income. Conclusions. Findings on current risk behaviors among MTF transgender persons provided meaningful implications for HIV prevention interventions.

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Vol. 94 Issue 7, p1193-119 7p; 3 charts

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ISBN:

0091-8369

Accession Number:

11550583

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This essay examines the organizational structure of O-Moi, a support group for Vietnamese lesbians, bisexual women and female-to-male transgenders. The results of the author's interviews with O-Moi members, focusing on how different identity issues are negotiated, suggests the group processes in everyday pragmatic interactions construct a hierarchy that centers and normalizes experiences of bilingual Vietnamese lesbians. This renders the marginalization of bisexual women, transgender men, and Vietnamese/English monolingual members. Using the concept of "identity work," the author discusses how organizational structure, discourse resources, and personal politics orient and mold members' talk and interactions leading to normalization and/or marginalization of certain groups' experiences.

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Vol. 45 Issue 2-4, p193-216 24p

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