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Published in: Sexuality Research and Social Policy 3/2019

10-04-2018

The Effect of Survival Economy Participation on Transgender Experiences of Service Provider Discrimination

Author: Matthew Bakko

Published in: Sexuality Research and Social Policy | Issue 3/2019

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Abstract

This study determines how transgender involvement in survival economies, namely sex work and drug sales, affects transgender experiences of service provider discrimination, in comparison to discrimination experienced by transgender people not involved in survival economies. It utilizes cross-sectional data from the 2008–2009 National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS). Multivariate logistic regression is conducted on the sample (n = 4927) to determine the strength of association. Logistic regression sub-analysis is used to compare discrimination across different service provider contexts. Compared to those not participating in survival economies, participating in sex work has almost three times greater odds (OR 2.83, CI 2.20–3.63), and those participating in drug sales have approximately 1.5 greater odds (OR 1.52, CI 1.16–1.99), of experiencing discrimination from service providers. Participation in survival economies is a significant predictor of a transgender person’s increased likelihood of experiencing service provider discrimination. Findings suggest that service providers must attend to the specificity of transgender experiences in survival economies. Harm reduction is offered as a suitable intervention approach.

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Metadata
Title
The Effect of Survival Economy Participation on Transgender Experiences of Service Provider Discrimination
Author
Matthew Bakko
Publication date
10-04-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Sexuality Research and Social Policy / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1868-9884
Electronic ISSN: 1553-6610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-018-0328-y

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