TY - JOUR
T1 - “We are our own community”
T2 - Immigrant Latinx transgender people community experiences.
AU - Abreu, Roberto L.
AU - Gonzalez, Kirsten A.
AU - Capielo Rosario, Cristalís
AU - Lockett, Gabriel M.
AU - Lindley, Louis
AU - Lane, Sharrah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Psychological Association
PY - 2021/5/13
Y1 - 2021/5/13
N2 - Little is known about how immigrant Latinx transgender people experience support from their communities in the U.S. and back in their country of origin. The present study aimed to understand how immigrant Latinx transgender people reported support within their communities. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people in a large metropolitan city in Florida participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed four themes depicting the varying levels of support that participants received within their communities in the U.S., including: (a) neighborhood belonging, (b) organizations as a source of well-being, (c) friends as a source of protection and safety, and (d) supporting undocumented individuals. In addition, three themes emerged about participants’ experiences of discrimination and oppression within their communities, including: (a) discrimination and violence, (b) police profiling and restriction of public space, and (c) lack of safety for undocumented individuals. Participants also shared narratives about the perceived level of community support they received in the U.S. versus in their countries of origin. Drawing on gender minority stress and intersectionality, the community experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people are examined and interpreted to provide important research, advocacy, and practice implications.
AB - Little is known about how immigrant Latinx transgender people experience support from their communities in the U.S. and back in their country of origin. The present study aimed to understand how immigrant Latinx transgender people reported support within their communities. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people in a large metropolitan city in Florida participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed four themes depicting the varying levels of support that participants received within their communities in the U.S., including: (a) neighborhood belonging, (b) organizations as a source of well-being, (c) friends as a source of protection and safety, and (d) supporting undocumented individuals. In addition, three themes emerged about participants’ experiences of discrimination and oppression within their communities, including: (a) discrimination and violence, (b) police profiling and restriction of public space, and (c) lack of safety for undocumented individuals. Participants also shared narratives about the perceived level of community support they received in the U.S. versus in their countries of origin. Drawing on gender minority stress and intersectionality, the community experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people are examined and interpreted to provide important research, advocacy, and practice implications.
KW - Latinx
KW - community experiences
KW - counseling
KW - intersectionality
KW - transgender
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U2 - 10.1037/cou0000546
DO - 10.1037/cou0000546
M3 - Article
C2 - 33983757
AN - SCOPUS:85107867616
SN - 0022-0167
VL - 68
SP - 390
EP - 403
JO - Journal of counseling psychology
JF - Journal of counseling psychology
IS - 4
ER -