Transgender Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Introduction

by Adam M. Messinger (Editor), Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz (Editor)

Overview

A groundbreaking overview of transgender relationship violence

In 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479813483
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	08/11/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Adam M. Messinger, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies and Gender Studies at Northeastern Illinois University, where he researches intimate partner violence in the relationships of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people (LGBTQ IPV). His most recent book—LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence: Lessons for Policy, Practice, and Research (2017, University of California Press)—provides an in-depth look at the last forty years of LGBTQ IPV research, drawing evidence-based tips for future public policy and service provision.

Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Framingham State University in Massachusetts. He’s the author of Transgressed: Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Lives (NYU Press, 2019).

Table of Contents

Foreword Connie Burk ix

Part I Introduction and Overview of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence

1 The Intersection of Transphobia, Human Rights, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence Adam M. Messinger Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz 3

2 Tactics and Justifications of Abuse Involving Transgender Individuals Xavier Quinn 35

3 Undermining Transgender Survivors: Discrediting Identity Work in Intimate Relationships Amanda Koontz 62

Part II Transgender IPV Context and Causes

4 "Why Don't You Just Leave?": Transgender Resilience and Barriers to Escaping Abuse Rayna E. Momen Walter S. DeKeseredy 91

5 Theorizing on the Roots of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence Adam M. Messinger 110

6 The Intersections of Race and Immigration Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz Carolyn M. West 133

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 Shanna K. Kattari Héctor Torres Kim Fountain Ing Swenson 169

8 Best Practices in Shelter Provision Brian Tesch 202

9 Best Practices in Policing Kae Greenberg 224

10 Legal System Reform Leigh Goodmark 258

Part IV Future Directions and Conclusions

11 Beyond the Gender Binary: Trans/forming IPV Prevention Using a Public Health Framework Rebecca Howard Sharyn J. Potter Taylor Flagg Mary M. Moynihan Zachary Ahmad-Kahloon 281

12 Training Service Providers to Identify and Overcome Service Barriers in Working with Transgender IPV Survivors michael munson Loree Cook-Daniels 311

13 Overcoming Barriers to Knowledge Production in Transgender IPV Research Adam F. Yerke Jennifer DeFeo 336

14 Working toward Transgender Inclusion in the Movement to Address Intimate Partner Violence Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz Adam M. Messinger 362

About the Editors 379

About the Contributors 381

Index 387

Editorial Reviews

"This volume is essential reading for everyone committed to violence prevention and transgender equality. Far beyond solely presenting empirical findings to improve future scholarship, it also provides best practices for professionals working with survivors and suggestions for policy reform, all while bringing visibility to a critically important social problem."

Vanessa Panfil

"A collection of essays focusing on the history, definition, social context, treatment, and legal aspects of transgender life. The chapters are well organized and form a consistent and comprehensive body of work addressing the full scope of the phenomenon of transgender intimate partner violence. Most of the authors are recognized as qualified or leading experts in their fields."

Choice

"Recognizing the alarming reality that transgender individuals experience some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence, Messinger and Guadalupe-Diaz have assembled a pioneering, transformative, cerebral, interdisciplinary, and praxis-oriented compilation that merges the knowledge of scholars, survivors, advocates, and activists.

The authors of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Introduction raise awareness and provide critical analyses of the experiences of transgender survivors and victims of intimate partner violence. The authors also intricately and humanistically address the complexities of transgender perpetrators of intimate partner violence.

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Hillary Potter