Discrimination and Violence against Transgender People

Year 2024, Volume: 16 Issue: 4, 731 - 739, 25.12.2024

Pelin Göksel

https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1417609

Abstract

Violence against transgender individuals is pervasive across many sectors, yet discourse on the issue remains limited to a few platforms, with minimal action taken to address it. This inaction contributes significantly to public health problems. Transgender individuals often face myriad forms of violence, including familial ostracization, physical abuse, emotional neglect, school bullying, unemployment, and discrimination in public arenas. Such experiences hinder their social integration and infringe on their personal rights. Research indicates that violence against transgender people has detrimental effects on their mental health, and the rates of reporting such incidents are distressingly low. Factors like stigma, misunderstandings by authorities, fear of transphobic reactions, unequal legal protections, and the risk of unjust arrest discourage seeking help. These challenges increase the vulnerability of transgender people to violence. This review will analyze the existing literature on violence against transgender individuals and explore the societal underpinnings of such violent behaviors.

Keywords

discrimination, violence, transgender

Trans Cinsiyetlilere Yönelik Ayrımcılık ve Şiddet

Abstract

Trans cinsiyetlilere yönelik şiddet ile pek çok alanda karşılaşılmakta ancak sınırlı platformlarda konuşulmakta ve önlemek amacıyla neredeyse hiçbir şey yapılmamaktadır. Bu tepkisizlik halk sağlığı açısından önemli sorunlara yol açmaktadır. Aileden uzaklaşmaya zorlanmak, fiziksel şiddet, duygusal ihmal, okulda zorbalık maruziyeti, işsiz bırakılmak, kamusal alanda uygulanan ayrımcılık bu şiddet olaylarının birkaçıdır ve bu durum trans cinsiyetlilerin toplumsal hayata entegre olmalarını ve kişisel haklarından yararlanmalarını engellemektedir. Yapılan çalışmalar transların deneyimledikleri şiddet olaylarının olumsuz ruh sağlığı sonuçlarına yol açtığını, bu vakaların bildirilme oranlarının çok düşük olduğunu, yardım arama davranışlarının damgalanma, yetkililerce anlaşılmama, transfobik tutumlarla karşılaşma korkusu, eşit olmayan yasal düzenlemeler, nedensizce tutuklanma korkusu gibi nedenlerle engellendiğini, tüm bu engellerin transları şiddete daha savunmasız hale getirdiğini göstermektedir. Bu gözden geçirmede trans cinsiyetlilere yönelik şiddet olaylarıyla ilgili literatür incelenecek, şiddet davranışlarının toplumsal temelleri tartışılacaktır.

Keywords

ayrımcılık, şiddet, trans cinsiyet

Thanks

Konuyla ilgili merakımı artıran, çalışmalarımda destek olan Prof. Dr. Ömer Böke'ye teşekkürlerimi sunarım.

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