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. 2014;61(5):691-713.
doi: 10.1080/00918369.2014.870439.

Adolescent gender-related abuse, androphilia, and HIV risk among transfeminine people of color in New York City

Sel J Hwahng  1 , Larry Nuttbrock
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Adolescent gender-related abuse, androphilia, and HIV risk among transfeminine people of color in New York City

Sel J Hwahng et al. J Homosex. 2014.

Abstract

Public health research has indicated extremely high HIV seroprevalence (13%-63%) among low-income transfeminine people of color of African, Latina, and Asian descent living in the U.S. This article combines two data sets. One set is based on an ethnographic study (N = 50, 120 hours of participant observation). The other set is based on a longitudinal quantitative study (baseline N = 600, N = 275 followed for 3 years). Transfeminine people of color are much more likely to be androphilic and at high HIV risk. A greater understanding of adolescent gender-related abuse and trauma-impacted androphilia contributes toward a holistic conceptual model of HIV risk. A theoretical model is proposed that incorporates findings from both studies and integrates sociostructural, interpersonal, and intrapsychic levels of HIV risk.

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