1. The Intersection of Transphobia, Human Rights, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Part I. Introduction and Overview of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence
5. 1. The Intersection of Transphobia, Human Rights, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence 1
6. 2. Tactics and Justifications of Abuse Involving Transgender Individuals 35
7. 3. Undermining Transgender Survivors: Discrediting Identity Work in Intimate Relationships 62
8. Part II. Transgender IPV Context and Causes
9. 4. “Why Don’t You Just Leave?”: Transgender Resilience and Barriers to Escaping Abuse 91
10. 5. Theorizing on the Roots of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence 110
11. 6. The Intersections of Race and Immigration 133
12. Part III. Best Practices in Transgender IPV Service Provision and the Law
13. 7. Providing Appropriate Health- Care Services to Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Survivors of IPV 169
14. 8. Best Practices in Shelter Provision 202
15. 9. Best Practices in Policing 224
16. 10. Legal System Reform 258
17. Part IV. Future Directions and Conclusions
18. 11. Beyond the Gender Binary: Trans/forming IPV Prevention Using a Public Health Framework 281
19. 12. Training Service Providers to Identify and Overcome Service Barriers in Working with Transgender IPV Survivors 311
20. 13. Overcoming Barriers to Knowledge Production in Transgender IPV Research 336
21. 14. Working toward Transgender Inclusion in the Movement to Address Intimate Partner Violence 362
22. About the Editors 379
23. About the Contributors 381
24. Index 387