Letter to Editor

Ditrich, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100211

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“…As an example, advocacy includes openly supporting the TGD community, while activism involves active engagement to bring about targeted change, such as campaigning for or against specific laws and policies. Forensic anthropologists are increasingly taking on advocacy roles [47,[171][172][173], though there remains some belief that advocacy diminishes the reliability and trustworthiness of the forensic scientist (e.g., Ditrich [174]; Fulginiti [175]).…”

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Shifting the Forensic Anthropological Paradigm to Incorporate the Transgender and Gender Diverse Community

Adams,

Blatt,

Flaherty

et al. 2023

Humans

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Forensic anthropology and, more broadly, the forensic sciences have only recently begun to acknowledge the importance of lived gender identity in the resolution of forensic cases, the epidemic of anti-transgender violence, and the need to seek practical solutions. The current literature suggests that forensic anthropologists are becoming aware of these issues and are working toward efforts to improve identification of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) persons. The scope of the problem, however, is not limited to methodology and instead can be traced to systemic anti-trans stigma ingrained within our cultural institutions. As such, we call on forensic anthropologists to counteract cisgenderism and transphobia and promote gender equity and inclusion in their practice. In this paper, we identify three areas in which forensic anthropologists may be positioned to intervene on cisgenderist practices and systems: in casework, research, and education. This paper aims to provide strategies for forensic anthropologists to improve resolution of TGD cases, produce more nuanced, gender-informed research, and promote gender equity and inclusion in the field.

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