Sexual violence among LGB+ South Asian Americans: Findings from a community survey

Ali, Shahmir H.; Mohaimin, Sadia; Dhar, Ritu; Dhar, Moitrayee; Rahman, Farzana; Roychowdhury, Liza; Islam, Tanzeela; Lim, Sahnah

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“…Future research may benefit from measuring internalized stigma to assess its role in help seeking among LGB + South Asian survivors of sexual violence. Moreover, higher odds of depression among young LGB + South may be a reflection on the unique intersectional stress and trauma faced by the community in both in-group and out-group settings as both an ethnic and sexual minority [ 23 ]; further analysis on mental health and sexual violence outcomes among the LGB + participants in this sample have been describe elsewhere [ 59 ]. Thus, efforts may be needed to address the disproportionate mental health burden similarly experienced by LGB + South Asian survivors of sexual violence.…”

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Help seeking and mental health outcomes among South Asian young adult survivors of sexual violence in the New York State Region

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Background Sexual violence is a growing issue faced across diverse South Asian American communities under the backdrop of a distinct religious and cultural environment that intersects with the ability to prevent and manage this public health crisis. There is also growing attention on sexual violence experienced by younger or second-generation South Asian Americans, although little is known on the prevalence of this violence and its impact on health outcomes. Using data from a community-driven sexual violence survey, this study describes the experience of sexual violence and related help seeking behaviors and mental health outcomes among 18–34-year-old South Asian Americans living near the New York (NY) State region. Methods Participants were recruited via social media to participate in an anonymous survey developed in partnership with an advisory board of South Asian young adult representatives. Data was analyzed descriptively and through adjusted logistic regression models. Results Overall, responses from 335 sexual assault survivors were analyzed. Types of assault experienced included no-contact (97.6%), contact (75.2%), rape attempts (50.2%), rape (44.6%), and multiple rape (19.6%). Many reported perpetrators were South Asian (65.1%) or family members (25.1%). Only 27.6% indicated they had reported assaults to authorities or received services. In adjusted analyses, odds of help seeking were higher among participants who were older (AOR:1.10, 95%CI:1.02–1.20), were a sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual) (1.98, 1.05–3.71), had a family member as the perpetrator (1.85, 1.01–3.40), had lower disclosure stigma (1.66, 1.16–2.44), and experienced depression (2.16, 1.10–4.47). Odds of depression were higher among sexual minority participants and lower among those with higher sexual assault disclosure stigma (3.27, 1.61–7.16; 0.68, 0.50–0.93). Conclusions Findings call for greater targeted policy interventions to address the prevention of sexual violence among young South Asian Americans and greater focus on improving help seeking behaviors and improving mental health outcomes among survivors.

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“…Sexual minority women and trans people are known to be disproportionately victimized by genderbased violence (Rothman et al, 2011;Stotzer, 2009;Valentine et al, 2017). Further, there are wellestablished links between exposure to gender-based violence and mental health disorder for the same populations (Ali et al, 2022;Lombardi et al, 2002;Malta et al, 2020;Testa et al, 2012). Yet, the literature that establishes these associations does not address the social and cultural mechanisms that may explain them.…”

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A Structural Analysis of Gender-Based Violence and Depression in the Lives of Sexual Minority Women and Trans People

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This article explores structural mechanisms that are the context for violence and depression in the lives of sexual minority women and trans people in Ontario, Canada. The article draws on interviews with 14 people who reported experiences of depression in the previous year, foregrounding three representative narratives. Narrative and case study analysis reveal that violence is a repeated and cumulative experience over lifetimes, occurring across different interpersonal contexts and institutional encounters. A common theme across the narratives is that experiences of violence are connected to a broader context in which structural arrangements, cultural norms, and institutional processes create conditions where marginalized people are put in harm's way, perpetrators are empowered, and justice and access to help are elusive. As the violence experienced by these sexual minority women and trans people is rooted in structural and cultural oppression represented in poverty, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia, the prevention of violence and its consequences for these and other marginalized populations requires systemic transformation of the structures and systems that currently allow and perpetuate harm.

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Sexual violence among LGB+ South Asian Americans: Findings from a community survey

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Help seeking and mental health outcomes among South Asian young adult survivors of sexual violence in the New York State Region

Help seeking and mental health outcomes among South Asian young adult survivors of sexual violence in the New York State Region

A Structural Analysis of Gender-Based Violence and Depression in the Lives of Sexual Minority Women and Trans People

Coming to America from South Asia

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