Violence Against Queer and TGNC People of Color

McCown, Claire M.; Platt, Lisa F.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-52612-2_16

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“…Youth also may fear that nothing will be done to help them if they do pursue support from formal professionals or family and friends (Walls et al, 2019). Sexual minority youth of color may encounter cultural factors which disparage sexual minorities and discourage youth from being open about their sexual identity as well as institutional discrimination (McCown & Platt, 2021). Social service providers that base care off of common needs of white, middle class, HET populations may not be prepared to adequately address the unique needs of SM youth of color.…”

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“…The victimization of sexual minority (SM) youth is an understudied but growing area of scholarship revealing alarming rates of youth victimization, especially SM youth of color (McCown & Platt, 2021). Experiencing the stresses of social stigma, prejudice, discrimination, and marginalization by their friends, family, and community due to their minoritized sexual orientation (Clements-Nolle et al, 2018), SM youth may be subjected to harassment, violence, and other forms of victimization.…”

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“…Latinx youth additionally often face discrimination, ethnic minority stress, language barriers, and cultural clashes (Suárez-Orozco et al, 2018). Sexual minority youth of color possess multiple minoritized identities, leading to intersectional stress and trauma (Ching et al, 2018; McCown & Platt, 2021). Multiple forms of violence are faced by this population including structural oppression, hate crimes, microaggressions, as well as interpersonal violence such as dating violence and child maltreatment (McCown & Platt, 2021).…”

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“…Sexual minority youth of color possess multiple minoritized identities, leading to intersectional stress and trauma (Ching et al, 2018; McCown & Platt, 2021). Multiple forms of violence are faced by this population including structural oppression, hate crimes, microaggressions, as well as interpersonal violence such as dating violence and child maltreatment (McCown & Platt, 2021). This study expands the current research by employing a national sample of Latinx youth to examine a variety of forms of interpersonal victimizations by sexual identity as well as psychological distress and social support.…”

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“…Sexual minority youth are at an increased risk of negative mental health outcomes (Espelage et al, 2018), and SM youth of color face additional mental health needs (McCown & Platt, 2021). Sexual minority youth often are rejected by peers, ostracized, and victimized after disclosing their sexual identity (Clements-Nolle et al, 2018; Hong et al, 2011; Marshal et al, 2011).…”

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Victimization of Sexual Minority Latinx Youth: Results From a National Survey

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J Interpers Violence

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Limited previous research has explored the intersectional stress and trauma sexual minority (SM) Latinx youth experience generated by being part of at least two minoritized groups. The Dating Violence among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA) study employed a national sample of Latinx youth and queried a range of victimizations in the past year, via a bilingual phone survey. Of the 1525 12–18-year-old youth interviewed for DAVILA, 123 either identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual or had at least one same-sex dating partner. Measures included the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire, the Conflict Tactics Scale Short Form, Brief Symptom Inventory, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Rates of dating violence, psychological dating violence, sexual victimization, and polyvictimization were significantly higher among sexual minority (SM) youth, compared to heterosexual (HET) youth. Victimized SM youth had significantly more depression, anxiety, and hostility than victimized HET youth. Sexual minority youth also reported less social support from family and significant others. A sequential regression showed psychosocial factors of mental health functioning and social support were associated with the number of victimizations above and beyond demographic factors, including SM status. Together these results underscore that SM youth experience greater adverse outcomes than HET youth. However, it is not SM status that directly relates to victimization, but the negative effects of psychological distress and low social support, that account for the higher number of victimizations of SM Latinx youth. These factors are closely linked to the stigmatization that SM youth face. As such efforts to destigmatize SM identities are needed to address the health and safety of SM Latinx youth.

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