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Intersectional stigma and the arc of intranational migration: experiences of transgender adolescents and women who migrate within Peru.

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dc.contributor.author Perez-Brumer, Amaya
dc.contributor.author Salazar Lostaunau, Ximena
dc.contributor.author Nunez Curto Sifuentes, Edgar Aron
dc.contributor.author D'Amico, Lynne
dc.contributor.author Aguayo-Romero, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.author Reisner, Sari L.
dc.contributor.author Silva-Santisteban Portella, Alfonso Alberto
dc.coverage.spatial Pucallpa, Ucayali, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Iquitos, Loreto, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Lima, Perú
dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-18T16:18:56Z
dc.date.available 2023-07-18T16:18:56Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13921
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Migration is recognized as a key determinant of health. Yet, limited research addresses the arc of intranational migration and, even less, the experiences of transgender (trans) adolescents and women migrants and the associated health vulnerabilities. Using intersectional stigma as a theoretical frame, this study seeks to better understand the sexual health vulnerabilities and needs of trans women migrants in Peru. METHODS: Between October and November 2016, in-depth interviews (n = 14) and two focus groups (n = 20) were conducted in Spanish with trans women in three Peruvian cities. To explore pre- and during migration experiences, focus groups were conducted in Pucallpa and Iquitos, key cities in the Amazon where trajectories often originate. To assess during migration and post-migration experiences, we conducted interviews in Pucallpa, Iquitos, and Lima to better understand processes of relocation. Audio files were transcribed verbatim and analysed via an immersion crystallization approach, an inductive and iterative process, using Dedoose (v.6.1.18). RESULTS: Participants described migration as an arc and, thus, results are presented in three phases: pre-migration; during migration; and post-migration. Intersectional stigma was identified as a transversal theme throughout the three stages of migration. The pre-migration stage was characterized by poverty, transphobia, and violence frequently motivating the decision to migrate to a larger city. Exploitation was also described as pervasive during migration and in relocation. Many participants spoke of their introduction to sex work during migration, as key to economic earning and associated violence (police, clients). CONCLUSION: Findings advance understandings of intranational migration and forced displacement as key determinants of trans women's health. Dimensions of violence at the intersection of classism and cisgenderism render trans women highly vulnerable at every step of their migratory journeys. Experiences of intranational mobility and relocation were described as uniquely tied to age, intersectional transphobic stigma, engagement in sex work, and multiple forms of violence, which impact and can magnify sexual health vulnerabilities for transgender women in Peru who migrated intranationally. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries BMC Public Health
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Transgender adolescents en_US
dc.subject Transgender women en_US
dc.subject Intranational migration en_US
dc.subject Intersectional stigma en_US
dc.subject Transphobia en_US
dc.subject Latin America en_US
dc.subject.mesh Personas Transgénero
dc.subject.mesh Migración Interna
dc.subject.mesh Estigma Social
dc.subject.mesh Transfobia
dc.subject.mesh América Latina
dc.title Intersectional stigma and the arc of intranational migration: experiences of transgender adolescents and women who migrate within Peru. en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15985-1
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1471-2458


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