The Impacts of Intersecting Stigmas on Health and Housing Experiences of Queer Women Sex Workers in Vancouver, Canada
Autor: | Edna Edgar, Thomas Kerr, Sylvia Machat, Andrea Krüsi, Tara Lyons, Kate Shannon |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Canada Social Psychology Social Stigma Sex workers Stigma (botany) 050109 social psychology Education Gender Studies Sexual and Gender Minorities Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Health care Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology General Psychology Sex work Sex Workers 030505 public health business.industry 05 social sciences Gender Identity Homosexuality Female Gender studies General Medicine Middle Aged Housing Queer Female Substance use 0305 other medical science business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Homosexuality. 68:957-972 |
ISSN: | 1540-3602 0091-8369 |
Popis: | The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore how queer women sex workers' experiences of stigma impacted health and housing access in Vancouver, Canada. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 56 queer women sex workers in Vancouver, Canada between June 2012 and May 2013. Participants described sexual stigma in the form of discriminatory comments about their sexuality, and in the form of barriers to housing and complexities in maintaining their relationships in supported housing environments. Enacted stigma was also experienced, particularly drug use-related stigma, in healthcare settings. Consequently, some participants reported felt stigma in the form of hiding their sexuality and relationships to mitigate stigma and to gain access to services. Participants experienced a variety of stigma related to drug use, housing insecurity, and sexuality; thereby demonstrating the intersecting dimensions of stigma and structural oppressions in the lives of the queer women sex workers. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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