Quiz 4 - LGBTQ issues CHALLENGES (types) need to be studied Flashcards
LGBTQ issues
Lack Statistics, Research, Investigation
- Victims of violence (gender-based)
- Lack of support in various social institutions-> CJS
- Social marginalization
- Higher suicide rate
- Current at CJS
Problematic elements
- Definition of Gender (inconsistent)
- Methodology (challenge in collecting data- lack of trust…)
- Diff to map sexual minorities pop
Victims of violence
- W/in relationship (BIPOC++)
- Strangers (Hate crimes)
- Target of hate-motivated assaults (violence & property victimization)
Gender-based Violence
- Assault
- Inappropriate behav. in public
- violence since age 15
- likely to use: drugs, binge-drink
- Poorer mental health
- Cope w abuse/violence
Lack of Social Support
- Institutions violence, discrimination & harassment in daily life
- Social Inst. often use gender norms (embedded in syst.)
Social Marginalization
Sexual minorities put them into the pathway of Marginalization = lack of support
- Bullying
- Family rejection
- Discrimination & stigmas
- Unemployed
- Homelessness
- Survival, sexual transaction
- Tangled up w CJS
Suicide Rate
Sexual Min. + likely to contemplate, plan & attempt suicide
Social envr. = influences
Criminal Onset
LGBT youth tangled up w CJS
- Interaction issues (provoked/retaliate) : Bullying, not right supports…
- Sexual orientation (in conservative gender area)
- Early entry to foster care syst.
- Homelessness
- Early drop out
Encountering the CJS
Police:
- Slurs, harassment, name calling
- Not taken seriously
- Victim blaming
Physical/Sexual Assault
Solitary confinement:
- Sake of “protection”
Current Improvement
- Understanding the needs
- Transgender inmates have the right to transfer to facility that match their gender identity
- Bill C-16 (2017)
- Fallon Aubee
