TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Lived Experiences of Violence and Coping Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Kingston, Jamaica
AU - Logie, Carmen H.
AU - Lee-Foon, Nakia
AU - Jones, Nicolette
AU - Mena, Kristina
AU - Levermore, Kandasi
AU - Newman, Peter A.
AU - Andrinopoulos, Katherine
AU - Baral, Stefan
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Objectives: This study explored experiences of violence and coping among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in Kingston, Jamaica. Methods: We conducted three focus groups with LGBT youth (18–29 years old), one with gay men (n = 10); one with transgender women (n = 8); and the third with lesbian and bisexual women (n = 5). Thematic analysis was used to understand lived experiences of violence and coping. Results: Findings revealed the complexity of types, sites, and consequences of violence, and adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies. Conclusions: Assets-based interventions to support LGBT youth in Jamaica should build on LGBT peer and community support.
AB - Objectives: This study explored experiences of violence and coping among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in Kingston, Jamaica. Methods: We conducted three focus groups with LGBT youth (18–29 years old), one with gay men (n = 10); one with transgender women (n = 8); and the third with lesbian and bisexual women (n = 5). Thematic analysis was used to understand lived experiences of violence and coping. Results: Findings revealed the complexity of types, sites, and consequences of violence, and adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies. Conclusions: Assets-based interventions to support LGBT youth in Jamaica should build on LGBT peer and community support.
KW - Homosexuality
KW - Jamaica
KW - bisexuality
KW - social stigma
KW - transgender persons
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U2 - 10.1080/19317611.2016.1223253
DO - 10.1080/19317611.2016.1223253
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85006106928
SN - 1931-7611
VL - 28
SP - 343
EP - 353
JO - International Journal of Sexual Health
JF - International Journal of Sexual Health
IS - 4
ER -