Abstract
Trans students of color face verbal and physical harassment all too often in educational settings. Using the 2015 United States Trans Survey, this mixed methods study explored the relationship between race and gender identity with regard to experiences with verbal and physical harassment in the K-12 setting. The quantitative phase investigated the extent to which race and gender identity predicted verbal and physical harassment, while the qualitative phase explored the types of harassment experiences for trans students of color. Quantitative findings highlight a higher incidence of verbal and physical harassment for Alaska Native/American Indian trans individuals and trans women, and lower physical harassment for Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. The exploration of the alignment in quantitative and qualitative findings show which race and ages wrote more about their experiences, which highlighted some enduring effects of verbal and physical harassment.
Methodological Approach
Mixed or Multi-Method
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60808/nv36-q697
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Reale-Smith, C., Suárez, M. I., & Mecham, E. (2024). Using Mixed Methods to Explore Forms of Harassment for K-12 BIPOC Trans Students. Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.60808/nv36-q697
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