ArticleJournal of gay & lesbian mental health2023
'They already hate us for being immigrants and now for being trans-we have double the fight': a qualitative study of barriers to health access among transgender Latinx immigrants in the United States.
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- Perceived barriers to access mental health services for refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review of qualitative studies.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Sexual and Gender Minority Migrants' Experiences of Health Service Access and Utilisation: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators Along the PrEP Continuum of Care Among Latinx Sexual Minoritized Men and Transgender Women: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Beyond the Illusion of Machismo: Mobilizing Critical, Intersectional Frameworks for Latino Men's Health Equity.American journal of public health · 2026Article
- Development of a Social Media Campaign to Support HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Latina Women: Community-Engaged Mixed Methods Feasibility Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Being in a different world: a phenomenological study of life with gender dysphoria.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- "Seeing the balance in the two worlds in which I exist": Latinx trans and nonbinary individuals' experiences of within-culture gender minority stress and resilience.Journal of counseling psychology · 2025Article
- Adaptation of an Evidence-based HIV Prevention Intervention to Address the Needs of Transgender Latina Women.Transgender health · 2024Article
- Rare exemplars and missed opportunities: Intersectionality within current sexual and gender diversity research and scholarship in psychology.Current opinion in psychology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Latinx transgender people who are also immigrants experience barriers to health services and comprise a marginalized group at risk for poor mental health. Greater understanding of transgender Latinx immigrants' health needs and experiences with the U.S. healthcare system is needed to improve their access to health services. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of transgender Latina immigrants (n=10) in the Seattle, WA area. Analysis of the qualitative data involved a data-reduction process in which emergent themes were identified and coded to yield a set of core themes. Results: Analyses revealed that Latinx transgender immigrants experience multiple levels and forms of rejection and discrimination depending on their contexts and the spaces they navigate. These experiences highlighted how participants confront frequent shifts in privilege and oppression, which shaped their access to health and mental health services. Conclusions: Efforts to develop linguistically and culturally appropriate health and mental health services for the Latinx transgender immigrant community must take into account the multiple contexts and communities that they inhabit. Strategies to enhance the health of transgender Latinx immigrants should also harness the unique strengths and resilience of the community.
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