“Something Could Happen to You at Any Moment”: Safety, Strategy, and Solidarity Among Trans and Nonbinary Protesters Against Police Violence

Transgender and nonbinary populations have a long history of being targeted for police surveillance, enforcement, and violence. The 2020 protest movement, which focused on racial justice and ending police violence more broadly, also included increased attention toward combating harm against transgen...

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Published in:Critical criminology (Richmond, B.C.) Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 1025 - 1042
Main Author: Osborn, Max
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Activism
Attitudes
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Decision making
Demonstrations & protests
Enforcement
Ethnic identity
Floyd, George
Gender identity
Law and Criminolgy
LGBTQ people
Non-binary gender
Police
Police brutality
Police community relations
Protest movements
Public safety
Racial justice
Racism
Safety
Self concept
Sex crimes
Sex discrimination
Social justice
Surveillance
Syntactic movement
Transgender persons
Violence
New York
United States > US
New York City New York
ISSN:1205-8629, 1572-9877
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Summary:Transgender and nonbinary populations have a long history of being targeted for police surveillance, enforcement, and violence. The 2020 protest movement, which focused on racial justice and ending police violence more broadly, also included increased attention toward combating harm against transgender people, particularly trans people of color. This analysis, which draws on data from qualitative interviews with 31 transgender and nonbinary people in New York City (age 21–56, mean age = 31), explores participants’ attitudes about and involvement with the 2020 protest movement. Topics discussed include trans and nonbinary protesters’ decision-making processes, safety concerns, strategies used to manage risk at protests, and ways in which the protests helped shape their opinions about police and activism. In addition to navigating the same risks as any other protesters, trans and nonbinary people faced additional concerns and vulnerabilities specifically related to gender identity and presentation.
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ISSN:1205-8629
1572-9877
DOI:10.1007/s10612-023-09733-5