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Resilience And Resistance: How The Inland Empire Transgender Community Thrives, Raul Angel Maldonado Jun 2018

Resilience And Resistance: How The Inland Empire Transgender Community Thrives, Raul Angel Maldonado

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Society’s current focus on the transgender community is complicated, and further heightened by the lack of protections for the transgender community. Current studies only assess the hardships transgender individuals face and the impact they have on their well-being. This study sought to explore what effects the lack of resources and support have on the transgender community in the Inland Empire. This study utilized a qualitative approach incorporating semi-structured interviews of participants. The author also sought to explore how the transgender community in this area are able to mitigate any negative experiences. The qualitative data provided rich grounding in understanding the …