While lesbian, gay, bisexual and other queer people continue to face prejudice, discrimination and structural barriers in the South, a survey shows that trans respondents reported the worst physical and mental health, felt most uncomfortable seeking medical care and received lower-quality care than other queer people in the region.
Author: Baker Rogers
Baker A. Rogers is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Georgia Southern University. Their research and teaching focuses on inequality, specifically examining the intersections of gender, sexuality, and religion in the U.S. South. Their book, Conditionally Accepted: Christians’ Perspectives on Sexuality and Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights, was released with Rutgers University Press in December 2019, and their book, Trans Men in the South: Becoming Men, was released with Lexington Books in January 2020. Their work is also published in Gender & Society; Journal of Interpersonal Violence; International Journal of Transgenderism; Qualitative Sociology; Sexualities; Review of Religious Research; and Feminist Teacher.