"just getting out of bed is a revolutionary act": The resilience of transgender people of color who have survived traumatic life events

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 34-44

  Singh, Anneliese A ^a   McKleroy, Vel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Georgia Cancer Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

racism; resilience; transgender; transphobia; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052826475     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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