LGBTQIA plus People Access to Social Services during the Pandemic in Turkey

Kara Y., Tiftik S., Kir H., Demir H., Sariyilmaz M., Serpene A. S.

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SERVICE RESEARCH, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.522-534, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01488376.2022.2092583
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SERVICE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.522-534
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Social services, pandemic, COVID-19, sexual orientation, gender identity, LGBTQIA plus issues in social services, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MENTAL-HEALTH, HATE CRIME, VICTIMIZATION, EXPERIENCES, GAY, IDENTITY, COVID-19
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

LGBTQIA+ people are often subjected to prejudice, discrimination, and violence in many societies. This sets a barrier for LGBTQIA+ people access to social services. This study was conducted to investigate LGBTQIA+ people access to social services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study findings using convenience sampling and exploration design with participants who identify themselves as LGBTQIA+ (N = 856) show that vast majority of LGBTQIA+ people living in Turkey faced serious problems with accessing social services like housing, social assistance, psycho-social support, and post-violence support mechanisms. Future studies which will investigate experiences of LGBTQIA+ people access to social services will help to make the needs and the problems of the LGBTQIA+ community visible and once awareness is made efforts can be made that contribute to the solution.