LGBTQIA plus People Access to Social Services during the Pandemic in Turkey
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SERVICE RESEARCH, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.522-534, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus)
- 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.