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Language
English (en)
Date of Award
Spring 5-2020
Author's Department
Anthropology
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Restricted/Unrestricted
Restricted
Abstract
Although Thailand has recognized the concept of third gender identity throughout its history, an examination of the current existing schools of thought in Thailand reveals that transgender individuals are only tolerated and not welcomed into its society. Throughout their lives, transgender women encounter many structural barriers that prevent them from acquiring regular jobs and lead them to and keep them in sex work. In combination with these structural barriers, human trafficking also leads transgender women to a life of sexual labor. Once they have entered the profession of sex work, their terms of employment and sociocultural, biological factors make them vulnerable to HIV. The programs within the country for the prevention and treatment of HIV must be examined, and the effectiveness of an HIV project specifically targeting transgender women sex workers must be assessed. Then, a comprehensive solution addressing the structural barriers and problems which challenge the lives of transgender women is proposed in order to devise a program that completely prevents and treats HIV for this subpopulation of Thailand.
Mentor
Bradley Stoner, M.D., Ph.D.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Jae Hee, "Through Thick and Thin: An Investigation of How Transgender Women in Thailand Become Victims of HIV and Development of a Possible Solution" (2020). Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses. 82.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/undergrad_etd/82