Exploring Transgender Individuals' Experiences of Safety with Technology
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2018-01-01
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Information Systems
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Human Centered Computing
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Abstract
Transgender individuals face numerous interpersonal safety concerns. These concerns, including a lack of emotional wellbeing, harassment, physical harm, sexual assault, and murder, are being increasingly documented in physical spaces. However, there has been little exploration of the role of technology or online spaces in safety for this population within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). This work investigates the experiences and concerns of transgender individuals in two contexts. First, with an investigation of transgender individuals' experiences with safety and digital technologies. Then, with a study exploring the perceptions of a specific emerging technology, Automatic Gender Recognition (AGR). Findings reveal both ubiquitous experiences of abuse when using common digital technologies and pervasive safety concerns transgender individuals have regarding emerging technology. I conclude with insights towards mitigating harm, caused by and with technology, for transgender and marginalized users.