Intersecting Inequalities in Access to Justice for Trans and Non-binary Sex Workers in Canada

Trans PULSE Canda I Ayden I. Scheim, Heather Santos, Sophia Ciavarella, Jelena Vermilion, Freddie S. E. Arps, Noah Adams, Kelendria Nation, Greta R. Bauer 

Trans and non-binary sex workers face large inequities in accessing justice, which are exacerbated for transfeminine, Indigenous, racialized, and street-based workers. In the context of renewed debate about Canada’s “end demand” sex work laws, this study takes an intersectional approach to characterize experiences with the criminal legal system and perceived access to justice among transgender (trans) and nonbinary sex workers in Canada.