“Now My Body Asks Me for Peace and Tranquility”: Perspectives on Aging Among Transgender Women in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Clare Barrington, Gaby Sandor, Lara Gastelumendi-Franco, Isabella C. A, Hoisex Gomez, Yeycy Donastorg, Martha Perez, Nairovi Castillo, Cristian King, Thalia Almendares, Mannat Malik, Deanna Kerrigan, Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, HIV Vaccine Research Unit, Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel Dr, Huberto Bogaert Díaz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Comunidad de Trans-travestis Trabajadoras Sexuales Dominicanas , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Trans Siempre Amigas , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Trans Unidas Dominicanas , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, District of Columbia

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on June 12, 2026

Abstract

Research on Aging, Ahead of Print.
There is limited understanding of aging experiences among transgender (trans) women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The purpose of this community-engaged, formative study was to explore lived experiences and perceptions of aging among trans women in ...