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The purpose of this study was to identify the process by which barriers may prevent transgender women from receiving HIV-prevention interventions and services and to have participants propose ideas on how to overcome these barriers.<jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>Utilizing a grounded theory approach, 25 in-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with transgender women aged 20\u201369 years. After providing written informed consent, participants completed an in-depth individual interview. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Categories and subcategories were identified from the data using open, axial, and selective coding.<jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>A theory grounded in the data named Living in Stealth emerged that described this central phenomenon that underpinned the other main categories of Encountering Social Barriers and Encountering Structural Barriers. 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