scholarly journals “I Didn’t Come Here to Make Trouble”: Resistance Strategies Utilized by Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth in the Midwestern U.S.

Youth ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Megan S. Paceley ◽  
Jacob Goffnett ◽  
April L. Diaz ◽  
Shanna K. Kattari ◽  
Jennifer Navarro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Resources ◽  
Resistance Strategies ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Standing Up ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Interpersonal Level

Research on transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth demonstrates the negative outcomes associated with trauma and oppression based on gender identity and expression. Related research illustrates how TGD youth are resilient in the face of oppression through individual (e.g., navigating difficult relationships, seeking mental health support) and community (e.g., access to community resources) factors. However, this research is limited by an understanding of resilience as overcoming challenges rather than exploring the possibly unique ways that TGD youth resist oppression as a form of resilience. This qualitative study utilized in-depth interviews with 19 TGD youth living in two Midwestern states, a region of the U.S. characterized by high levels of hostility and victimization toward TGD young people. Thematic analyses revealed the ways in which TGD youth engage in resistance strategies in the face of oppression. At an intrapersonal level, strategies included resisting oppressive narratives, affirming one’s own gender, maintaining authenticity, and finding hope. At an interpersonal level, strategies were standing up for self and others, educating others, and avoiding hostility. Finally, at a community-level, TGD youth were engaging in activism and organizing and enhancing visibility and representation. Findings are discussed and implications are identified.

Options and realities for trans and gender diverse young people receiving care in Australia’s mental health system: findings from Trans Pathways

2020 ◽  
pp. 000486742097276
Author(s):  
Penelope Strauss ◽  
Ashleigh Lin ◽  
Sam Winter ◽  
Zoe Waters ◽  
Vanessa Watson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
And Gender

Objective: Trans and gender diverse young people experience mental health difficulties self-harm and suicidality at markedly higher rates than the general population, yet they often feel isolated from mental health services. There is little qualitative research on the experiences of trans and gender diverse young people accessing mental health support in Australia. The objective of this study was to comprehensively explore the experiences of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia who have sought mental health support from therapists, counsellors, psychiatrists and/or inpatient care providers. Methods: We report on findings from the Trans Pathways study, which was a mixed-methods study to evaluate the experiences of trans and gender diverse young people accessing mental health services: specifically, therapy and counselling services, psychiatric services and mental health inpatient services. Results: A total of 859 trans and gender diverse young people aged 14–25 years across Australia completed an anonymous online questionnaire. Therapy and/or counselling services (64.4%) were most frequently sought by trans and gender diverse young people in this study, followed by psychiatric services (43.0%) and mental health inpatient services (12.3%). The findings demonstrated that many mental health professionals lacked expertise in gender diversity, and that trans and gender diverse young people found it difficult to locate mental health professionals who were able to meet their needs in a timely manner. Conclusion: These findings indicate that training is necessary for all mental health professionals to improve their knowledge of gender diversity, enhance the support provided to trans and gender diverse young people and help to address the high rates of poor mental health. The findings outlined here provide insight into the areas in which clinicians could optimise their care of trans and gender diverse young people.

scholarly journals The Rainbow Mental Health Support Experiences Study: Summary of Findings

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
And Gender ◽  
A Current

International research shows that sex, sexuality, and gender diverse peoplearound the world experience high rates of adverse mental health outcomesas a result of stress caused by stigma, violence, and discrimination. Researchfrom Aotearoa – a country well-known for being at the forefront of socialchange – suggests that mental health disparities within rainbow communitiesreflect those seen overseas, but there is a current lack of research examiningwhether rainbow community members are receiving the support they need. This research aimed to extend current understandings of rainbow therapy experiences, in order to inform training for culturally competent mental health care in the New Zealand context. An online survey was completed by 1575 rainbow people who had accessed mental health services in Aotearoa. This report presents an overview of the survey findings.

scholarly journals Queer and Trans Experiences of Accessing Mental Health Support in Aotearoa: Summary of Findings for Participants and Community Advisors

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The World ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
And Gender

A substantial body of international research demonstrates that sex, sexuality, and gender diverse people around the world experience high rates of adverse mental health outcomes as a result of stress caused by stigma, violence, and discrimination. Research from Aotearoa – a country well-known for being at the forefront of social change – suggests that mental health disparities within rainbow communities reflect those seen internationally. But are queer and trans people receiving the support they need from Aotearoa’s mental health system? This research aimed to extend current understandings of LGBTQI+ therapy experiences, in order to inform training for culturally competent mental health care in the New Zealand context. Using thematic analysis, I analysed data from interviews with 34 LGBTQI+ young adults (aged 16 - 30) who had accessed mental health support in New Zealand. In this report I provide an overview of this analysis, and discuss implications for clinical practice.

B6112—Art after All: The Alleged Occupation of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-281
Author(s):  
Sarah Waterfeld
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
World Community ◽  
Resistance Strategies ◽  
Theatre Production ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Rosa Luxemburg

B6112 is a collective anticapitalist, feminist, antiracist, and queer transmedial theatre production. Welcome to our artwork! Our theatre, our art, our poetry, and our work are weapons of struggle. Art does not take place in a political, social, or economic vacuum. Art takes place in world structured by imperialism and its slaughter, war, destruction, commerce, and slavery. Art must engage with this in both content and form. Otherwise it is obsolete. B6112 advocates a theatre that calls for revolution, reveals relationships of domination, denounces grievances, names guilty parties, presents resistance strategies, explores them, rejects them. B6112 stands for the elimination of nationalisms and gender inequality, for a global citizenship, for a world community in which all people peacefully coexist in equal living conditions. B6112 stands for self-organization and emancipation, for a hierarchy-free theatre that has a mimetic and thus exemplary effect on society. In the face of global disasters, we reject an entertainment theatre or a theatre of display that acts as an opiate in the society. Only when our goals have been achieved will we be able to renegotiate the role of the theatre for our society, redefine its content, and redefine the question of relevance.

scholarly journals The MindLab Project. Local Museums Supporting Community Wellbeing Before and After UK Lockdown

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-318
Author(s):  
Jade French ◽  
Nic Lunt ◽  
Martin Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
First Century ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Community Wellbeing ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

Catalyst is a science discovery centre and independent museum based in Widnes, United Kingdom. Since 2018, it has collaborated with mental health charity Mind Halton on The MindLab project; a science inspired wellbeing programme for residents local to the museum in an area where access to mental health support is low. As museums in the twenty-first century are being increasingly regarded as community resources capable of producing valuable social impact, this article considers the role of museums in harnessing this potential to enhance community health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It reflects on the challenges encountered during this unprecedented period of lockdown, as well as the emerging opportunities through the perspectives of those delivering The MindLab project.

Roller Derby as a Site of Resistance: Strategies for Countering Sexist and Homophobic Assumptions in Women’s Sports

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151
Author(s):  
Rayanne Streeter
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Roller Derby ◽  
Contact Sports ◽  
Resistance Strategies ◽  
Athletic Status ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
A Site ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Depth Interviews

Previous research has demonstrated that female athletes draw sexist and homophobic remarks, especially in contact sports, which are more highly valued and dominated by men. As such, female athletes have used a variety of responses to combat stigma they face; however, these responses have reaffirmed sexist and homophobic assumptions rather than contest them. In the last decade roller derby has emerged as a contact sport which is female-dominated and whose members seek to complicate gendered assumptions about sport. Analysis of semistructured, in-depth interviews with 17 female flat-track roller derby players shows that although skaters face similar challenges of sexism and homophobia skaters resist these challenges in innovative ways including demonstrating the legitimacy of the sport, educating outsiders on the diversity of players, shrugging off or defending themselves, and adopting new uniforms. This study concludes by arguing that roller derby, as a unique sport within the particular historical moment of increased LGTBQ acceptance, has implications for altering women’s relationship to sport by resisting homophobic and sexist assumptions. The altered relationship includes skaters being more open to different expressions of sexuality and gender in sport, taking control over their athletic status, and fostering a more accepting place for female athletes. In addition, this resistance has the potential to impact female athletes in contact sports other than roller derby by identifying and adopting these resistive strategies creating larger change.

Conventions and temporal differences in painted faces: A study of posture and color distribution

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
pp. 267-1-267-8
Author(s):  
Mitchell J.P. van Zuijlen ◽  
Sylvia C. Pont ◽  
Maarten W.A. Wijntjes
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Human Face ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Art Collections ◽  
Color Distribution ◽  
Scientific Domain ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

The human face is a popular motif in art and depictions of faces can be found throughout history in nearly every culture. Artists have mastered the depiction of faces after employing careful experimentation using the relatively limited means of paints and oils. Many of the results of these experimentations are now available to the scientific domain due to the digitization of large art collections. In this paper we study the depiction of the face throughout history. We used an automated facial detection network to detect a set of 11,659 faces in 15,534 predominately western artworks, from 6 international, digitized art galleries. We analyzed the pose and color of these faces and related those to changes over time and gender differences. We find a number of previously known conventions, such as the convention of depicting the left cheek for females and vice versa for males, as well as unknown conventions, such as the convention of females to be depicted looking slightly down. Our set of faces will be released to the scientific community for further study.

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