Date
4-1-2020
Description
Intersectionality plays an integral role in how a family or society reacts to a youth’s identification within the LGBTQIAP+ community and their chances of overcoming societal challenges that may follow. The intersections of geographic location and religion are predictive of how accepting a family is toward an LGBTIAP+ child, but this is not correlated with every case. When a family is unaccepting, youth can find themselves running away, homeless, in the foster care system, or incarcerated. Beyond continuous rejection at home and in the community, youth are left with challenges finding accepting foster families and applying for jobs and homes later in life. In my ongoing work, I will consider how we can learn from this correlation of intersectionality, family rejection, and the potential societal challenges to follow and develop a new approach to understanding and changing how we support LGBTQIAP+ youth dealing with these hardships.
Presentation Type
Presentation
Included in
Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons
Impacts of Intersectionality in the LGBTQIAP+ Community
Intersectionality plays an integral role in how a family or society reacts to a youth’s identification within the LGBTQIAP+ community and their chances of overcoming societal challenges that may follow. The intersections of geographic location and religion are predictive of how accepting a family is toward an LGBTIAP+ child, but this is not correlated with every case. When a family is unaccepting, youth can find themselves running away, homeless, in the foster care system, or incarcerated. Beyond continuous rejection at home and in the community, youth are left with challenges finding accepting foster families and applying for jobs and homes later in life. In my ongoing work, I will consider how we can learn from this correlation of intersectionality, family rejection, and the potential societal challenges to follow and develop a new approach to understanding and changing how we support LGBTQIAP+ youth dealing with these hardships.
Comments
This flash talk is based on an individual research project.