"This isn't a fairy tale we're talking about; this is our real lives": Community‐orientated responses to address trans and gender diverse homelessness. Issue 4 (28th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vandenburg, Tycho; Groot, Shiloh; Nikora, Linda W.
• Other Names: P. Barile John guestEditor.; S. Pruitt Anna guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of community psychology. Volume 50:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 1966
• Page End: 1979
• Publication Date: 2021-05-28
• Subjects: community engagement -- exclusion -- homelessness -- scholar activism -- trans and gender diverse; Clinical psychology -- Periodicals; Social psychiatry -- Periodicals; Community Mental Health Services -- Periodicals; 362.2205
• DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22606
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0090-4392

Abstract

Abstract: Globally, trans and gender diverse people contend with day‐to‐day exclusion, discrimination, and marginalisation, often culminating in experiences of poverty and homelessness. In this discussion article, we outline a bricolage research orientation rooted in liberation and Indigenous approaches brought into dialogue with the broader cannon of community psychology for meaningful research with homeless trans and gender diverse people. Such an approach transcends rigid disciplinary divides and shapes a framework for collaborative action, advocacy, and social change. We argue that scholar‐activism, social justice, and relationality and collaboration should inform every stage of the research process and beyond when engaging with minoritized communities.