Journal article
Pride, belonging and community: What does this mean if you are Aboriginal and LGBT+ and living in Western Australia?
Journal of Sociology
2022
Abstract
The lived experience of being LGBT+ and an Aboriginal person was a major focus of the mixed methods Breaking the Silence research project led by Aboriginal LGBT+ researchers. Aboriginal LGBT+ participants were invited to respond to a survey that canvassed how they were included and accepted within their own families, on social media, dating apps and the wider community. The analysis and discussion of the findings from the survey examine the issues of discrimination, racism, homophobia and what belonging to a community means for intersectional identities. The findings show that while participants do experience microaggressions and queer-phobia, they also describe agency and positive experiences. The question is how these instances of resistance and disruption can be enabled to proliferate and (if appropriate) be supported collectively, to enable Aboriginal LGBT+ individuals to experience a sense of pride and belonging to communities at times and in spaces of their own choosing.
Details
- Title
- Pride, belonging and community: What does this mean if you are Aboriginal and LGBT+ and living in Western Australia?
- Authors/Creators
- B. Hill (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityJ. Dodd (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityB. Uink (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityD. Bonson (Author/Creator) - Northern (Arctic) Federal UniversityS. Bennett (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Sociology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005544662107891
- Copyright
- © 2022 by Australian Sociological Association
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6.178 Gender & Sexuality Studies
- 6.178.483 LGBTQ+ Intersectionality
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