Kai Jacobsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 148597 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kai Jacobsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kai |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobsen |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBSEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4610-043X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Privatizing and prescribing identity: How Canadian biotechnology firms capture queer, trans, and neurodivergent movements for profit
The pivot to telehealth through the COVID-19 pandemic spawned numerous private investor-owned virtual care firms, capitalizing on loopholes and outdated policies in Canada's healthcare regulatory framework. Amidst neoliberal biocapitalism, these health technology firms are increasingly functioning as primary care providers to fill the growing gaps in care under austerity. Contemporary health companies co-opt identity politics and social movement …
It was Very Clear That We Were Not the Norm”: A Community-Based Qualitative Study of Experiences in the Legal System and Access to Justice Among Sexual Minority People in Western Canada
Despite rights-based advancements within Canada, sexual and gender minority people continue to face barriers when accessing and navigating the legal system across a wide range of legal issues. This study presents findings from 21 qualitative interviews conducted from 2020 to 2021 with sexual minority people in Western Canada exploring their experiences with the legal system. Findings presented in this paper focus on experiences of participants in…
Both because of and in spite of: Towards the reclamation of queercrip joy
Queer, trans, disabled, and neurodivergent people are frequently used to represent pain, suffering, shame, and disgust in dominant heteronormative and ableist discourses. However, many queer, trans, and crip scholars, artists, and activists have reclaimed previously pathologized and denigrated experiences as sites of pleasure and joy. Importantly, this queercrip approach to joy does not position joy as an opposite or replacement for pain, but emb…
Willingness to disclose sexual orientation and gender identity on federal government surveys: A community-based research study with gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men and nonbinary and Two-Spir…
These findings suggest that government datasets may significantly misclassify and underestimate the population size of 2S/GBTQ+ individuals. Persistent mistrust of government institutions within this community may exacerbate underreporting and non-disclosure, underscoring the need for research into methodologies that can enhance trust and improve the accuracy of population estimates. Researchers using existing government datasets should consider …
Who Counts as Trans? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Trans Tumblr Posts
Internet and social media sites have long served as a rich form of community-building and knowledge exchange within transgender communities. In particular, Tumblr has become a popular site among trans youth in recent years. Paralleling changes in medical and mainstream societal understandings of what it means to be transgender, trans Tumblr users have engaged in dialogue and debate about the definitions and limits of trans identity. While researc…
Who Counts as Trans? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Trans Tumblr Posts
Internet and social media sites have long served as a rich form of community-building and knowledge exchange within transgender communities. In particular, Tumblr has become a popular site among trans youth in recent years. Paralleling changes in medical and mainstream societal understandings of what it means to be transgender, trans Tumblr users have engaged in dialogue and debate about the definitions and limits of trans identity. While researc…
Who Counts as Trans? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Trans Tumblr Posts
Internet and social media sites have long served as a rich form of community-building and knowledge exchange within transgender communities. In particular, Tumblr has become a popular site among trans youth in recent years. Paralleling changes in medical and mainstream societal understandings of what it means to be transgender, trans Tumblr users have engaged in dialogue and debate about the definitions and limits of trans identity. While researc…
Both because of and in spite of: Towards the reclamation of queercrip joy
Queer, trans, disabled, and neurodivergent people are frequently used to represent pain, suffering, shame, and disgust in dominant heteronormative and ableist discourses. However, many queer, trans, and crip scholars, artists, and activists have reclaimed previously pathologized and denigrated experiences as sites of pleasure and joy. Importantly, this queercrip approach to joy does not position joy as an opposite or replacement for pain, but emb…
Willingness to disclose sexual orientation and gender identity on federal government surveys: A community-based research study with gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men and nonbinary and Two-Spir…
These findings suggest that government datasets may significantly misclassify and underestimate the population size of 2S/GBTQ+ individuals. Persistent mistrust of government institutions within this community may exacerbate underreporting and non-disclosure, underscoring the need for research into methodologies that can enhance trust and improve the accuracy of population estimates. Researchers using existing government datasets should consider …
Privatizing and prescribing identity: How Canadian biotechnology firms capture queer, trans, and neurodivergent movements for profit
The pivot to telehealth through the COVID-19 pandemic spawned numerous private investor-owned virtual care firms, capitalizing on loopholes and outdated policies in Canada's healthcare regulatory framework. Amidst neoliberal biocapitalism, these health technology firms are increasingly functioning as primary care providers to fill the growing gaps in care under austerity. Contemporary health companies co-opt identity politics and social movement …
It was Very Clear That We Were Not the Norm”: A Community-Based Qualitative Study of Experiences in the Legal System and Access to Justice Among Sexual Minority People in Western Canada
Despite rights-based advancements within Canada, sexual and gender minority people continue to face barriers when accessing and navigating the legal system across a wide range of legal issues. This study presents findings from 21 qualitative interviews conducted from 2020 to 2021 with sexual minority people in Western Canada exploring their experiences with the legal system. Findings presented in this paper focus on experiences of participants in…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Identity (music (2 works) · Transgender (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · CLARITY (1 works) · Critical discourse analysis (1 works) · Drug industry (1 works) · Economic Justice (1 works)