Space for Queer and Trans Youth? Reflections on Community-Based Research in Montreal

Bibliographic Data

ID13005686
AuthorsJulia de Montigny (Dawson College, corresponding author), Julie A Podmore (0000-0001-8412-549X, John Abbott College)
Year2014
Volume4
Issue4
Pages298-309
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2304/gsch.2014.4.4.198
OpenAlexW2033880976
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited49

This article focuses on the process of conducting community-based geographic research with queer and trans youth. It is based on a research project that investigated the spatial experiences of adolescents between 14 and 18 years of age who attended Project 10, an out-of-school LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community support organization for youth in Montreal, Canada. The authors examine the ways in which working within this community space shaped the research process and how it functioned as a site of critical geographic inquiry. The article highlights the process of gaining access to this population, the methodological particularities of working with queer and trans* youth support groups and, finally, how conducting research in an LGBTQ community space facilitated the research process. The objective is to reflect on the possibilities and limitations of this site in terms of conducting geographic research that considers the lives of queer and trans* adolescents

Lesbian · Population · Queer · Sociology · Transgender · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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