Choosing to Stay
Building a Future for Gender-Diverse People in Saskatchewan through Stories of Hope and Belonging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2368573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Loewen Walker (0000-0001-6952-1179, University of Saskatchewan), Jake Bergen (0000-0002-1607-8000, University of Winnipeg), Tiberius Fayant-Mcleod (Trans Sask Support Services, Canada), T Fayant‐McLeod (SaskTel (Canada)), Kerry Marshall (0000-0002-1327-0363, The University of British Columbia, Canada), All My Relations |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-378 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08912432241252617 |
| OpenAlex | W4399651288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
This paper draws on the first comprehensive study of Two Spirit, trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming (2STNBGN) people in Saskatchewan. Despite challenges, including rising conservatism and targeted political attacks, we temper assumptions that trans and queer people want to leave Saskatchewan for other locations where the 2STNBGN community is assumed to be bigger. Many of our participants described choosing to stay in the province as an intentional way to build community, advocate for support, and cultivate belonging. We further explore a distinctly prairie politic that includes Two Spirit and Indigiqueer projects of belonging to land and community, cross-provincial trans community organizing, and a complicated geography that supersedes binaries between urban and rural. Our research tells us that gender-diverse people on the prairies are enacted through a 'grounded relationality,' a context-dependent, binary-resistant expression through place, whether that place is land, city, country, or small-town paint store. Ultimately, our research shows that despite an increasingly chilly political climate toward 2STNBGN people, Saskatchewan still bears witness to trans joy, innovative activism, and an activated trans community that is invested in a future that they are a part of
Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences and Governance · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |