Open AccessCentering the Voices of Queer Youth in Defining Resilience
Author(s) -
Ryann Williams,
Chiara Pride,
Joshua Anaya,
Elizabeth A. Nimmons,
Robert Salcido,
Amy L. Stone
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of critical thought and praxis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2325-1204
DOI - 10.31274/jctp.12940
Subject(s) - queer , transgender , lesbian , resilience (materials science) , gender studies , indigenous , psychological resilience , sociology , psychology , social psychology , ecology , physics , biology , thermodynamics
Scholars have investigated the myriad ways lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth display resilience but often fail to incorporate youth's explicit definition of the concept. In this paper, we analyze the definitions of resilience used by youth we interviewed, mostly Black persons, Indigenous persons, and People of Color (BIPOCs) LGBTQ+ people in South Texas. We argue that centering the voices of LGBTQ+ youth is critical to the scholarly understanding of resilience. The LGBTQ+ youth in this project defined resilience as collective, as rebelliousness, as emotional intelligence, and as logistical resilience.