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Social Work and Sexual and Gender Diversity
Recommended Readings
Anzaldúa, G. (1987). Borderlands/La Frontera: The new mestiza. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books.
Brotman, S., & Levy, J.J. (Eds.). (2008). Homosexualités: variations linguistiques et culturelles (pp. 307–338).
Canadian Social Work Review. (2011). Volume 28, Number 1.
Jackson, E. (2013). Taking charge: A handbook for health care and social service providers working with trans people. Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec. Public Health Agency of Canada.
Kinsman, G. (1998). Constructing sexual problems: These things may lead to the tragedy of our species. In W. Antony & L. Samuelson (Eds.), Power and resistance: Critical thinking about Canadian social issues, 2nd edition (pp. 256–282). Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.
Lorde, A. (1984). Sister outsider: Essays and speeches. Berkeley: Crossing Press.
Mock, J. (2014). Redefining realness: My path to womanhood, identity, love and so much more. New York: ATRIA books.
O’Neill, B.J., Swan, T.A., & Mulé, N.J. (Eds.). (2015). LGBTQ People and social work: Intersectional perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.
Recommended Videos
- What Is Intersectionality? | Queer 101 | The Advocate (2018). 3 min 13 sec. The Advocate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXJ4Dbdm1ks
This video presents Ashley Jiang’s perspective on intersectionality, identity, and oppression as an Asian, lesbian, immigrant woman. She approaches the topic with candour and humour.
- First Stories – Two Spirited (2007) by Sharon A. Desjarlais. 6 min 49 sec. National Film Board. https://www.nfb.ca/film/first_stories_two_spirited
This documentary presents the story of a two-spirited person as they negotiate prejudice within their Indigenous community.
- We Were Here (2011). 90 min. David Weissman.
This documentary explores the impact of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, particularly as it affected the gay community. It offers the perspectives of five people who experienced the epidemic. It also highlights the injustices endured by those affected by the epidemic and the different forms of activism that arose in response to the crisis.
- Paris Is Burning (1990). 78 min. Jennie Livingston.
This documentary chronicles New York City’s ball culture in the 1980s along with the communities and peoples that were involved, including the gay, African American, Latino, and transgender communities. It offers insightful perspectives on issues of race, gender, sexuality, and performance and explores how the subculture’s members contended with racism, homophobia, the AIDS crisis, poverty, and marginalization.
Recommended Websites
- Egale Canada Human Rights Trust. www.egale.ca
Egale Canada Human Rights Trust (ECHRT) is Canada’s only national charity promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) human rights through research, education, and community engagement.
- Rainbow Health Ontario. www.rainbowhealthontario.ca
Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO) is a province-wide program that works to improve the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people in Ontario through education, research, outreach, and public policy advocacy.
- Rainbow Refugee Society. www.rainbowrefugee.ca
Founded in 2000, Rainbow Refugee Society is a Vancouver-based community group that supports and advocates for people seeking refugee protection because of persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. Rainbow Refugee Society engages in outreach, advocacy, and public education on QLGBT/HIV+ refugee issues.
- Trans PULSE Project. www.transpulseproject.ca
The Trans PULSE Project was a community-based research (CBR) project that investigated the impact of social exclusion and discrimination on the health of trans people in Ontario.
- Creating LGBTQIA+ Friendly Schools and Campus Communities https://psychologymastersprograms.com/lgbtqia-friendly-schools-and-campus-communities/
This article looks at ways in which schools and universities can introduce an inclusive learning environment for their students.