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Terms: 2SLGBTQIA+, Transgender Right Movement History, Trauma and Violence Informed Care, Trauma Porn

2SLGBTQIA+


Definition:

“2SLGBTQIA+ is an acronym that means: 2Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual.

 It includes pansexual,  agender, gender queer, bigender, gender variant, and pangender.


You may also hear the terms “Queer Community” or “Rainbow Community” used to describe 2SLGBTQIA+ people. This acronym and the various terms are always evolving so don’t try to memorize the list. The most important thing is to be respectful and use the terms that people prefer.” OK2BeMe


Sources: 

What Does 2SLGBTQIA+ Mean? | OK2BME


Resources: 

What Does 2SLGBTQIA+ Mean? | OK2BME

Chew Project

2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations




Transgender Rights Movement History


Definition:

The transgender rights movement is a movement to promote the rights of people who identify as transgender and eliminate  discrimination and violence against this group.


“Pre-Colonial Canada

Before the European colonization, the Indigenous peoples in Turtle Island, have high regard for sexual and gender diversity. 


1842 – The Crime of Being Gay

1969 – Bill C-150 Passed Decriminalizing Homosexuality

1971 – Gay Pride Vancouver

1985 – Queer People Are Banned from Donating Blood

1988 – First Openly Gay Member of Parliament

1990 – Being Queer Is No Longer a Disease

2005 – Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Canada

2012 – Toby’s Law Gets Passed

2016 – Largest Trans March in the World

2016 – A Stronger Push for Health-Centered Transgender Rights in Canada

2017: PM Justin Trudeau Apologizes to Transgender Community in Canada


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized and acknowledged that decades of systematic state-sponsored laws and policies by his predecessors paved the way for discrimination, violence, and trampling of transgender rights in Canada.” Dr. Hugh McLean


Sources: 

A Brief History of Gay & Transgender Rights in Canada | McLean Clinic 2020


Resources: 

QPoC Therapist DirectoryResponding to Sexism

Homophobia and Transphobia

Youth – Rainbow Resource Centre

2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations

Project 10




Trauma and Violence Informed Care


Definition:

“Trauma and Violence Informed Care (TVIC) improves how service providers and organizations serve clients who have experienced traumatic life events. TVIC does not focus on encouraging clients to disclose details of trauma they have experienced or on treating their trauma symptoms. Instead, TVIC fosters an environment where all clients feel safe and there is less possibility they will be traumatized again. TVIC recognizesthe impacts of individual trauma (e.g., sexual abuse, physical abuse, time spent in jail, etc.) as well as structural violence and inequities (e.g., racism, transphobia) on clients’ health and well-being as well as how they engage with services.” Canadian Public Health Association, Centre for Sexuality


Sources: 

TRAUMA- AND VIOLENCE-INFORMED CARE TOOLKIT


Resources: 

TRAUMA- AND VIOLENCE-INFORMED CARE TOOLKIT

Trauma Informed Care Collective




Trauma Porn


Definition:

“Trauma porn is media that showcases a group’s pain and trauma in excessive amounts for the sake of entertainment. Trauma porn is created not for the sake of the marginalized group, but instead to console or entertain the non-marginalized group. It also has the tendency to cater to the non-marginalized person’s ego versus actually helping the marginalized person depict what life is really like for them. It can also serve little to no point to the overall plot (see: Adrian Mellon’s death in “IT II”) and be used as a device to jolt the audience.” Brittany Johnson


Sources: 

What Is Trauma Porn?


Resources: 

What Is Trauma Porn?

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