Beyond an Expectation of Harm: Redefining "Good Care" and Collective Re-Imagining of Liberatory 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Care
dc.contributor.author | Govers, Ashley | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Social Work | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Social Work | |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton | |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Marion Brown | |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Catherine Bryan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-17T14:41:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-04-17T14:41:15Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2025-04-11 | |
dc.date.issued | 2025-04-14 | |
dc.description.abstract | 2SLGBTQIA+ folx, experience discrimination on both the individual and systemic levels when accessing healthcare. This study explores barriers to care and definitions of “good care” from both the perspectives of 2SLGBTQIA+ service users and health care providers who serve them. This research engaged in a collective re-imagining of a liberatory health care system that seeks to foster dignity, joy, and well-being. The study involved 14 semi-structured interviews, with 7 service providers and 7 service users. Barriers to 2SLGBTQIA+ care included interpersonal discrimination, provider biases, and structural constraints. “Good care” conceptualizations emphasized increased interpersonal skills and institutional reform. Collective re-visioning of care systems centred reducing harm and fostering good care while engaging in abolition of the current healthcare. Participants advocated for widely available and accessible 2SLGBTQIA+ care that has many entry points while emphasizing the importance of educational and systemic transformation in the pursuit of community-created, community-led, and community driven care. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10222/85008 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | queer | |
dc.subject | trans | |
dc.subject | 2SLGBTQIA+ | |
dc.subject | Health | |
dc.title | Beyond an Expectation of Harm: Redefining "Good Care" and Collective Re-Imagining of Liberatory 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Care |