The social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous LGBTQA+ young people: a global perspective

Spurway, Kim; Briskman, Linda; Uink, Bep; Liddelow-Hunt, Shakara; Hill, Brian V.; Lin, Ashleigh

doi:10.1017/ipm.2020.83

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“…Although there remains limited knowledge in relation to the SEWB of Indigenous gender and sexuality diverse people (Spurway et al, 2020), an interdisciplinary body of literature is recognising both individual experience and the shared impact of intergenerational historical traumas on collective well-being (see e.g. Dudgeon et al, 2015; Spurway et al, 2020). This literature pays attention to the way in which settler colonialism enforced Eurocentric ideas about gender and sexuality, such as heteronormativity onto Indigenous peoples, and the ongoing effects of this (Farrell, 2017; Monaghan, 2015).…”

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“…Biological explanations and diagnoses for perceived illness are privileged whilst social circumstances and biographical nuances are largely excluded from the account (Rodgers and Pilgrim, 2014). Moving beyond this, the SEWB understanding incorporates considerations of contextual circumstances such as the impacts of stigma, racism and historical trauma, as well as an important recognition of Indigenous strengths, sovereignty, communities, and cultures (Spurway et al, 2020).…”

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Writing themselves in: Indigenous gender and sexuality diverse Australians online

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2022

Media International Australia

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There has been limited exploration into the online engagements of people who are Indigenous and gender and sexuality diverse. There are, however, two separate bodies of literature that provide substantial insights into the digital involvement of Indigenous Australians, and gender and sexuality diverse people. Each has identified a myriad of complex negotiations, interactions and resistances that take place through the affordances of digital spaces, along with identifying impacts on well-being. This scoping review discusses dominant themes within existing research on these topics, and documents research that discusses an online blog entitled Archiving the Aboriginal Rainbow that is designed to foreground representations of Indigenous gender and sexuality diverse people. To contextualise this discussion, the paper begins with a review of scholarly literature that articulates and challenges the ongoing colonisation of Indigenous peoples’ gender and sexuality. The literature reviewed exposes new research directions. Namely, the importance of exploration into Indigenous gender and sexuality diverses peoples’ online engagements, and their interrelationship with well-being.

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Writing themselves in: Indigenous gender and sexuality diverse Australians online

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2022

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“…Indeed, until very recently it was challenging to find any information about Indigenous LGBTIQSB + people at all. Previous evidence syntheses found only one extant study that addressed Indigenous LGBTIQSB + social and emotional wellbeing in Australia (Soldatic et al, 2021a;Spurway et al, 2020). This has changed, however, with more papers on this topic papers being published in the last two years although none directly address Indigenous LGB-TIQSB + people's experiences of family violence (see for example, Briskman et al, 2022;Day, 2020;Hill et al, 2021;Liddelow-Hunt et al, 2021;Soldatic et al, 2021aSoldatic et al, , 2021bSpurway et al, 2022;Sullivan et al, 2022aSullivan et al, , 2022bSullivan et al, , 2022cUink et al, 2020).…”

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Indigenous LGBTIQSB + People’s Experiences of Family Violence in Australia

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Purpose This article uses an Indigenous concept of family violence as a frame to interrogate interviews held with Indigenous LGBTIQSB + people in Australia. The article reorients family violence away from Western heteronormative framings and aims to contribute towards a new conversation about family violence. Methods A qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyse 16 interviews with Indigenous LGBTIQSB + people in the state of New South Wales, Australia. This is one of a series of articles that provide preliminary findings from a research project into the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous LGBTIQSB + young people living in New South Wales. Results The interviews highlight the complex impact family violence on Indigenous LGBTIQSB + youth. The article shows differences in reactions between family and community in urban settings with those experienced in rural settings highlighting intergenerational differences, with older family members such as grandparents, more likely to exhibit negative reactions and behaviours. These experiences are interconnected as many young people were living in urban areas while extended family often lived in rural or remote communities. Conclusions The findings of this study demonstrate the intersectional nature of family violence highlighting the fact that Indigenous LGBTIQSB + young people are integral parts of extended kinship networks, families and communities and are deeply impacted by any acts of family violence. The study’s findings also support current research into family and community violence for LGBTIQ + people that shows the differential behaviours and actions of rural and urban families as well as the different reactions between generations within families.

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“…Incorporated within, are considerations of the impacts of racism, ongoing trauma and stigma, as well as important recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, communities, strengths and sovereignty (Gee et al 2014;Spurway et al 2020).…”

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Decolonising mental illness: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ Social and Emotional Wellbeing and the persistence of colonial discourses in policy

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2021

Aust J Social Issues

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Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' suicide and the concerns over experiences of mental "ill" health are increasing. In recent years, this has caused contestation over approaches to "health" that seek to address this. Within this context, Social and Emotional Wellbeing, a holistic, decolonising approach to health, has ascended in Australian health policy. This paper applies a Foucauldian-inspired discourse analysis, using his theoretical framework of power, knowledge and discourse, to four Australian policy documents associated with addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' Social and Emotional Wellbeing and "mental health". Findings reveal aspects of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing discourse having presence in the policy documents. Its understanding, however, is constrained by a cultural and institutional context that privileges and perpetuates a biomedical lens. Additionally, there is a failure to address systemic neocolonialism even while acknowledging that health disparities stem from colonialism. As such, this paper argues that, although integration of Social and Emotional Wellbeing has commenced in these policy documents, the hegemony of colonial discourses persists. This is along with a lack of policy reference in these documents for coordinated activity across social institutions and structures to address holistic demands.

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The social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous LGBTQA+ young people: a global perspective

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Writing themselves in: Indigenous gender and sexuality diverse Australians online

Writing themselves in: Indigenous gender and sexuality diverse Australians online

Indigenous LGBTIQSB + People’s Experiences of Family Violence in Australia

Decolonising mental illness: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ Social and Emotional Wellbeing and the persistence of colonial discourses in policy

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