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THRIVING CONTEXTS
for
LGBTQ YOUNG ADULTS
+
OF COLOR
Kia Darling-Hammond
May 23, 2017
Marcus (they/them)
Oh, I was kicked out of my house for two weeks when I was
16 or something.
So about the age of 13, my mom got married for papers to
this other Jamaican guy. He was a friend of the family. We
kinda grew up with him, blah, blah, blah, it was cool.
Then around the age of 17, I started dating my first
girlfriend. He found out and flipped out. Stalked us.
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TUF Events
Utopia
Future Self
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Thriving
Thriving means having your identity supported, your
identity affirmed. You being in a situation where you
can learn, fail, make mistakes, and still understand
yourself as someone who will be capable of greatness
and is worth greatness.
There was also a lot of free time for myself, for me to
take care of myself I could regenerate when I had hard
moments.
- Dante (he/him)
Thriving
Thats when I feel like I was really happy, when I was
actually learning about something that I loved and that
I found interesting.
I think what helps me also thrive in that situation is
having people, having a great support system, having
friends that I can rely on, havingspecifically having
queer people of color friends.
Another thing that helped me thrive was music...I need
to have very consistent music sessions where I play and I
sing and I just have fun.
- Norma (she/her)
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Significance
Every participant has a thriving narrative. Every participant
has imagined a world that exceeds current reality.
These TUF events are both normal and situated.
There is considerable thematic overlap, offering a starting
point for situated analysis.
Tensions exist:
Participation in social structures/institutions vs
Achieving happiness, wellness, and self-actualization.
K12 / post-secondary
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