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Justice-Focused Praxis in Qualitative Research With LGBTQ+ Youth

Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm MDT (2:30 to 4:00pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 712

Session Type: Symposium

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Over the past few years, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and legislation have continued to rise. These dynamics impact research contexts and IRB practice relevant to research with LGBTQ+ youth (particularly in states with conservative legislatures). Researchers have documented navigating diverse challenges in qualitative research with LGBTQ+ youth, including hostile socio-political climates in schools and communities, IRB feedback that positions LGBTQ+ youth as vulnerable in need of psychological support, and IRB practices that jeopardize the safety and agency of LGBTQ+ youth (such as rejecting proposals for waivers for parental consent). In this symposium, we will examine these challenges and center creative solutions to these issues, such as using alternative consent/ assent processes, developing community review boards for studies, and infusing activism into research.

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