Queering Prevention: Embracing Queerness as a Lens and Vehicle for Change

When we experience collective hard times, where do we turn for hope and healing? 

In this episode of PreventConnect, Janaé sits down with Brooklyn Arizmendi, a Program Services Coordinator at Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, to explore the resilience and strength of marginalized communities, particularly queer individuals, in the face of adversity. Brooklyn, a queer, indigenous Chicana woman, shares about her journey into violence prevention and the intersections of queerness and community resilience. Brooklyn and Janae discuss the importance of authenticity, the need for systemic change, and the role of queer people in leading a more inclusive and connected support environment for all people.

While this conversation doesn’t shy away from the adversity queer people face, the focus is on the connection, joy, and strength that comes from being queer and embodying the bravery to be different – in whatever shape that may take. 

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Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Institutionalizing LGBTQIA+ Justice in Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention: Centering Trans Inclusion as a value and practice

Institutionalizing LGBTQ+ Justice in Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention: Culturally specific approaches in rural queer communities

Institutionalizing LGBTQIA+ Justice in Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention: Creating Opportunities through a Statewide Action Plan

Queer History from the Trevor Project