Abstract
In this article, we draw on a recent review of the Canadian literature on poverty in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ2S+) communities to conceptualize social work interventions that may be used to address material inequities among these groups. Our literature review, which was based on a total of 39 works, revealed distinctive expressions of poverty among younger and older LGBTQ2S+ groups, as well as racialized, newcomer, and Indigenous sexual and gender minorities. Drawing on these insights, together with theoretical frameworks grounded in intersectionality and relational poverty analysis, we conceptualize these expressions of material inequity as salient sites of social work practice and propose interventions targeting these manifestations of LGBTQ2S+ poverty at various levels. Given the centrality of anti-poverty work as part of the social work profession’s commitment to social justice, and the dearth of social work literature on LGBTQ2S+ poverty, this article promises to make significant contributions to social work scholarship and professional practice.
Highlights
In this article, we draw on a recent review of the Canadian literature on poverty in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, twospirit, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ2Sþ) communities to conceptualize social work interventions that may be used to address material inequities among these groups
We aim to use the findings of a recent review of the limited literature on LGBTQ2Sþ poverty (Kia et al, 2020), which we completed in 2019, to conceptualize potential social work interventions addressing this issue at multiple levels of practice
We begin our article by first describing our intersectional narrative review of the Canadian literature on LGBTQ2Sþ poverty (Kia et al, 2020) and by presenting some of the key insights reflected in this work
Summary
Poverty in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority (LGBTQ2Sþ) Communities in Canada: Implications for Social Work Practice.
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