ABSTRACT

This article is crafted to unpack the methodological, epistemological, and ethical modes of inquiry embedded in a participatory, multi-method, intergenerational survey of/by/for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) youth from across the United States. We write alongside a racially diverse and inclusive sample of over 1,800 young people who participated in a national survey and referenced themselves as ‘queer’ and ‘neurodiverse’ in open-ended responses. This qualitative deep dive into the lives of neuroqueer youth presents back their narratives of struggle and desire through an intersectional lens attentive to multiple interlocking systems of oppression and resistance. We write to reflect the expansiveness of this community and their strategies to break free from normativity and binary expectations of gender, sexuality, and ability that are constraining all people. We illustrate how neuroqueer youth operate in ways that are multi-scalar with struggles that are deeply personal, embodied, and political. Their existential desires to be recognised as ‘me’ and get through the day are often met with solidarity activisms that confront intersectional injustices, both in-person and online.

摘要

本文旨在解开嵌入在对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人、酷儿、双性人、无性恋和双重精神的/由/针对/由/针对的参与性、多方法、代际调查中的方法论、认识论和伦理模式的调查。 （LGBTQIA2S+）来自美国各地的青年。我们与 1,800 多名参加全国调查并在开放式回答中将自己称为“酷儿”和“神经多样性”的年轻人的种族多元化和包容性样本一起撰写。这种对神经酷儿青年生活的定性深入探究，通过一个交叉镜头，关注多重互锁的压迫和抵抗系统，展现了他们对斗争和欲望的叙述。我们写信是为了反映这个社区的广泛性以及他们摆脱对性别、性取向和能力的规范性和二元期望的策略，这些期望限制了所有人。我们说明了神经酷儿青年如何以多尺度的方式运作，以及深刻的个人、具体和政治斗争。他们渴望被认可为“我”并度过一天的存在主义愿望经常会遇到面对交叉不公正的团结行动主义，无论是面对面的还是在线的。