Hi Mary,
Thanks for bringing these concerns to the discussion. I am aware that these and other complex concerns related to retraumatization and marginalization exist within the LGBTQ community. I don't think we have a roadmap for dealing with any of the situations, and sadly, I haven't seen any of these issues being dealt with globally.
I wanted to respond to your post to say I hear you, I share your concerns, and I don't have any clear answers.
I appreciate you naming so many of these concerns in your post. The list is overwhelming when we see so many of them all on one page.
I did a quick search in the psychology literature to see if anyone has published any research on any of these concerns, and I wasn't able to find anything. I did a general search online and didn't find much, but I did find a previous thread on ACES Connection related to LGBTQ Community & ACES. There may be some resources there to investigate. https://www.pacesconnection.com...-the-lgbtq-community
Is Equality NY doing anything to address these concerns? https://www.equalityny.org I checked out Equality NC and didn't see anything on their website. If we all contacted our local Equality offices, contacted local university sociology departments to encourage research in these areas, and keep having the conversations, answers may begin to emerge as we put our heads and hearts together in these sorts of conversations.
I'm willing to stay in the conversation. I wish I had answers. One approach that you might consider incorporating in the classroom (your profile here indicates that you're a teacher) is Amy Saltzman, MD's mindfulness- based program for kids and teens-- A Still Quiet Place-- as a starting place for having a framework for fostering compassionate awareness of the complex issues amongst the kids in your classes and a framework for supporting compassionate conversations about these issues -- if you're wanting a way to frame dialogue about these concerns in the schools.
Another thought-- you may consider advocating at your school for some sort of community resiliency training, if that hasn't already been done. At least that provides a resource for you to cope and help you to stay regulated amongst all of these triggering issues and would also provide resources for you to incorporate into the classroom.
I'll keep thinking about this. Thank you again for starting the conversation here. And I'm sorry I don't have more suggestions to offer right now.
Peace,
Jen