One Conversation, One Trans* Elder: The Ups and Downs of Pursuing Oral History to Shape the Future of Queer Senior Housing
Mainstream conversations discussing the LGBTQ2S+ community’s physical and social relationship to their city often consider homeless youth, or the history that defines our roots. Yet, not very often do people consider the folks who lived through that history and where they may be today. Before engaging in this project, I had never considered the fact that Canada’s current aging population is the first generation of individuals who are reaching their senior years as openly LGBTQ2S+. […]