Navigating Housing Challenges: Finding Safety and Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ People

24/06/2025 36 min Temporada 5 Episodio 3
Navigating Housing Challenges: Finding Safety and Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ People

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In this episode, we explore unique issues and solutions experienced specifically by individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, as they have navigated/continue to navigate the housing system. We will listen to the lived experience of 2-Spirit and Transgender folks, highlighting the uniqueness of their stories and challenges. Finally, a housing site that will be operating with queer mandates, will be highlighted to discuss the factors that our guests have seen first-hand as positive considerations at sites that support 2-Spirit, Trans and Queer communities.  Guest hostJennifer Breakspear, Associate Vice President, Service Delivery and Regional Operations, BC HousingGuests:Ryan De Bruyn, Resident Support Worker, McLaren Housing Society of BCSekani Dakelth, Indigenous Facilitator and Consultant, First Nations Health Authority and City of VancouverSamantha Dray, Technology Programs Coordinator, BC Housing