Abstract
For decades, research centered on risk narratives as a strategy to compel safety interventions in schools. In this report, we query the left’s continued attachment to this discursive positioning of trans youth and ask: what are the implications of relying on an articulation of trans youths’ right to exist in relation to risk in order to advocate for resistance? Drawing on queer and trans theory, we argue that research about trans youth is trapped in an understanding of trans youth as victims in need of saving. We desire responses from the left that are not mired in conservative narratives, and we explore how we can resist transphobic attacks without reifying ideas of trans youth as at-risk.
Methodological Approach
Theoretical or Conceptual
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60808/xw7e-4986
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Recommended Citation
Sinclair-Palm, J., & Slovin, L. (2026). The Risk of Risk. Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.60808/xw7e-4986
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