Author ORCID Identifier
0000-0003-3158-6465
Abstract
This article calls for spiritual activism on behalf of trans young people. Drawing from the narratives and perspectives of a group of trans young adults of Color situated in the Southeastern United States, the author encourages pedagogies of heart/break. Such a pedagogical position requires a service-based orientation to education, rooted in beloved witnessing. Rather than affinity spaces, political action, or cerebral understanding, beloved witnessing may prove to be a more reliable condition for healing and self-actualization, especially in support of a trans of Color future in educational research, practice and places of learning.
Methodological Approach
Qualitative
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60808/h5x5-dp37
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Regan, P. V. (2026). Pedagogies of Heart/break: Nurturing Trans Resistance through Beloved Witnessing. Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.60808/h5x5-dp37
1
Included in
Education Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons
