Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: "Ain’t Got No Dream" is a 3-minute song that incorporates findings from the Transformative Compassion project as a means of knowledge mobilization. The project explored the meanings of compassion for 2S/LGBTQ+ Canadians through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed through Foucauldian discourse analysis. Overall, findings suggest that compassion can open new possibilities for 2S/LGBTQ+ individuals within cis-heteronormative contexts. The song is inspired by the storytelling music of Dolly Parton and depicts the isolation and stigma that still exists for many people outside of the binary orientations of gender and sexuality.
DOI: 10.18432/ari29830
Authors: Phillip Joy, Stephen Fewer
Institution: Mount Saint Vincent University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7160840152
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