Counterproductive Effects of Parental Consent in Research Involving LGBTTIQ Youth: International Research Ethics and a Study of a Transgender and Two-Spirit Community in Canada

Taylor, Catherine

doi:10.1080/19361650802162177

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“…Youth culture, and in particular school culture, is by and large an intensely heteronormative and often homophobic and transphobic experience. A great many LGBTQ youth in today's more "gay-friendly" public culture still do not feel safe disclosing their sexual or gender identity to their parents (Taylor, 2008), and many who live in socially conservative communities are open with no one at all (Taylor & Peter, 2011). Recent surveys across the English-speaking world find that most do not feel safe at school, where their experience ranges from utter invisibility to relentless verbal, physical, and sexual harassment (Hunt & Jensen, 2007;Kosciw, Greytak, Diaz, & Bartkiewicz, 2010;Taylor & Peter, 2011;Taylor, Peter, McMinn, et al, 2011).…”

Section: Abstract Book Review Coming Out Homophobia Lgtq Youth Imentioning

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Missives from the Adult World to LGBTQ Youth: A Review ofGallup's Guide to Modern Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Lifestyle

Taylor

2012

Journal of LGBT Youth

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Section: Abstract Book Review Coming Out Homophobia Lgtq Youth Imentioning

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Missives from the Adult World to LGBTQ Youth: A Review ofGallup's Guide to Modern Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Lifestyle

Taylor

2012

Journal of LGBT Youth

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“…This mature minor principle has since been more widely applied to determine a young person's maturity to understand information and make their own decisions. 10 The Gillick competency test supports the rights of the child described by the CRC and has been a part of Australian common law since 1992 determining that parental power over decision making lessens with the increasing age of a child. 11 There are no guidelines to assist with this decision, making it subject to the individual practitioner's interpretation.…”

Section: Mature Minor Principlementioning

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Ethical considerations in investigating youth alcohol norms and behaviours: a case for mature minor consent

Hildebrand

Maycock

Comfort

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Health Prom J of Aust

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Mature minor consent only became available in Australia in 2007. There is neither an explicitly defined protocol, nor a clear definition evident in the literature relating to use of the mature minor concept in health research. Due to difficulties in defining fixed age ranges to varying levels of maturity and vulnerability, there is a lack of clarity surrounding when it might be reasonable and ethical to apply for or grant a waiver for parental consent. This paper describes the challenges faced and solutions created when gaining approval for use of mature minor consent in a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) study to explore the social norms and alcohol consumption among 14-17-year-old adolescents (n = 1012) in the community. The University's Human Research Ethics Committee granted mature minor consent for this study, and the techniques applied enabled recruitment of adolescents from community-based settings through use of RDS to achieve the required sample. This paper has relevance for research that requires a waiver for parental consent; it presents a case study for assessing mature minors and makes recommendations on how ethical guidelines can be improved to assist human research ethics application processes.

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“…The protocol allowed LGBTQ adolescents who lacked a parent or guardian who was supportive of their sexual orientation or transgender identity to act as mature minors able to provide their own consent for purposes of the study so as not to put them at the emotional, physical, and familial risks documented in scholarly studies of the reaction of parents to disclosure of LGBTQ identity (Taylor 2008). Additionally, because LGBTQ youth generally need to be extremely careful about revealing their LGBTQ identity in order to avoid discrimination, harassment, and violence, the survey was completely anonymous, as is common practice in survey research addressing LGBTQ issues (Meezan and Martin 2003).…”

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“We Are Not Aliens, We're People, and We Have Rights.” Canadian Human Rights Discourse and High School Climate for LGBTQ Students

Taylor

Peter

2011

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Canadian law protects people from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, but our public schools do not fulfill their ethical and legal obligations where sexual and gender minority youth are concerned. This article reports on a national survey study on homophobia and transphobia in Canadian high schools. Participants (n = 3,607) were questioned about school climate, harassment, school attachment, and institutional interventions. We found that schools were neither safe nor respectful for sexual and gender minority students, and we argue that ongoing exposure to this situation undermines students' respect for the Charter of Rights and their faith in adults.

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Counterproductive Effects of Parental Consent in Research Involving LGBTTIQ Youth: International Research Ethics and a Study of a Transgender and Two-Spirit Community in Canada

Cited by 37 publications

References 51 publications

Missives from the Adult World to LGBTQ Youth: A Review ofGallup's Guide to Modern Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Lifestyle

Missives from the Adult World to LGBTQ Youth: A Review ofGallup's Guide to Modern Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Lifestyle

Ethical considerations in investigating youth alcohol norms and behaviours: a case for mature minor consent

“We Are Not Aliens, We're People, and We Have Rights.” Canadian Human Rights Discourse and High School Climate for LGBTQ Students

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