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Papers by Lauren Pragg
The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 2017
We know little about the online sexual health information seeking practices and needs specific to... more We know little about the online sexual health information seeking practices and needs specific to young sexual minority women. This is problematic as young sexual minority women report heightened negative sexual health outcomes in contrast to their heterosexual peers, which could be partially addressed through being able to access effective, relevant online sexual health information sources. This exploratory qualitative study employed a series of focus groups to understand more about what types of online resources young sexual minority women access, their motivations for using those resources, and what types of sexual health information they need. The focus group data were analyzed from a thematic analysis approach. Results indicate that participants used a wide range of online resources, such as apps, websites, blogs, and YouTube. The type of resource accessed often depended upon the information needed. Participants reported preferring online resources due to experiences or expecta...
This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only br... more This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies that are marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear. —Proma Tagore Over the past ten years there has been remarkable growth in studies on sexuality in the Caribbean. One of the most underrepresented areas of these analyses, however, remains the intersection between queerness and Indo-Caribbean women. In general, much of the scholarship concerning Indo-Caribbean women remains tied to indentureship.
This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only br... more This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies that are marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear. —Proma Tagore Over the past ten years there has been remarkable growth in studies on sexuality in the Caribbean. One of the most underrepresented areas of these analyses, however, remains the intersection between queerness and Indo-Caribbean women. In general, much of the scholarship concerning Indo-Caribbean women remains tied to indentureship. *Special thanks to Donna Drayton, Andil Gosine, Gabrielle Hosein, Kamala Kempadoo, Zahir Kolia, and
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 26(1), 2017.
This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only br... more This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies that are marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear.
Magazine articles by Lauren Pragg
The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 2017
We know little about the online sexual health information seeking practices and needs specific to... more We know little about the online sexual health information seeking practices and needs specific to young sexual minority women. This is problematic as young sexual minority women report heightened negative sexual health outcomes in contrast to their heterosexual peers, which could be partially addressed through being able to access effective, relevant online sexual health information sources. This exploratory qualitative study employed a series of focus groups to understand more about what types of online resources young sexual minority women access, their motivations for using those resources, and what types of sexual health information they need. The focus group data were analyzed from a thematic analysis approach. Results indicate that participants used a wide range of online resources, such as apps, websites, blogs, and YouTube. The type of resource accessed often depended upon the information needed. Participants reported preferring online resources due to experiences or expecta...
This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only br... more This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies that are marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear. —Proma Tagore Over the past ten years there has been remarkable growth in studies on sexuality in the Caribbean. One of the most underrepresented areas of these analyses, however, remains the intersection between queerness and Indo-Caribbean women. In general, much of the scholarship concerning Indo-Caribbean women remains tied to indentureship.
This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only br... more This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies that are marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear. —Proma Tagore Over the past ten years there has been remarkable growth in studies on sexuality in the Caribbean. One of the most underrepresented areas of these analyses, however, remains the intersection between queerness and Indo-Caribbean women. In general, much of the scholarship concerning Indo-Caribbean women remains tied to indentureship. *Special thanks to Donna Drayton, Andil Gosine, Gabrielle Hosein, Kamala Kempadoo, Zahir Kolia, and
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 26(1), 2017.
This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only br... more This division of our communities and allegiances is a typically colonial strategy. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies that are marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear.