Queer Joy as Resistance: Reclaiming Pleasure and Play After Trauma invites participants to reimagine healing through the lens of joy, creativity, and self-expression. Rather than centering solely on survival, this workshop emphasizes pleasure and play as powerful, restorative tools for LGBTQIA+ individuals navigating trauma. We’ll explore the historical and systemic barriers that have shaped access to mental healthcare for queer communities, while highlighting the resilience and brilliance that joy can foster in the face of oppression.
Through interactive, trauma-informed exercises, participants will engage in practices that promote laughter, movement, and creative expression. This program provides practical tools and affirming approaches for both personal healing and professional care, helping attendees integrate queer identities into therapeutic and community-based spaces with intention and care. Whether you're a practitioner, healer, or someone on your own journey, this workshop offers a space to reconnect with joy as an act of resistance and renewal.
