This article discusses the regulation of midwifery and white privilege. Explores how white midwifery can work to create an inclusive practice in order to provide appropriate care for a diversity of women.
This article identifies the connections between the erotic, power, gender and oppression. Addresses the possibility for changing sexual behavior as well as sexual attitudes.
A community-based research (CBR) project that is investigating the impact of social exclusion and discrimination on the health of trans people in Ontario, Canada. They aim to provide the information necessary to change policies and practices to improve the health of trans communities.
United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Documents discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, and discusses how international human rights law can be used to end violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Peer-reviewed journal that examines the cultural, historical, and interpersonal impact of the lesbian experience on society, keeping all readers—professional, academic, or general—informed and up to date on current findings, resources, and community concerns.
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A discussion paper that reviews Canada’s contributions to the field of public health, focussing on the failure of interventions aimed at individual behaviours or risk variables to adequately address key determinants of health for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, Two-Spirit, intersex, and queer (LGBTTTIQ) people. Uses the ongoing process of defining new public health goals for Canada to show how an intersectional approach to public health could more effectively address the social determinants of health for LGBTTTIQ people.
Seeks to promote optimal health and wellness of people and communities of all gender identities and sexual orientations, including – and not limited to - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, Two-Spirit, Transsexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning people and allies. They are a volunteer network with limited resources whose activities are focused primarily in Toronto, and their advocacy and lobbying primarily in Ontario, but they are open to sharing information and support across provincial and national borders.
Quels sont les determinants de la santé qui intéressent les personnes LGBTTBIQ?
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Brochure that discusses in plain language what the social determinants of health are for people in the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, transexual, two-spirited, intersex, and queer communities.
Discusses the issues facing homeless transgender people who often end up on the street as a direct result of job or housing discrimination, with fewer legal protections than other sexual minorities have.