Guide to information and research for 2SLGBTQIA+ populations.
The Health of LGBTQIA2 Communities in Canada: Report of the Standing Committee on Health
June 2019
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Health Disparities
Individuals who belong to multiple groups that face health disparities have different health concerns that should not be ignored by researchers or clinicians and all individuals may have different health information needs.
Ard, K. L., & Makadon, H. J. (2012). Improving the health care of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people: Understanding and eliminating health disparities. Boston, MA: The Fenway Institute
Makadon, H. J. (2011). Ending LGBT invisibility in health care: The first step in ensuring equitable care. Cleveland Clinical Journal of Medicine, 78(4), 220-4.
Colpitts, E., & Gahagan, J. (2016). The utility of resilience as a conceptual framework for understanding and measuring LGBTQ health. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15(1), 60.
Woodward, E. N., Banks, R. J., Marks, A. K., & Pantalone, D. W. (2016) Identifying Resilience Resources for HIV Prevention Among Sexual Minority Men: A Systematic Review. AIDS and Behavior. 15, 1-4.
prideHealth website - Nova Scotia Health
prideHealth provides safe and accessible primary health care services for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (GLBTIQ).
Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ
Terms and definitions about gender identity and gender expression, transgender people, and nonbinary people
Gender Pronouns
A guide to gender pronouns, including how to ask someone their pronouns, history of pronouns, and commonly used pronouns.
Transgender terminology - Center for Excellence for Transgender Health
A detailed discussion of terminology in the context of the great diversity of transgender and gender nonconforming people encountered across cultures and languages is beyond the scope of these Guidelines. Below are definitions for some commonly encountered terms, which will be used throughout these Guidelines as indicated.
LGBT Elder Population Health Awareness
Web page with summary of evidence from the literature.
LGBT Elder Population Health Awareness
Web page with summary of evidence from the literature.
Sexual Orientation Self-Identification Questions
List of scales and assessment tools.
Two-spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous Health
Evidence Brief from Rainbow Health Ontario includes information on definitions, determinants of health, access to healthcare, educational resources, implications for research and more.
The 519 Education and Training
The 519 Education and Training team provide organizations with the insight, tools and understanding to create environments that are LGBTQ-inclusive, respectful and welcoming. The 519 is a Toronto-based organization, but many of the tools are relevant for any location.
Two-Spirit Health Resource List
Range of resources including videos, books, reports, and websites related to two-spirit health produced by National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH).
Guidelines and Protocols for Comprehensive Primary Care for Trans Clients 2015 [Sherbourne Health Centre]
Affirmative Care for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People: Best Practices for Front-line Health Care Staff
This document from the National LGBT Health Education Center, updated in Fall 2016, was developed as a starting point to help train front-line health care employees to provide affirming services to transgender and gender non-conforming patients (and all patients) at their organization.
A Practitioner's Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children
Publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) [USA]
Safer Sex for Trans Bodies
The HRC Foundation, in partnership with Whitman-Walker Health, released Safer Sex for Trans Bodies, a comprehensive sexual health guide for transgender and gender expansive people and their partners.
WPATH Standards of Care
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health promotes the highest standards of health care for individuals through the articulation of Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People. The SOC are based on the best available science and expert professional consensus. Available in many languages.
Reproductive Options for Trans People
This fact sheet from Rainbow Health Ontario and partners offers information about reproductive options for trans people interested in hormone therapy or surgeries.
DSD Guidelines for Intersex health care
Clinical Guidelines for the management of Disorders of Sex Development in Childhood and a Handbook for Parents.