This week, with the help of Fae Johnstone (she/they) from Wisdom2Action, your favourite group of queerios are getting real personal about the many healthcare issues they and their communities often face. Plus, listen in to hear more about the TransHealthOntario campaign for improved standards of healthcare!
Join Rabia, Nicole, Sydney, and Fae as they dream up a future where healthcare systems in Ontario serve (and value) 2SQT+ wellbeing in an equitable way.
To submit questions for our Q&A Episode, please visit the anonymous “Vent & Validate” form. All questions must be submitted by March 25th at11:59pm (EST)!
Content & Trigger Warnings:
This episode contains conversations about the microaggressions and inequities experienced by 2STLGBQIA+ fo lks who have been ‘patients’ of the healthcare system in North America. All content relating to healthcare will be presented in a way that is explicitly pro-choice; emphasizing the need for trauma-informed and harm reduction focused approaches to providing care.
In this episode, hosts will describe the history of fear-mongering towards HIV/AIDS and the subsequent advocacy work that was done in Canada to improve the standards of care/ prevent ion for STBBls. Additional discussions of medical neglect, inaccessible surgical and pharmaceutical care, housing insecurity, sex-negativity, and genitalia are included. A brief reference to Residential Institutions across Turtle Island is also made.
Resources & Additional Readings:
• Shelt on, K., & Delgado-Romero, E.A. (2011). Sexual Orientation Microaggressions: The Experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Clients in Psychotherapy. Journal of counseling psychology. 58. 210-21. DOI: 10.1037/a0022251
• Prokopenko, E., & Kevins, C. (20 20). Vulnerabilities related to COVID-19
among LGBTQ2+ Canadians. StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada. Statistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/ pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00075-eng.htm
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