Creating our Families Research Project

04/05/2011

Are you First Nations or of Native ancestry?
Are you a Person of Colour?
& Are you q***r or trans?


Thought of having kids at some point since Jan. 2007?
We want to hear from you!.. Particularly about whether you (and/or your partner/s) have:
● Thought of using fertility services or s***m banks in Ontario, but didn’t or couldn’t.
● Considered these services but decided to do your own thing
● Had success and/or positive experiences using fertility services in Ontario
● Wanted to use Ontario services, but went out of province for whatever reason.
● Used or tried to use these services in Ontario, but had a hard time

As LGBTQ2 people we have a history of creating chosen families. As First Nations people, people of Native ancestry and people of colour, we also come from a variety of family traditions and forms that are not always valued. And many of us are children of painful cultural or social histories that complicate our decisions about having kids and parenting.

Not much has been written about our desires, plans and choices about how we have children, and what it’s like for us as q***r and trans First Nations people and people of colour to seek and use the services we need to create families.
If you are Two-Spirit, Le***an, Gay, Bis*xual &/or Trans, and are First Nations, of Native ancestry, Black, South Asian, East Asian, Latino and/or Middle Eastern, and have experienced the above, we invite you to participate in our research project by granting us a one hour, confidential interview.


Our research team includes q***rs of colour and is affiliated with Sherbourne Health Centre, CAMH and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. We aim to inform LGBTQ2 community members and educate policy makers and service providers, in order to create positive changes for our future family plans. Please include your stories and voices in this important project!

We look forward to hearing from you!
To participate please contact us at:

Toll Free: 1-866-371-6667
In the GTA: 416 535-8501 x 7380
Email: creating_families@camh.net

For your one hour interview we provide a small honorarium for childcare or transit, and can arrange ASL interpretation and a wheelchair
accessible interview space, as needed.

This project is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

02/25/2011

Are you HIV positive ... We want to hear from you!


Creating our Families - An LGBTQ Research Project in Ontario

Are you HIV positive?
and
Are you Le***an, Gay, Bi, Trans, Two-Spirit or Q***r?

Thought of having kids at some point in the past 4 years?

We want to hear from you! .. Particularly about whether you (and/or your partner/s) have:

● Thought of using fertility clinics in Ontario, but didn’t or couldn’t, for any reason.
● Considered these services but decided to do your own thing.
● Had success and/or positive experiences using fertility-related services in Ontario
● Wanted to use Ontario services, but went out of province for whatever reasons.
● Used, or tried to use these services in Ontario, but had a hard time

As LGBTQ2 people we have a history of creating chosen families. As gay, bi, trans, le***an, q***r and Two-Spirit men, women and gender q***r people who are also HIV positive, we often face additional anxiety, isolation, stigma, as well as medical hurdles and costs when it comes to having our own kids.

The Creating our Families research project wants to learn about your experiences. By sharing your story, you can help identify issues and challenges that particularly affect HIV+ q***r and trans people who want to have children. We are sensitive to your concerns of privacy and safety, and so have developed a research plan to ensure confidentiality and anonymity for you and your story.

Our team includes LGBTQ2 researchers, educators, advocates and medical professionals, and is affiliated with Sherbourne Health Centre, CAMH and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. Our project plans to inform LGBTQ2 community members and educate policy makers and service providers, in order to create positive changes for ALL LGBTQ2 Ontarians and our future family plans.

If you are HIV+ and q***r or trans, and have experienced the above, we invite you to participate in a confidential one-hour interview!

We look forward to hearing from you!

To participate please contact us
before February 28, 2011 at: call extended!
Toll Free: 1-866-371-6667
In the GTA: 416 535-8501 x 7380
Email: creating_families@camh.net
For your one hour interview we provide a small honorarium for childcare or transit, and can arrange ASL interpretation and a wheelchair accessible interview space, as needed.

This project is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

02/17/2011

LAST CALL for Under-Represented Participants.... This could be YOU!
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Are you gay, bis*xual, trans, Two-Spirit or le***an?

Are you an LGBTQ2S person of Native ancestry or a person of colour?

and / or
Are you HIV+ and q***r or trans?

WE WANT YOU to participate in The Creating Our Families Research Project,
IF… since January 2007, you have thought about having kids and…
Considered using fertility services or s***m banks, but didn’t…
OR
Used fertility clinics or s***m banks in Ontario or elsewhere…

● Our goal is to learn about the diverse experiences of LGBTQ2 people with assisted
human reproduction services and technologies in Ontario.
● Participation includes a confidential one-hour interview.
● Small compensation for transit and childcare will be given.
● Interview space will be wheelchair accessible, ASL will be provided as needed.

We will be conducting 40 interviews with LGBTQ2S people in Ontario about creating their families through using - or deciding not to use – assisted human reproduction. We especially seek participants from under-researched groups, including people who identify as one or more of the following:

- First Nations or of Native ancestry
- people of colour
- trans
- low income or under-employed
- gay, bi or q***r men
- HIV positive
- bis*xuals, including with different s*x partner
- living with a disability
- living outside Toronto
- living in northern or rural Ontario

For more information on this study visit:
http://www.lgbtqparentingconnection.ca/research/Participateinresearch.cfm

To participate please contact us by February 28, 2011 at:
1-866-371-6667 or 416 535-8501 x 7384
Email: creating_families@camh.net
This project is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

01/19/2011

Good study on impact of donor (non)-anonymity on kids. See the link to the full report at the end - free to download.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The 2010 drama The Kids Are All Right featured two teens raised by a le***an couple who decide to contact their biological father -- an experience that is unlikely to leave scars

12/09/2010

Welcome!
Please check out our flyer and our latest UPDATE posted Dec. 9th, 2010.