Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity - CGSHE

06/26/2024

S*x workers, like all service industries, rely on online ads to expand and communicate with clients. However, third party criminalization and censorship impede access to essential advertising tools. Learn more in this new poster: bit.ly/3RKvCdH

Online communication is linked to reduced violence as it can help with client screening. AESHA project data shows that when *xworkers + third parties use vague terminology to avoid criminalization, the ambiguity impacts their earnings & distorts client expectations.

Due to the criminalization of im/migrant s*x work, advertising can be even more difficult for racialized and im/migrant workers who fear their online activity will lead to workplace raids.

To improve s*x workers' access to essential advertising and screening tools, evidence supports the recommendations in the image below ⬇️

05/31/2024

For *xWorkersDay, we are spreading awareness on the occupational health and safety of s*x workers.

A recent study by the explored s*x workers' psychosocial wellbeing and access to s*xual health services through conducting interviews with s*x workers and their third-party supports. Findings showed that s*x workers faced limited access to s*xual health education, testing and workplace training as well as challenges in implementing best practices for occupational health and safety.

Want to learn more? Check out this new poster: https://bit.ly/AESHA-OHS

05/29/2024

Researchers, do you need help navigating pre/post research processes like funding applications, ethics review and publication? Check out Tool 8 of 's Gender & S*x in Methods & Measurement Research Equity Toolkit!

In research, a lot happens before and after we design and conduct a study – we need to apply for funding, get ethical approval before we start, and publish our results after we’ve finished! Tool #8 focuses on navigating such pre/post research activities. It explores ways to think about the practice of identity disclosure, when and how to engage s*x and gender subject matter experts, and the politics and ethics of publishing raw datasets. And much more!

Check out Tool #8: https://bit.ly/CGSHE-GSMM-TL8

05/28/2024

Join us for the featuring Dr. Jessica Cerdeña. She will discuss how the racist and capitalist policies of immigration enforcement control migrant bodies and how migrant mothers resist oppression to build futures for their families.

🗓️ WED, Jun. 19 | 12 pm PT

Dr. Jessica Cerdeña works at the intersection of research, community-oriented primary care, and health policy. Her book "Pressing Onward: The Imperative Resilience of Latina Migrant Mothers" narrates the ways women who migrated from Latin America overcome structural oppression to build futures for themselves and their children.

The CGSHE Speaker Series is co-hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences.

In this talk, Dr. Cerdeña will discuss how migrant mothers demonstrate imperative resilience to build futures for their families.

05/17/2024

May 17 marks the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. For , we are spotlighting the MindMapBC project. MindMapBC is a service finder that helps people locate 2S/LGBTQ+ affirming mental health supports in British Columbia.

For the past few years, MindMapBC has been led by the Reaffirm Collaborative, a research team committed to promoting 2S/LGBTQ+ health equity. However, the team has always envisioned the website’s long-term future to be in the hands of a community-based organization. This summer marks the realization of this vision as the project shifts hands from REAFFIRM to QMUNITY, BC’s q***r, trans and Two-Spirit resource centre.

interviewed REAFFIRM and QMUNITY about the collaborative work put into the project and its transition. Read our blog to learn more about how the teams plan to move forward with maintaining the vision and expanding the scope of MindMapBC.

May 17 marks the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). In honour of the 2024 IDAHOBIT theme, “No one left behind: equality, freedom and justice for all”, we are spotlighting the MindMapBC project. Learn more about the collaborative work put into the project b...

05/14/2024

Did you miss out on the Trainee Research Symposium? Check out the recording on our YouTube channel! Our trainees gave 10-minute presentations on obstetric violence in Canada, eviction among women living with HIV & the s*xual wellbeing of older people living with HIV. Watch now!

*Dr. Kaveri Mayra's talk on obstetric violence narratives will be posted following the publication of her upcoming paper.

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03/28/2024

March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility. 🏳️‍⚧️ Explore how Dr. A.J. Lowik, a University of British Columbia postdoctoral fellow, is working to shape more trans-inclusive, gender-affirming reproductive health care for British Columbians. bit.ly/4aPeKd5

03/28/2024

Are you passionate about and access to culturally safe perinatal care? The Birth Place Lab is hiring a Knowledge Mobilization & Community Engagement Specialist! The specialist will be responsible for outreach, engagement & research administrative activities. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3ISJfTb

03/28/2024

How do you work with validated scales that misuse concepts of s*x & gender? For 2024, we’re highlighting Tool #7 of the Gender & S*x in Methods & Measurement Research Equity Toolkit.

Tool #7 offers tips on how to use and adapt existing non-inclusive scales. It also outlines guidance for accurate and inclusive use of gender & s*x when developing new scales. It discusses the importance of including people of diverse genders & s*xes in the process and considers what it means to decolonize validation studies.

Learn more: bit.ly/CGSHE-GSMM-TL7

03/28/2024

Join the dynamic team at the , conducting community-based research with women living with HIV since 2005. SHAWNA is hiring an Interviewer/Outreach Worker. The interviewer will be responsible for recruitment, conducting interviews, and assisting in data collection, data cleansing and data entry. Apply today! https://bit.ly/3IQzXqK

03/26/2024

Join us for the featuring + faculty Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer. She will be presenting on refugees' & im/migrants' access to health services in B.C., with a focus on s*xual & reproductive health services and COVID-related testing & primary care.

🗓️ WED, APR. 17 | 12 pm PT

Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Family Practice and a Family Physician at Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op. She is the co-Principal Investigator of the Evaluating Inequities in Refugee and im/migrant Health Service Access (IRIS) project, a mixed-methods community-based research project in B.C. The CGSHE Speaker Series is co-hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences.

In this talk, Dr. Wiedmeyer will outline findings & recommendations regarding access to health services among refugees & im/migrants in B.C.

03/13/2024

Join us at the on Tuesday, March 26! We’re excited to offer this platform for trainees to share their research on gender and s*xual health equity. This year's trainees are presenting on the s*xual wellbeing of older people living with HIV, eviction among women living with HIV, and obstetric violence in Canada. Our presenters include Leah Coppella, Bea Lehmann & Dr. Kaveri Mayra.

Join us via Zoom or in-person at the SFU FHS Student Commons in Blusson Hall. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Register now 👇

CGSHE trainees from SFU and UBC present their research related to gender and s*xual health equity.