Educational Resources

The perinatal period uniquely impacts the mental health and wellbeing of 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Previous or anticipated experiences of discrimination and invisibility, in addition to system-level inequities, can affect trust in perinatal healthcare providers and the broader healthcare system. Released in March 2023, PCMCH’s Providing Inclusive, Affirming and Safer Perinatal Care to 2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals tip sheet features evidence-based information, practical examples and a list of continuing education opportunities to promote ongoing learning and training. The tip sheet was developed in collaboration with 2SLGBTQIA+ people with lived perinatal care experience and healthcare providers, as well as in consultation with PCMCH’s Maternal-Newborn Committee.

Published in 2020, this guide offers practical information for service providers working with migrant sex workers who have experienced, or may experience violence, discrimination or other forms of abuse. It builds on the legal information the authors previously developed in the series Upholding and promoting human rights, justice and access for migrant sex workers: resources for service providers, 2017. 

The purpose of this document is to provide organizations with example policy statements that can be used to create or update policies using a SOGIESC perspective. While the statements provided in this document are reflective of best practices and research on SOGIESC in the workplace, readers should use this and other 50/30 Challenge resources as a stepping-stone to developing policies that are relevant to the organization and its communities, and to engage actively and thoughtfully in critical thinking. 

Using someone’s correct, self-determined name, pronouns and gender-markers at their request is a way of validating that we all have the right to live our truth, to share our truth, and to be granted safety, respect and dignity in doing so.

Led by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), this resource was developed through a collaboration among a broad range of community organizations dedicated to the sexual and mental health needs of international students in Ontario. It provides a detailed list of sexual and mental health clinics and resources, settlement and legal services, as well as LGBQT+ and HIV related organizations in Ontario where international students can have access. 

Led by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), this resource was developed through a collaboration among a broad range of community organizations dedicated to the sexual and mental health needs of international students in Ontario. It is one of the 3 resource guides produced to answer common questions that international students and their service providers often have about 2SLGBTQIA+ life, services, and supports available in Ontario. This guide is directed to international students themselves and focuses on several key issues including, understanding the culture of sex and recreational drugs in Canada; consent and dating apps; accessing sexual health services, gender transition care, HIV prevention medication, and HIV care as an international student. 

Led by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), this resource was developed through a collaboration among a broad range of community organizations dedicated to the sexual and mental health needs of international students in Ontario. It is one of the 3 resource guides produced to answer common questions that international students and their service providers often have about 2SLGBTQIA+ life, services, and supports available in Ontario. This guide, which is directed to the service providers, addresses the main questions such as "What do I need to know about supporting LGBTQ+ international students," "psychological implications and practical concerns of HIV diagnosis," and "How can a school counsellor, teacher, or administrator help LGBTQ+ international students." 

In this one hour webinar Aleks Selim Dughman Manzur (they/them), Co-Executive Director: Programming & Advocacy at Rainbow Refugee Society and Dave Kerr (he/him), Director of LGBTQ+ Refugee Programs, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC) discuss the specific settlement barriers faced by LGBTQIA+ refugees, im/migrants and newcomers, and share some strategies to address them. Recorded on Tuesday, March 15, 2023. 

The Indigenous Orientation Toolkit (IOTK), initiated by Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, is designed to be a tool to enhance bridges between the Indigenous and newcomer communities and to educate them about Indigenous history, culture and contemporary realities. The IOTK also aims to combat oppressive beliefs and stereotypes about Indigenous peoples by seeking to build awareness, debunk myths, and develop an understanding of newly arrived immigrants and refugees and those who help them settle in Manitoba. The complete website (https://hopetoolkit.ca/) will soon be available with completed learning modules on seven different themes, access to additional resources, videos of our Healing Hearts episodes over the last year, and much more.

Asexual people – also known as “Ace” or “Aces” – may have little interest in having sex, even though they desire emotionally intimate relationships. Within the ace community there are many ways for people to identify. This a Trevor Project FAQ and guide to asexual terms and concepts.