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OHRC Policy on Preventing Discrimination Because of Gender Identity and Gender Expression

by the Ontario Human Rights Commission

Approved by the OHRC: January 31, 2014 
Official release date: April 14, 2014
 

This is the Guidelines on Developing Human Rights Policies and Procedures published by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), last revised in 2008. This is a valuable capacity-building tool that organizations can use when writing, reviewing, and updating policy. 

This research report published by Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services in March 2021 investigates systemic discrimination and barriers that LGBTQ+ newcomer women and other trans and gender non-conforming newcomers in Toronto face at the societal level and within current programs/services. The study evidence suggests how sexual orientation, gender, race and immigration status are relevant predictors of well-being and those who are marginalized by these factors are at higher risk of health inequities. In addition to the full research report you can also access Research Summary  and  Animated Case Stories. 

Black Femme Legal is a workplace toolkit for Black queer women, femmes and gender diverse folks across the 2SLGBTQI+ spectrum in Ontario needing workplace-related support. 

This Toronto-based organization “empowers and supports the advancement of Black womxn and survivors of sexual violence.” They’ve started the Love Offering Community Emergency Relief Fund “for Black Womxn (Trans and Cis), Femmes, Non-Binary and Gender-non-Confirming folx' experiencing food and income insecurity and who live within the City of Toronto or Greater Toronto Areas.” Priority is given to Black trans womxn and black 2SLBGTQ+ identifying and your donation helps provide financial support and food support.

This 2022 study is a comparative thematic content analysis of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s (MOHLTC) website and the websites of each of the 14 local health integration networks (LHINs) in 2009 and 2017. It provides a snapshot and evaluation of the amount and type of online content concerning LGBTQ+-specific health needs and determines how well the programs and services aligned with the Ministry’s stated priorities and population health/SDH philosophy. Researchers argue that to promote healthy equity, the MOHLTC needs to acknowledge inequalities and intervene through political and social mechanisms that extend beyond HIV.