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The Centre for Gender & S*xual Health Equity is an academic research centre advancing gender & s*xual health equity among under-serviced populations in BC, Canada, and globally through research, policy and practice.

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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Building on extensive efforts of the UBC gender & s*xual health program housed at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS since 2010, and the UBC Youth S*xual Health Team, the CGSHE draws on a well-established infrastructure of research, education, policy, and knowledge translation.

CGSHE aims to foster collaborative academic-health networks across health authorizes and community/policy partners to address and promote gender & s*xual health equity for under-serviced populations, including history of collaborations with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC Ministry of Health, Provincial Health Services Authority (BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, Trans Care BC, BC Centre for Disease Control), and the First Nations Health Authority.

Since its inception, CGSHE has regularly provided expert evidence and consultation at local, national and international levels. As leaders in the field of gender and s*xual health equity, we have contributed to a number of health and policy guidelines in governmental and non-governmental agencies including: provincial health authorities, municipal government, the BC Ministry of Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Status of Women Canada, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, the UN Population Fund, International AIDS Society, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, WHO departments of reproductive health and HIV, and Global Commission on HIV and the Law.