General Information

Glossaries and Terminology

• 2SLGBTQIA+ Glossary of Terms. The 519. This glossary provides a helpful list of terms and definitions related to 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities and health equity.
• Identities and Terms: An Intro to Language. Out Saskatoon. This glossary is a starting place to learn about 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities.
• Foundations of 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusivity. QMUNITY. This is a self-guided educational module for individuals and organizations looking to introduce themselves to 2S/LGBTQQIA+ inclusion and stay up-to-date on how we understand sexuality, attraction, and gender in Canada.
• Queer Glossary. QMUNITY. This glossary provides another helpful list of terms and definitions related to 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities.
• Parlons de diversité. Alliance arc-en-ciel de Québec. This glossary is intended to raise awareness of existing terms and definitions, with the goal of fostering inclusion and respect for all sexual and gender minorities. [Only available in French]

Mental Health

• By Their Side: A Step-by-Step Guide for Adults Helping Youth with Their Mental Health. Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). This guide seeks to better prepare adult allies for conversations with youth about mental health and well-being.
• Suicidality. Queer and Trans Health Collective (QTHC). This page provides a list of resources and hotlines that people can reach out to if they are struggling with suicidal thoughts or ideation.
• Mood Disorders. Queer and Trans Health Collective (QTHC). This page provides a short explanation of mood disorders and how they impact 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people, followed by a list of resources for those in need.
• Gender Dysphoria. Queer and Trans Health Collective (QTHC). This page explains what gender dysphoria is and how it impacts gender-diverse people. 
• Community Connections. Queer and Trans Health Collective (QTHC). This page talks about the importance of social support and community connections for 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people.

Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Party and play in Canada: What is its impact on gay men’s health? CATIE. This resource explains the practice of Party and Play (PnP) and how it impacts the health and well-being of GBT2Q men and non-binary people.
• Mind Your "Business": How to Make the Connections Between Mental Health and Sexual Health. Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights (ACSHR). This handbook includes scenarios, discussion prompts, and tips for healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive and affirming care related to mental and sexual health and all the ways they intersect.
• Trans and Nonbinary Youth Inclusivity in Sexual Health. Planned Parenthood Toronto. These guidelines seek to equip health service providers and educators with the tools and information necessary to better integrate gender-diverse youth in their sexual health education campaigns.

Gender-Based Violence

• Queering Gender-Based Violence Prevention & Response in Canada: Toolkit & Report. Wisdom2Action. This resource seeks to help service providers better understand the needs and challenges that 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities face when it comes to gender-based violence.
• 2SLGBTQ+ Youth & Gender Based Violence (GBV) Consultation. Wisdom2Action. This report provides a summary of the results of a consultation with over 500 queer and trans youth across Canada about gender-based violence, offering key recommendations to inform future initiatives.

Eating Disorders

• Health in Focus: Relationships with Food and Disrupted Eating Behaviours in 2SLGBTQ Communities. Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO). This document offers information to care providers on how the social determinants of health and other systemic factors contribute to a unique and complex relationship with food within 2S/LGBTQQIA+ populations.
• Affirming Care for Every Body: A Guide to Eating Disorders in the 2SLGBTQ+ Community by Individuals with Lived Experience for Community Members and Carers. National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC). This resource speaks to the experiences of 2S/LGBTQQIA+ individuals who have accessed support for eating disorders, providing links to further reading and helpful information.

Substance Use and Harm Reduction

• RHO Factsheet: LGBTQ People, Drug Use & Harm Reduction. Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO). This fact sheet, created in partnership with the Canadian Harm Reduction Network, discusses what “substance use” and “harm reduction” are and explains why 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people have higher rates of drug use. It also discusses statistics of drug use by various demographics in queer and trans communities.

Conversion Practices

• Let Me Be Me: a Legal Information Guide to Canada’s Conversion Therapy Ban. Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS). This guide is intended to help you understand what conversion “therapy” is and is not, what its impacts are on the health and well-being of 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities, and what these new laws mean for people across our country.
• Resource Toolkit on the Conversion Therapy Ban. Wisdom2Action and No Conversion Canada. This resource toolkit is comprised of practical guides that can be used in a variety of professional and interpersonal contexts.

Organizational Best Practices

• SafetyLabs Project: Resource Guide for Nonprofits and Charities. Kind Space. This guide provides a set of resources that nonprofits and charity organizations can use to make their operations more inclusive and welcoming, drawing on lessons from a range of topics such as disability justice, restorative justice, and community accountability.
• Tip Sheet for Healthcare Providers on 2SLGBTQIA+ Affirming Care. Queer and Trans Health Collective (QTHC). This document provides a set of helpful guidelines to ensure service providers better meet the needs of 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people. 
• Coming Out: Supporting Someone. Out Saskatoon. This page provides information for those seeking to support someone in their coming out process.
• Ottawa 2SLGBTQ+ Community Service Needs, Gaps and Recommendations. Wisdom2Action. This report summarizes the findings from a community engagement initiative in Ottawa, Ontario, highlighting five priority recommendations to ensure community, health and social services better meet the needs of 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people in the city. 
• Doing Better for 2SLGBTQ+ Communities in Health and Social Services. Wisdom2Action. This webinar, co-facilitated by the Canadian Association of Social Workers and the Child Welfare League of Canada, focused on building the capacity of service providers in the health and social service sectors to support and include 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities.
• Challenging the Discomfort: Anti-Oppression in Education. QMUNITY. This poster provides an artistic summary of the main points addressed through the organization’s 2022 facilitators forum.
• 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusivity Workshops. QMUNITY. This education program delivers nonjudgmental experiential training and workshops for individuals, service providers, and organizations that want help making their organizations more inclusive for all members of the 2S/LGBTQQIA+ community.
• Promoting 2SLGBTQI+ Health Equity. Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). This best practice guide is a comprehensive document that provides guidance and resources for evidence-based nursing practice with 2S/LGBTQQIA+ populations.
• Beyond the Binary. Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS). This guide is intended for any employer, service provider, business, or other organization in Nova Scotia. The purpose of the guide is to help you understand the needs and experiences of gender-diverse populations, what the law says about gender identity and expression, and the importance and value of fostering meaningful and authentic inclusion of Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people across our province.
• Je m’engage. CACTUS-Montréal.This document, developed through a harm reduction model, reflects a holistic vision of health and is the result of a Montreal-based community project. The project sought to create relevant resources for social service providers working with trans people, and to address the misinformation that discourages many professionals from working with members of this community. [Only available in French]