One of the goals of Rainbow Health Ontario is to encourage more research on LGBT health in Ontario. We invite LGBT people to consider participating in research that may be of benefit to the health of our communities.
We have reviewed the following research studies and we support the broad goals and objectives of these projects. The researchers who have listed their projects here have agreed to our Terms of Service.
All of these research projects have been reviewed by a Research Ethics Board at their respective academic institutions. These committees ensure that the research project meets specific guidelines including:
- Study participants give their informed consent to be part of the research
- The information provided by study participants is kept confidential
- Appropriate compensation is provided to study participants
- The information collected can only be used in specific ways
If you would like to know more about what a university-based ethical review process looks like, you can click here to see Canada’s Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.
If you participate in a research study and you have concerns about the collection or use of the information you provided, we encourage you to contact the ethics review committee at the respective institution.
Research Purpose:
To gain information about the past and present experiences of older (55+) lesbian and bisexual women accessing and receiving home care in Ontario. The goal of the project is to examine whether current home care services fully accommodate lesbian and bisexual older women and allow them to access quality care.
Participants:
Anyone who identifies as female and gay, bisexual or lesbian and is 55 or more years old and is currently receiving home care services, or have received home care services in last 5 years.
Research Purpose:
Researchers studying the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender identified individuals are seeking participants for a study of positive perceptions and strengths associated with LGBT identities. The study is being conducted by Ellen Riggle, PhD, and Sharon Rostosky, PhD, at the University of Kentucky.
Participants:
If you identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender and are age 18 or over, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGBTidentity to participate in the study or www.PrismResearch.org for more information about the study.
Research Purpose:
To learn about the under acknowledged and even less understood phenomenon of sexual assault between women and the diversity of ways it is experienced with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development of prevention and response strategies.
Participants:
To find out who can participate, please visit the call for participants in either official language.
To find out about participation, please see the full call for participants in either official language, at one of these locations:
English
http://www.womensresearch.info/en.pdf
French
http://www.womensresearch.info/fr.pdf
While these posters speak to survivors, service providers who have encountered this form of violence in their work are also invited to participate.
I invite anyone with questions or comments about this project to get in touch.
