The purpose of this fact sheet is to introduce settler service providers to Two Spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous health concerns as indicated in current research.

This fact sheet summarizes research on Two Spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous Health. Existing data on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and two-spirit Indigenous people suggests that they experience unique barriers to culturally safe health care, and are at greater risk for negative mental and physical health outcomes than their non-Indigenous LGBTQ peers and their non-LGBTQ Indigenous peers.