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social determinants of health
Things that are needed for people to avoid illness and to be physically, mentally and socially healthy (e.g. income, employment, housing, access to services).
social justice
A concept based on a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and individuals and groups are given equal opportunity, fairness, civil liberties, and participation in...
stealth
When a trans person is not “out” about being trans in their social circles (with friends, employers, colleagues). There are many different levels of being stealth, but in some cases...
stereotype
Overly simplistic, or unfounded assumptions or judgments about a group of people that disregard individual differences among group members and emphasize negative preconceptions that characterize all members of a group...
stigma
Severe social disapproval or discontentment with a person or group on the grounds of their particular circumstance, usually based on differences from social or cultural norms.
straight
A person who has romantic or sexual attractions to people of another gender.
tokenism
The practice of making a symbolic effort towards involving an underrepresented group of individuals under the guise of inclusivity or equality, and is often seen within a group, committee, organization,...
trans/transgender
Umbrella terms that describe people with diverse gender identities and gender expressions that do not conform to stereotypical ideas about what it means to be a girl/woman or boy/man in...
transmisogyny
Negative attitudes, expressed through cultural hate, individual and state violence, and discrimination directed toward trans women and trans and gender non-conforming people on the feminine end of the gender spectrum.
transsexual
A person whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. They may or may not undergo medically supportive treatments to align their bodies with their gender identity, such...
transition
Refers to a host of activities that some trans people may pursue to affirm their gender identity. This may include changes to their name, sex designation, dress, the use of...
transphobia
Negative attitudes and feelings and the aversion to, fear or hatred or intolerance of trans people and communities. Like other prejudices, it is based on stereotypes and misconceptions that are...
trans man (ftm) / trans woman (mtf)
A person whose sex assigned at birth is “female” and identifies as a man may also identify as a trans man (female-to-male, or FTM). A person whose sex assigned at...
Two-Spirit
A term used by Indigenous People to describe from a cultural perspective people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or intersex. It is used to capture a concept that exists...
wsw
A woman who has sex with women.
ze/hir
Alternate pronouns that are gender neutral and preferred by some gender variant persons. Pronounced /zee/ and /here,/ they replace “he”/”she” and “his”/”hers” respectively....
Barry Adam
Dr. Adam has an extensive record of working towards gay and bisexual men’s sexual health alongside a wide range of community and academic partners. Specifically, he has sought to apply…
Jeffrey Aguinaldo
My health research encompasses two broad intersecting areas of interest. The first is the application of discursive approaches to the study of social interaction. The second involves critical analyses of…
Greta Bauer
Experience in health disparities in lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans populations; HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, sexual and reproductive health; analysis of large population-based public health data sets; methodological work in…
David Brennan
The health of gay and bisexual men marginalized by age, race/ethnicity, HIV status and socioeconomics; including issues of mental health, health disparities, body image, resiliency, childhood sexual abuse, coming out,…
Nicola Brown
My doctoral research examined the relational experiences of queer women partnered with transsexual men. Among the findings were the ways in which systemic transphobia added to relational stress.
Patrice Corriveau
Previously, I worked on the project Impacts of Criminal Prosecutions for HIV Exposure and Transmission on People Living with HIV. Before that, I was doing research on homophobia and legal…
Shelley Craig
Resiliency and sexual minority youth Social determinants of health for multiethnic sexual minority youth (MSMY) Impact of clinical and outreach programs on SMY Program fidelity and implementation
Wesley Crichlow
HIV AIDS education Anti-Homophobia In Black Caribbean Communities Street Outreach Aids Work; Community based study of LGBT gang involved and incarcerated youth; HIV & Black Male Criminalization Incest; Mental Health…