Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care: Volume 6 Issue 4

Gender and sexual minorities: intersecting inequalities and health

Margaret Robinson, Lori E. Ross

The purpose of this paper is to outline the use of intersectionality theory in research with gender and sexual minorities – that is, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer…

Intersecting impacts of transphobia and racism on HIV risk among trans persons of colour in Ontario, Canada

Roxanne Longman Marcellin, Greta R. Bauer, Ayden I. Scheim

Minority stress theory suggests enhanced HIV risk for those experiencing social marginalization, while an intersectionality framework posits that forms of marginalization may…

Barriers to well-being for Aboriginal gender-diverse people: results from the Trans PULSE Project in Ontario, Canada

Ayden I. Scheim, Randy Jackson, Liz James, T. Sharp Dopler, Jake Pyne, Greta R. Bauer

Despite health inequities experienced by Aboriginal and transgender (trans) communities, little research has explored the well-being of Aboriginal trans (gender-diverse) people…

Transgender women of color: discrimination and depression symptoms

Kevin Jefferson, Torsten B. Neilands, Jae Sevelius

Trans women of color contend with multiple marginalizations; the purpose of this study is to examine associations between experiencing discriminatory (racist/transphobic) events…

A bed of roses?: exploring the experiences of LGBT newcomer youth who migrate to Toronto

Lauren Munro, Robb Travers, Alex St. John, Kate Klein, Heather Hunter, David Brennan, Chavisa Brett

This study sought to gain a better understanding of the general life experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) newcomer youth, situated within the broader…

Sexual health determinants in black men-who-have-sex-with-men living in Toronto, Canada

Clemon George, Lydia Makoroka, Winston Husbands, Barry D. Adam, Robert Remis, Sean Rourke, Stanley Read

The purpose of this paper is to develop a profile of the sexual behavioural characteristics of black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Canada who…