Research Highlights Webinar Series

In Spring 2024, Egale Canada’s research team held ‘Research Highlights’ – a four-part webinar series exploring our recent 2SLGBTQI research projects on topics of mental health, aging, healthcare experiences and employment. View the recordings below.

Queering Mental Supports in Canada

What impact did COVID-19 have on the social determinants of mental health for 2SLGBTQI people in Canada, including access to mental healthcare, social support, employment, income, food security, and housing? In this presentation, we will explore the findings and recommendations from the “Queering Mental Health Supports in Canada” research study. You can read the final report at egale.ca/qmh

Panelists:

  • Kim Seida, Senior Research Officer, Egale Canada
  • Dr. Félix Desmeules-Trudel, Senior Research Officer, Egale Canada

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Action Through Connection

What priorities for health and healthcare access do women, trans, and nonbinary people who are lesbian, bi+, or queer (LBQ) in Canada have? What actions can be taken across sectors to address these priorities? In this presentation, we will explore the qualitative findings from the “Action Through Connection” research study that focused on healthcare access experiences of LBQ women, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada. You can read the final report at egale.ca/lbq-health

Panelists:

  • Dr. Brittany Jakubiec, Director of Research, Egale Canada (bjakubiec@egale.ca)
  • Kim Seida, Senior Research Officer, Egale Canada

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Working For
Change

What were the employment, underemployment, and unemployment experiences of Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada? And how did Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people experience their workplaces? In this presentation, we will explore the findings and recommendations from the “Working for Change” research study. You can read the final report at egale.ca/wfc

Panelists:

  • Noah Rodomar, Research Officer, Egale Canada
  • Dr. Dan Irving, Associate Professor, Carleton University

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Aging and
Living Well

For lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) older adults in Canada, what does “aging and living well” look like? What could it look like? And what social changes are needed to better enable LGBTQI older adults to live and age well, on their terms? In this presentation, we will explore the findings and recommendations from the “Aging and Living Well” research study that interviewed LGBTQI older adults from across Canada. You can read the final report at egale.ca/alw

Panelists:

  • Dr. Celeste Pang, Assistant Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies (Department of Humanities) at Mount Royal University
  • Ellie Maclennan, graduate student, Master of Spatial Analysis (Department of Geography & Environmental Studies) at Toronto Metropolitan University

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