LGBTQ2IA+ Resources for Healthcare Workers

LGBTQ2IA+ Basics

McGill University Health Centre

• MUHC Code of Ethics

Fondation Émergence

• Ensuring the Good Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults: Information Guide

GLAAD

• GLAAD Media Reference Guide – Glossary

Lambda Legal

• Creating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients: Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia

• Working Therapeutically with LGBTI Clients: A Practice Wisdom Resource

National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center

• Ten Strategies for Creative Inclusive Health Care Environments for LGBTQIA+ People

Rainbow Health Ontario

• Trans Health Guide – Introduction

Trans Care BC

• Gender Inclusive Language Building Relationships With New Clients
• Gender Inclusive Language Clinical Settings With New Clients
• Gender-Affirming Patient Care In A Hospital Setting

Guidelines

American Psychological Association

• Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients

Alberta Health Services

• Supporting a Transgender Parent with Chestfeeding: A Case Study on Cultural Safety

Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health

• CPATH Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving Transgender People & Communities

Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

• Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People

Endocrine Society

• Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline

Trans Care BC

• Gender-affirming Care for Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Patients in BC: A Primary Care Toolkit
• HIV PrEP Considerations for Gender Diverse Patients
• Sexual Health Screening Guidelines
• Sexual Health Screening and Pelvic Examination

Rainbow Health Ontario

• Sherbourne’s Guidelines for Gender-Affirming Primary Care with Trans and Non-Binary Patients (4th ed)
• Transition-Related Surgeries (TRS) Summary Sheets

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

• Best Practice Guideline: Promoting 2SLGBTQI+ Health Equity

World Health Organization

• Guidance On Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis For Serodiscordant Couples, Men And Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men At High Risk Of HIV: Recommendations For Use In The Context Of Demonstration Projects
• Prevention And Treatment Of HIV And Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men And Transgender People: Recommendations For A Public Health Approach

World Professional Association for Transgender Health

• Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People

Continuing Medical Education

Institute for Sexual Minority Health

• Trainings (Some modules available for continuing education credit from the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ).)

GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality (previously known as the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association)

• Cultural Competence Webinar Series

Rainbow Health Ontario

• LGBT2SQ Health Connect (Mainpro+ accredited)

National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center

• Learning Modules

Research

Literature Searching

FMD3S

• Sexual minorities

McGill University Library

• LGBTQ Health

MUHC Libraries

• Search Request Form

Research Groups

Campbell Collaboration

• Social Welfare Caucus Group, Sexual orientation & gender identity Sub-group

Further Reading

A clinician’s guide to gender identity and body image: practical support for working with transgender and gender-expansive clients. Heidi Dalzell & Kayti Protos, 2020.

• MUHC ebook

Affirmative Counseling With LGBTQI+ People. Misty M. Ginicola, Cheri Smith & Joel M. Filmore, 2017.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

Black LGBT Health In The United States: The Intersection Of Race, Gender, And Sexual Orientation. Lourdes Dolores Follins & Jonathan M Lassiter, 2017.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

Improving the Health Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People: Understanding and Eliminating Health Disparities. Fenway Community Center.

• Open access

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Healthcare: A Clinical Guide To Preventive, Primary, And Specialist Care. Kristen L. Eckstrand & Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, 2016.

• MUHC ebook
• McGill ebook

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Trans Health Inequalities: International Perspectives In Social Work. Julie Fish & Kate Karban, 2015.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

LGBTQ Cultures: What Health Care Professionals Need To Know About Sexual And Gender Diversity. Michele J. Eliason & Peggy L. Chinn, 2018.

• MUHC ebook
• McGill ebook

LGBT Health: Meeting The Needs Of Gender And Sexual Minorities. K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, & K. Nikki Barefoot, 2018.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

Trans And Non-Binary Gender Healthcare For Psychiatrists, Psychologists, And Other Health Professionals. Christina Richards & James Barrett, 2021.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

Transgender And Gender Nonconforming Health And Aging. Cecilia Hardacker, Kelly Ducheny & Magda Houlberg, 2019.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

Trauma, Resilience, And Health Promotion In LGBT Patients: What Every Healthcare Provider Should Know. Kristen L Eckstrand & Jennifer Potter, 2017.

• MUHC staff: Request an inter-library loan here
• McGill ebook

LGBTQ2IA+ Staff

• MUHC Board of Directors’ Committee for Action on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (MUHC C-AIDE)
• RNAO Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG)
• Pride at Work Canada
• The Canadian Association for Social Work Education – Queer Caucus