LET’S is continuing our work with Beyond the Binary, a committee of the Women’s Health Research Initiative (WHRI). We are a committee of trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse individuals to identify (1) barriers and facilitators to gender equitable practices among women’s health research contexts, (2) priorities for safe, trauma informed engagement.
As a committee, we develop and provide guidance on how to conduct gender-equitable, person-centered, trauma-informed research in the interest of attaining Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) with people who experience gender based health inequities.
Healthcare avoidance among cis women, trans, and non binary individuals due to fear of gender-related stigma and discrimination is common. Our work focuses on providing resources to educate health care workers on how to equitably serve the needs of their 2SLGBTQIA+ patients.
WHRI received a Planning and Dissemination grant to the to take this work national, connecting with other women’s health resource organizations across Canada. Several Community Steering Committee Members, including the LET’S representative, wrote letters of support. LET’S also acted as a co-applicant for this grant .