Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 12, 2025

A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
Published on: January 12, 2018
Beyond the Rainbow: Advancing 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Equity at a Time of Political Volatility
Hannah Kia1, Margaret Robinson2, Edward Ou Jin Lee3
1Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Abstract:
Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual and gender minority (2S/LGBTQ+) populations continue to experience profound health disparities. In this article, we prioritize five issues in 2S/LGBTQ+ health equity and discuss policy interventions to address disparities in each area: (1) poverty in 2S/LGBTQ+ communities; (2) Two-Spirit mental health; (3) health equity issues in migrant and racialized LGBTQ+ populations; (4) challenges in implementing bans on conversion therapy; and (5) the evolving context of gender-affirming care. Multi-level policy interventions, including those in healthcare-adjacent contexts such as housing and immigration, will be critical to address the structural undercurrents driving health inequities for 2S/LGBTQ+ populations. Recognizing growing complexity and political volatility in the lives of 2S/LGBTQ+ people across Canada, we challenge healthcare policy actors to recognize the breadth of structural barriers to 2S/LGBTQ+ health equity issues and act with urgency in this area.
Related Concept Videos
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Ethnic Identity within a Larger Culture
Levels of Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
In primary prevention, actions taken before disease onset prevent the disease from...
Dimensions of Health and Illness
Health Literacy
Models of Health Promotion and Illness Prevention II
The agent-host-environment model states that disease results...

