Supporting Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth

The Parry Sound Family Health Team, Medical Associates, and Rugged Shores Family Health, in partnership with Sound Youth Counselling, is developing a lunch and learn series to support professionals in the provision of 2SLGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming health care for youth. 

In preparation for the series, we would like to hear about some of your experiences, challenges, and areas you may like further information. Please take a few minutes to complete the anonymous survey below.

First, a few clarifying definitions:

  • Youth and young people references 12-24 year-olds (as defined by the United Nations). 

  • 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming care encompasses all aspects of care for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, such as: gender-affirming care, healthcare related to sexual orientation, mental health support, and social services to address discrimination and other challenges. The acronym stands for:

    • Two-Spirit: used by some Indigenous peoples to describe a person who holds both a male and female spirit, or who has a gender identity that is neither male nor female. 

    • Lesbian: a woman who is attracted to other women. 

    • Gay: a person who is attracted to people of the same gender. 

    • Bisexual: a person who is attracted to both men and women. 

    • Transgender: a person whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

    • Queer: used by some people to describe a wide range of sexual and gender identities, including those that are not heterosexual or cisgender. 

    • Intersex: a person born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical definitions of male or female. 

    • Asexual: a person who does not experience sexual attraction.

  • Gender-affirming care is specifically focused on gender identity and may include things like: hormone therapy, surgery, or support with adjustments like name and pronoun changes.

Thank you in advance for your time.