Happy Pride Month! To celebrate and commemorate Pride this year, reflect upon ways that 2SLGBTQ+ individuals might face discrimination or mistreatment in the medical field generally and dentistry specifically, and consider how clinical practices and research can be made more inclusive of 2SLGBTQ+ people. Reading up on the relatively new field of 2SLGBTQ+ oral health research is one way to build and maintain awareness of the issues that 2SLGBTQ+ people face in healthcare.
This June we've put together a non-exhaustive list of resources about 2SLGBTQ+ communities and oral health, as well as some that touch on 2SLGBTQ+ health more broadly.

U of T Dentistry Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ Health Resources LibGuide

Queer Care Kit is a website that provides information about 2SLGBTQ2+ stress, health, and resilience. It includes information for members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community (such as a health directory) as well as for allied healthcare providers.

National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center

The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations, to optimize health care for LGBTQIA+ people. They offer webinars, publications, and other learning resources to enhance LGBTQIA+ healthcare. (Description generated with Microsoft Copilot, then edited.)

Alliance for Healthier Communities Advocacy and Policy: 2SLGBTQ+

The Alliance for Healthier Communities is Ontario’s voice for community-governed primary health care. They actively work to address health disparities faced by marginalized communities, including Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and/or Non-binary (2SLGBTQ+) individuals. (Description generated with Microsoft Copilot, then edited.)

Rainbow Health Ontario Resources
Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO) is a province-wide program that promotes the health and well-being of LGBTQ communities in Ontario. RHO offers services such as a service provider directory, education and training for healthcare providers, and guidelines for gender-affirming care. (Description generated with Microsoft Copilot, then edited.)
The below resources are select pamphlets from RHO that may be useful to dental care providers.

Kristen Eckstrand, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, editors. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender healthcare: a clinical guide to preventive, primary, and specialist care. Springer: 2016. (Book)

Databases:

Archives of Sexuality and Gender
- "Archives of Sexuality and Gender: International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture examines diversity in underrepresented areas of the world such as southern Africa and Australia, highlighting cultural and social histories, struggles for rights and freedoms, explorations of sexuality, and organizations and key figures in LGBTQ history. It insures LGBTQ stories and experiences are preserved. Among many diverse and historical 20th century collections, materials include: the Papers of Simon Nkoli, a prominent South African anti-apartheid, gay and lesbian rights, and HIV/AIDS activist; Exit newspaper (formerly Link/Skakel), South Africa's longest running monthly LGBTQ publication; Geographic Files, also known as "Lesbians in…" with coverage from Albania to Zimbabwe; and the largest available collection of digitized Australian LGBTQ periodicals." From the U of T library catalogue.
LGBT Magazine Archive Collection
- "Archival runs of many of the most influential, longest-running serial publications covering LGBT interests. Includes the pre-eminent US and UK titles – The Advocate and Gay Times, respectively. Chronicles more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community. In addition to LGBT/gender/sexuality studies, this material also serves related disciplines such as sociology, political science, psychology, health, and the arts." From the collection website.

General EDI-related Books:

Larry D. Purnell. Handbook for culturally competent care. Springer: 2019.
Daniel S. Goldberg. Public Health Ethics and the Social Determinants of Health. Springer: 2017.
Chastity O'Malley, Arkene Levy, Amanda Chase, Samiksha Prasad, editors. Cases on diversity, equity, and inclusion for the health professions educator. IGI Global, Information Science Reference: 2023.
Catherine Carstairs. The smile gap : a history of oral health and social inequality. McGill-Queen's University Press: 2022.
Claire L. Jones, Barry Gibson, editors. Cultures of oral health : discourses, practices and theory. Routledge: 2023.

Pride Month 2024