Closing this chapter
Thanks for visiting! After six years with institutional limbo and funding wind down, in September 2024 CGSHE closed its doors as a centre and transitioned to a research education and KT virtual space. CGSHE originally came together as a virtual and in-person network of over 30 faculty across UBC, SFU, and beyond dedicated to advancing gender and sexual health equity for all through facilitating research-to-KT, policy, and practice, and supported entirely through external funding. Without secure long-term funding and following years of institutional limbo, CGSHE decided to close its doors as a centre.
A special thanks to everyone who has helped, collaborated, and shared their wisdom and passion to build the amazing resources, KT, and learnings over the years. Over the next weeks, you may notice some changes here as CGSHE transitions to a virtual research education and KT space under an updated umbrella: Collaborative of Gender and Sexual Health Equity Research Education Resources (CGSHE, formerly centre for gender and sexual health equity) to ensure the resources remain available and accessible to all.
CGSHE commemorates IDAHOBIT 2024
May 17 marks the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). In honour of the 2024 IDAHOBIT theme, “No one left behind: equality, freedom and justice for all”, we are spotlighting the MindMapBC project. Learn more about the collaborative work put into the project by REAFFIRM and QMUNITY and the teams’ hopes for its future.
Highlighting CGSHE researchers for 2024’s International Day for Women & Girls in Science
International Day for Women and Girls in Science, observed annually on February 11, is a day to celebrate the women trailblazers in science and amplify the next generation. This year, we asked CGSHE researchers to share some insight into their work.
CGSHE honours Trans Awareness Week
In honour of Transgender Awareness Week, the CGSHE comms team connected with CGSHE Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. A.J. Lowik to learn more about trans-inclusive and gender-affirming abortion care.
CGSHE honours Sex Worker Pride
September 14, 2023, marks the fifth anniversary of Sex Worker Pride, a day honouring the strides of the sex worker rights movement and ongoing resistance. To celebrate, we are highlighting local organized efforts to advance sex worker rights in British Columbia.
CGSHE commemorates Pride Month
To commemorate June as Pride Month, CGSHE is highlighting research that uplifts 2S/LGBTQ+ people and communities on our blog. For today’s blog post, we connected with the MindMapBC team to learn more about their important project supporting mental health care access for 2S/LGBTQ+ folks across British Columbia.
AMPLIFYing Indigenous voices for culturally safer sexual and reproductive health
For Indigenous History Month in Canada, CGSHE is highlighting the AMPLIFY project. This project centres Indigenous community-based voices to inform equitable access to culturally safe sexual health care and reproductive justice for Indigenous women (cis and trans), gender diverse and Two-Spirit Peoples.
CGSHE commemorates Indigenous History Month
For Indigenous History Month, CGSHE is highlighting some of our past Spotlight Series speakers: Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle, Jessy Dame and Miranda Kelly. They address a wide range of topical issues such as the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in incarceration, the erasure of Two-Spirit folks in data collection, and the ongoing colonization of childbirth.
Why more involuntary care in B.C. is not the answer
Framing involuntary care as “timely, compassionate and appropriate care” is disingenuous when people in B.C. often struggle to access voluntary services
CGSHE honours International Transgender Day of Visibility
For this year’s International Transgender Day of Visibility, we are highlighting our Gender and Sex in Methods and Measures Research Equity Toolkit. Our toolkit aims to address the erasure in research of trans people and others who are marginalized and minoritized on the basis of their genders, sexes and sexualities.