Re:searching 2S/LGBTQA+ Health—A Quick Research Guide to Communities, Terminology, and Search Fliters

Whether you’re conducting 2S/LGBTQA+ health research, developing a literature search, or simply looking to better understand these communities and their health, we put together this quick guide to help you get started!!

How does this quick guide help you?

This guide introduces resources for:

1. understanding diverse 2S/LGBTQA+ communities

2. choosing and understanding terminology

3. developing search filters for literature reviews

Resources featured in this guide (link included)

1️⃣ Re:searching for 2SLGBTQA+ Health—Community

https://www.lgbtqhealth.ca/community

2️⃣ Government of Canada—Facts, stats and impact: 2SLGBTQI+ communities

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/free-to-be-me/federal-action-2slgbtqi-communities/facts-stats.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

3️⃣ The 519—Glossary of Terms

https://www.the519.org/education-training/glossary/

4️⃣ Library and Archives Canada—2SLGBTQIA+ Communities Research Guide & Keyword Bank

https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/collection/research-help/social-history/2slgbtqia-communities-guide.html#a1

5️⃣ ISSG Search Filters Resource—Population-specific Filters

https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/issg-search-filters-resource/home/population-specific

6️⃣ University of Alberta Library—Health Sciences Search Filters: Populations

https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/health-sciences-search-filters/populations