2SLGBTQ+ Recreational Sport Study
We are a group of health, sport, 2SLGBTQ+ and community-based researchers hoping to better understand the value and impact that 2SLGBTQ+ recreational sports has on the health and wellbeing of 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada. The aim of this study is to conduct research…
Transforming Supports
Despite a need for safe and accessible mental health supports for trans and gender-diverse communities, there remains a scarcity of literature and research in this area. Transforming Supports is a community-based research project that aims to understand how trans and…
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Bias Assessment in Administrative Health Data Linkage among 2SLGBTQQIA+ Communities
The federal parliamentary Standing Committee on Health called for better data practice to address health inequities among Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA+) people. Surveys completed by 2SLGBTQQIA+ people…
HIV In My Day
Within communities most impacted by the epidemic in Canada (e.g., gay men, Indigenous peoples, people of colour, women, people who use injection drugs), HIV/AIDS is both a historical experience of loss and community resilience, and an ongoing public health concern….
Focus on the Future Pilot
A growing epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is occurring. Unlike HIV, STIs are less amenable to biomedical prevention approaches (i.e., daily medication use) such as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Thus, condom use remains as a vital public…
The Future of PrEP is Now
HIV incidence is not declining in most of Canada, despite Health Canada approval of oral pre- exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 2017 and embracement of the ‘treatment as prevention’ paradigm. Two- Spirit, gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men,…
Our Health: Canada-Wide 2SLGBTQQIA+ Community Study
Public health actions to reduce transmission of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) may uniquely impact Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexually and gender diverse people (2SLGBTQQIA+). Due to stigma and…
Chronic Health Outcomes
Community-Based Participatory Surveillance of Chronic Health Outcomes and Determinants among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and Two-Spirit People (LGBTQ2+) Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes are leading causes of death in Canada. Sexual and gender…
Momentum Health Study (Aka Engage Study)
The Momentum Health Study is a sexual health study of gay, bisexual and queer men (inclusive of trans men) in Metro Vancouver. The study has been active in Vancouver since 2012 and we relaunched in February 2017 as part of the national Engage study…
Test Now
Test Now is studying increasing testing options, to enable more guys to be aware of their sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) status. We’re partnering with the CIHR Centre for REACH 3.0 to implement and evaluate testing options that will help reach…
Blood Donation Study
Currently in Canada, men who have had any sex with men in the past 3 months are not eligible to donate blood. This donor deferral policy has been a target of LGBTQ2+ advocacy and critique publicly as discriminatory. However, it is important that Canada maintain a safe…
Health Impacts of LGBTQ2S Recreational Sports on Sexually and Gender Diverse Communities
LGBTQ2S people face poorer health outcomes compared to their straight and cisgender peers. They are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and to experience feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Understanding the benefits that community athletics might…
Disability Equity Through Service Provider Education
The purpose of this community-based participatory research project is to study the process and outcomes of designing and piloting a disability/Deaf-community-led training program for interdisciplinary workers at the nonprofit organization “AVI Health and…
Education and Empowerment of Sub-Saharan African Migrant Women
Social inequalities – created through interactions between social identities, social policies, processes of oppression and privilege, institutional conditions and practices – shape health disparities among sub-Saharan African migrant women living in British Columbia….
Serious Legal Issues
Access to justice is recognized as a significant issue facing middle- and low-income Canadians. Contracted by the Department of Justice, we will recruit 25-30 participants gender minoritized (trans, non-binary, agender, Two-Spirit) and 25-30 sexual orientation…
Healthy Masculinities Study
The widespread and pervasive problem of sexualized violence in our society calls for all of us to become more aware of the issues and take active steps to prevent future sexualized violence from occurring. To this end, we must look to the very important developmental…
Connecting Youth Experiences to Action
Led by Dr. Marion Selfridge Police interactions with youth are a salient concern for policy makers and the public, particularly due to the potential long-term impact these interactions might have on the trajectory of youths’ lives. Building on mixed methods research…
PrEP Implementation Project (PRIMP)
This PrEP Implementation Project (PRIMP) includes a series of studies that aim to study the implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in British Columbia and Ontario. PrEP is a highly effective biomedical prevention strategy proven to…
Our_Community Health Initiative (O_CHI)
What is the state of health for trans people across BC and is it improving? Elsewhere we know trans people have poorer mental health, worse health access, and experience greater discrimination. This is a public health and social justice issue. Our Gender Diverse…
Sex Now Survey
Sex Now is CBRC’s principal community-based research initiative and Canada’s largest and longest running survey of GBT2Q men’s health. Originating at Pride festivals across British Columbia in 2002, Sex Now has been administered both online and in-person at events…
LGBTQI2S Hospice and Palliative Care Project
Led by Dr. Robert Savage LGBTQI2S Hospice & Palliative Care Project is Participatory Action Research project aimed at evaluating the degree to which LGBTQI2S older adults are engaging with hospice and palliative care in the Island Health region. Existing research…
Digital Sexual Health Initiative (DiSHI)
The GetCheckedOnline Implementation Study is an evaluation study of a comprehensive web-based testing service known as GetCheckedOnline (GCO), which was launched in September 2014 by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. GCO’s objectives are to increase…
Party n’ Play (PnP) Study
Gay, bisexual, queer, trans, Two-Spirit and other men who have sex with men (GBQT2+) comprise over half of people living with HIV in Canada. From a public health perspective, crystal meth use contributes to this persisting epidemic given associations with poor…
Completed Projects
Group Sex Study
Group sex has a long, global history, ranging from Roman bacchanals to modern gay and bisexual men’s circuit parties. Today group sex remains an important cultural and health phenomena. Group sex is currently analyzed from a sociological perspective as play and…
Birth Control Study
Led by Dr. Karyn Fulcher The Birth Control Study is a mixed method study being conducted in partnership with Island Sexual Health Society. Using qualitative interviews and analysis of administrative health data, the goal of the study is to evaluate the effect of…