Queering Public Health

A Critical Examination of Healthcare Access and Gender Expression among Trans, Nonbinary, and Other Gender Nonconforming People during Covid-19

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15087103
AutoresCornel Grey (0000-0002-8721-9536, Western University, London, Canada), Jad Sinno (0000-0002-8252-0223, University of Toronto), Haochuan Zhang (0000-0002-6696-0640, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada), Emerich Daroya (0000-0003-2024-4240, University of Toronto), Shayna Skakoon-Sparling (0000-0002-5021-6593, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada), Ben Klassen (0000-0002-8203-724X, Community-Based Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada), David Lessard (0000-0002-1151-3763, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre), Trevor Hart (0000-0001-5107-7452, University of Toronto), Joseph Cox (0000-0002-7041-1556, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre), MacKenzie Stewart (0000-0001-9149-1076, University of Toronto), Daphne Grace (0000-0002-9032-3959, University of Toronto, autor de correspondencia)
EditoresDaniel Diaz (0000-0002-0811-4091)
Año2023
Volumen2023
Páginas1-12
Fecha de publicación2023-03-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1155/2023/6676318
OpenAlexW4323073288
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas64

Research documenting the impact of COVID-19 on Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) populations in Canada is limited. Our objectives were to investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the lives of trans, nonbinary, and other gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. Engage COVID-19 is a mixed methods study examining the impact of COVID-19 on gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men (GBQM) living in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, Canada. Using purposive sampling, we conducted in-depth qualitative interviews (between November 2020–February 2021 and June–October 2021) with 93 participants who discussed the impact of COVID-19 on their lives. Seventeen participants were identified as TGNC. TGNC participants reported barriers to trans healthcare during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several participants indicated that some public health interventions during COVID-19 (i.e., lockdowns) eased the pressure to “perform” gender due to fewer in-person interactions. During lockdowns, TGNC participants increasingly cultivated community networks online. Nevertheless, participants reported longing for the social support that was available to them during pre-COVID. Lack of access to community spaces during lockdowns had a negative impact on participants’ mental health, despite reduced pressure to perform gender and opportunities for social engagement in online spaces

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Health care · Lesbian · Mental health · Nonprobability sampling · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Queer · Social distance · Sociology · Transgender · Demography · Feminist Theory and Gender Studies · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gerontology