Olivier Ferlatte
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 129393 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Olivier Ferlatte |
| PRENOMES | Olivier |
| SOBRENOME | Ferlatte |
| ASSINATURA | FERLATTE O |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2721-4757 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 76 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 151 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 76 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Engaging Youth in Global Health Research Through Photovoice and Reflexivity
Meaningful youth engagement is increasingly recognized as essential to achieving substantive and sustainable improvement in youth health globally. Although 90% of the world’s young people live in low- and middle-income countries, youth involved in shaping global health agendas continue to be predominantly from high-income countries. Calls for decolonial methodologies in global health have highlighted the need to redistribute power, yet most struc…
Help-Seeking for Suicidality Among Rural LGBTQ+ Youth
Rural gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) youth face heightened suicidality risk due to social and structural health inequities, including isolation, stigma, and inaccessible mental health services. However, little is known about how LGBTQ+ youth seek help when experiencing suicidality. This constructivist grounded theory study examines the help-seeking processes of rural LGBTQ+ youth experiencing suic…
Photography-Based Methods in Substance Use Research
Photographic arts-based methods (PABM) hold significant potential in substance use research, as they can support visual expression, participatory engagement, and nuanced understandings of lived experience. However, the methodological and ethical literature on PABM in substance use contexts remains fragmented, and the challenges associated with their implementation have not been systematically reviewed. In this scoping review, we addressed this ga…
Community-informed priorities for cannabis harm reduction research among LGBTQIA+ youth
LGBTQIA+ youth consistently report higher rates of cannabis use and cannabis-related problems compared with their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. These disparities underscore the necessity for cannabis use education and harm reduction strategies that are responsive to the specific social contexts, lived experiences and needs of LGBTQIA+ youth. Given the paucity of research in this area, we conducted a World Café consultation to identify …
Exploring How Cannabis Use Featured in the Mental Health Experiences and Daily Lives of Queer, Non-Binary, and Trans Youth in the Early Phases of the Covid-19 Pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and substance use inequities among youth, less is known about how queer, non-binary and transgender (QNT) youth in Canada experienced changes in cannabis use and mental health during the pandemic. This mixed-methods study explored the relationship between cannabis use, mental health, and experiences with the COVID-19-related public health measures among QNT youth. Between July 2020 and Jun…
It’s a Beautiful Feeling”
Cannabis is the second most used substance in sexual contexts after alcohol, particularly among young adults. Understanding motivations underlying sex under the influence of cannabis can shed light on the needs these practices fulfill, deepening knowledge and providing critical insights for sexual well-being promotion. Moreover, little research has examined how gender shapes these motivations. This study explored motivations for sex under the inf…
A qualitative metasynthesis on the sexual health of women who have undergone female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) living in western countries
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) or circumcision can have lasting consequences on survivors’ sexual health and is an important public health issue in Western countries due to migration. While some quantitative reviews have examined the psychosexual consequences of FGM/C, survivors’ perspectives remain understudied. We aim to synthesize existing qualitative data on the experiences of women who have undergone FGM/C and who live in Weste…
Understanding the Needs and Experiences With Health Services of Gay and Bisexual Men (GBM) Who Engaged in Chemsex During the First Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Quebec, Canada
Gay and bisexual men (GBM) engaging in chemsex can face various health and well-being-related challenges, the extent of which remains unknown given the limited research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper examines the pandemic impacts on the health needs of GBM who engaged in chemsex and their experiences with related services. We applied interpretive description to produce knowledge with direct implications for improving practice…
Strategies for Sexual Health Promotion
Although female genital cutting, circumcision, or mutilation (FGC/M) can substantially affect survivors’ sexual health, there is limited research on the strategies they use to promote their sexual health. Using intersectionality, this interpretive description study aimed to explore and describe the perspectives and experiences of FGC/M survivors in Canada regarding their sexuality and their sexual health to identify self-driven sexual health prom…
Beyond struggle
Our analysis illustrates many ways in which cannabis use (and non-use) features in QT youth's efforts to survive and thrive. As a result, we encourage loved ones, clinicians, researchers and policy makers to adopt a view of QT cannabis use that is expansive and inclusive of QT youth's strengths
Youth and young adult cannabis research – Critical approaches to advancing the field
Willingness to disclose sexual orientation and gender identity on federal government surveys
These findings suggest that government datasets may significantly misclassify and underestimate the population size of 2S/GBTQ+ individuals. Persistent mistrust of government institutions within this community may exacerbate underreporting and non-disclosure, underscoring the need for research into methodologies that can enhance trust and improve the accuracy of population estimates. Researchers using existing government datasets should consider …
Being a good boy
Puppy play is a kink activity, in which people dress as, take on the role of, and mimic the physical and emotional behaviours of young canines or pups. We explore how the pup identity, depicted in cellphilms by queer men who are part of the pup community, influences men's body image perceptions using multimodal critical discourse analysis. Participants expressed feelings of dissonance, shame, and self-rejection when viewing themselves as humans, …
Les affordances scientifiques et sociales du photovoix en contexte de santé mentale
Le photovoix, une approche participative émancipatrice invitant les personnes participantes à documenter un thème d’intérêt à travers la prise de photographies, a connu un essor appréciable ces dernières années. Cependant, son utilisation et sa documentation demeurent rares dans l’exploration d’enjeux de santé mentale en contexte francophone. Cet article vise à combler ce manque de connaissances par la mise en évidence de certaines des affordance…
Les relations sociales et sexuelles des jeunes hommes gais et bisexuels montréalais durant la Covid-19
La pandémie de la COVID-19 s’est caractérisée par la mise en œuvre de contraintes sanitaires imposant la fermeture des lieux de socialisation, la distanciation physique et le maintien à domicile par un couvre-feu s’appliquant à toute la population. Toutefois, ces méthodes de restriction sociale ont pu soulever des enjeux spécifiques aux populations des jeunes hommes gais et bisexuels qui présentaient par le passé des vulnérabilités en termes de s…
Self-Perceived Reasons for Suicide Attempts in Sexual and Gender Minorities in Canada
The aim of this study was to examine the self-perceived reasons of suicide attempts among sexual and gender minorities (SGM). We surveyed SGM living in Canada (n = 2778) and respondents who had attempted suicide answered open-ended questions about their perceived reason(s) of their first/only attempt (FOA) and last attempt (LA) (for those who attempted multiple times). Responses were double-coded and categorized as discrete findings. A quarter (2…
Older, gay men's navigation of mental health and substance use challenges
Navigating mental health and substance use challenges is shaped by historical context and interlocking systems of oppression. • Historical and ongoing discrimination greatly informs how older gay men navigate mental health and substance use challenges. • Community-led, group-based resources are essential to support gay men with substance use and mental health challenges. • TTrust within health provider encounters is paramount to supporting gay me…
Cultivating psychological well-being amongst older gay men
How older gay men go about cultivating psychological wellbeing (PWB) is informed by the intersections of complex contextual dynamics rooted in interlocking systems of oppression. • A lifetime of interpersonal and structural discrimination – compounded by the HIV/AIDS crisis greatly informs how older gay men go about cultivating PWB. • Meaningful social connections, greatly informed by the losses of the collective trauma of HIV/AIDS, is a key proc…
The collective trauma of HIV/Aids and contemporary constructions of health
Explicitly positioning HIV/AIDS as a collective trauma enables deeper understandings of how experiences incurred during the pre-HAART period continue to have profound influence on how older, gay men conceptualize health • Gaining deeper understandings of the implications of the HIV/AIDS collective trauma on men’s perspectives on health is essential to promote the health and well-being of this group of men • Health is envisioned as an active proce…
A qualitative study of experiences among young adults who increased their cannabis use during the Covid-19 pandemic
This research provides valuable perspectives on how major life disruptions, like the COVID-19 pandemic, influence cannabis use among young adults. The findings offer guidance for public health initiatives and highlight avenues for further investigation
I created my own access
In North America, LGBTQ+ youth have high rates of cannabis use and face mental health issues. We conducted a photovoice study to describe the perspectives, needs, and motivations of forty-six LGBTQ+ youth who use cannabis as they access mental healthcare services. Participants' photographs were discussed in individual semi-structured interviews conducted by peer researchers. Following a thematic analysis of the interview transcripts, we first fou…
To smoke feels gender”
These findings identify how some TGNC youth use cannabis to purposefully and strategically facilitate their mental health, well-being, identity development and self-expression. This research reveals critically important experiential and embodied dimensions of cannabis use that have not historically been considered in cannabis-related policy and the provision of care, including mental health and substance use-related care
Understanding the Experiences of Covid-19 Public Health Measures and Well-Being
This interpretative descriptive study explores how public health measures implemented during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada, affected the well-being of older adults. Twenty-six participants aged 60-81 took photographs to depict how COVID-19 public health measures affected their well-being and were invited to discuss their photographs in virtual focus groups. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The impacts of hea…
Pulling at All Threads
Multimodal critical discourse analysis is a dynamic approach to qualitative data analysis that expands critical discourse analysis to include multiple communicative modes-such as images, graphics, video, and sound/music-into the semiotic analysis of ideology and power relations within contemporary forms of communication. We reflect on the potential of multimodal critical discourse analysis to be combined with arts-based health research as an anal…
Examining the Influence of Pre-Haart Experiences on Older, Self-Identifying Gay Men's Contemporary Constructions of Quality of Life (QOL)
Some older gay men (50+) experience diminished quality of life (QOL) due to historical and ongoing discrimination in addition to living through a collective trauma-the pre-HAART era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic-characterized by the absence of treatment and rampant discrimination targeting gay men. A growing body of literature, however, illustrates that older gay men demonstrate remarkable resilience but little is known about how QOL is conceptualized…
Recent Suicide Attempts Across Multiple Social Identities Among Gay and Bisexual Men
This study draws from intersectionality to describe variations in recent suicide attempts (RSA) among gay and bisexual men (GBM) across sociodemographics. Using survey data, logistic regression modeling explored RSA in two analytical stages: (1) the individual effects of each sociodemographic were measured; (2) two-way interaction terms between sociodemographics were tested and added to the models created in stage A. In stage A, only education an…
Photovoice Ethics
As photovoice continues to grow as a method for researching health and illness, there is a need for rigorous discussions about ethical considerations. In this article, we discuss three key ethical issues arising from a recent photovoice study investigating men's depression and suicide. The first issue, indelible images, details the complexity of consent and copyright when participant-produced photographs are shown at exhibitions and online where …
Virtual Photovoice With Older Adults
Photovoice is a participatory action research method in which participants take and narrate photographs to share their experiences and perspectives. This method is gaining in popularity among health researchers. Few studies, however, have described virtual photovoice data collection despite the growing interest among qualitative health researchers for online data collection. As such, the aim of this article is to discuss the implementation of a v…
They Want You to Kill Your Inner Queer but Somehow Leave the Human Alive”
Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts (SOGIECE) aim to suppress the sexual and gender identities of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other queer (2SLGBTQ+) people. Exposure to SOGIECE is associated with significant psychosocial morbidity. Yet, there is a dearth of knowledge specifying the ways in which these psychosocial impacts are produced and experienced. This qualitative interpretive description st…
Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services Among Canadian Sexual and Gender Minorities with Depression and at Risk of Suicide
Suicide Prevention From the Perspectives of Gay, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Men
Although gay, bisexual, and two-spirit men (GBTSM) experience high rates of suicidality, there have been few empirical studies of prevention initiatives and policies that could address or reverse this major social problem. This article reports on a photovoice study of 29 GBTSM who had a history of suicidality or lost a fellow GBTSM to suicide. We focused our analysis on participants' perspectives on suicide prevention. Participants described four…
Using Photovoice to Understand Suicidality Among Gay, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Men
Concealment of Sexual Minority Identities in Interviewer-Administered Government Surveys and Its Impact on Estimates of Suicide Ideation Among Bisexual and Gay Men
Bisexual and gay men are at increased risk of suicide ideation. Characterizing this risk requires self-disclosure of sexual identities; however, many will conceal their identity when interviewed. The authors investigated the impact of the resulting information bias within the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Expected probabilities of disclosure were derived from a community-based survey of bisexual and gay men, stratified by sexual identi…
Nowhere else to be found
Evidence of Multiple Mediating Pathways in Associations Between Constructs of Stigma and Self-Reported Suicide Attempts in a Cross-Sectional Study of Gay and Bisexual Men
Understanding the Experiences of Covid-19 Public Health Measures and Well-Being
This interpretative descriptive study explores how public health measures implemented during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada, affected the well-being of older adults. Twenty-six participants aged 60-81 took photographs to depict how COVID-19 public health measures affected their well-being and were invited to discuss their photographs in virtual focus groups. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The impacts of hea…
You Could Tell I Said the Wrong Things
Older gay men commonly conceal their sexual identity in healthcare settings due to past experiences and expectations of encountering stigma and discrimination in these contexts. Although insights on how older gay men construct their sexual identity in healthcare may help contextualize this phenomenon, this question remains under-explored. Accordingly, we present the findings of a secondary grounded theory analysis of individual interview data, wh…
How to Save a Life
Male suicide rates are high and rising, and important insights can be gleaned from understanding the experiences of men who have attempted suicide. Drawing from a grounded theory photovoice study of diverse Canadian men, three intertwined thematic processes were derived: (a) preceding death struggles, (b) life-ending attempts and saving graces, and (c) managing to stay alive post suicide attempt. Preceding death struggles were characterized by cu…
It is time to mobilize suicide prevention for sexual and gender minorities in Canada
Suicide is a significant health issue among sexual and gender minority adults (SGMA); yet, there are no tailored suicide prevention programs for these marginalized populations in Canada. We hosted two world cafés with community leaders, health professionals, policymakers, and researchers to identify recommendations for mobilizing SGMA-focused suicide prevention programs. We identified five priorities: (1) make society safer for sexual and gender …
Unpacking Social Isolation in Men's Suicidality
Social isolation has featured as a significant and oftentimes all-encompassing risk factor for male suicide, yet, as an explanatory mechanism, it has not been unpacked in terms of what it constitutes in everyday life. The current photovoice study explores the various dimensions of the lived experience of social isolation, as embedded in accounts of suicidality drawn from 35 Canadian men. Study participants narrated the following factors as underp…
A Double-Edged Sword”
Gay dating apps (GDAs) play a central role in partner-seeking for many men. The purpose of the present study was to explore health professionals' perceptions of the effects of GDAs on young gay, bisexual, trans and queer men (YGBTQM). Because health professionals have access to privileged information about YGBTQM's experiences with GDAs, they can provide unique insights about their impacts on YGBTQM health and well-being. This study drew on 28 in…
I Never Saw a Future
While a significant health concern for sexual minority women, there is little qualitative research investigating their experiences of childhood trauma and suicidality. In this study, we used photovoice methods and an intersectionality framework. Drawing on qualitative interviews, we inductively derived three themes (a) Traumatized and discredited, (b) Cascading marginality, estrangement, and suicidality, (c) Reconstruction and reclaiming resilien…
Awareness of, interest in, and willingness to pay for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Canadian gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
Being a good boy
Puppy play is a kink activity, in which people dress as, take on the role of, and mimic the physical and emotional behaviours of young canines or pups. We explore how the pup identity, depicted in cellphilms by queer men who are part of the pup community, influences men's body image perceptions using multimodal critical discourse analysis. Participants expressed feelings of dissonance, shame, and self-rejection when viewing themselves as humans, …
Young Adults’ Mental Health and Unmet Service Needs in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic Across Canada and France
Looking at Covid-19 effects on intimate partner and sexual violence organizations in Canada through a feminist political economy lens
Men on Losing a Male to Suicide
Although male suicide has received research attention, the gendered experiences of men bereaved by male suicide are poorly understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, we share findings drawn from a photovoice study of Canadian-based men who had lost a male friend, partner, or family member to suicide. Two categories depicting the men's overall account of the suicide were inductively derived: (a) unforeseen suicide and (b) rationalized suicide. The…
Self-Perceived Reasons for Suicide Attempts in Sexual and Gender Minorities in Canada
The aim of this study was to examine the self-perceived reasons of suicide attempts among sexual and gender minorities (SGM). We surveyed SGM living in Canada (n = 2778) and respondents who had attempted suicide answered open-ended questions about their perceived reason(s) of their first/only attempt (FOA) and last attempt (LA) (for those who attempted multiple times). Responses were double-coded and categorized as discrete findings. A quarter (2…
Examining the Influence of Pre-Haart Experiences on Older, Self-Identifying Gay Men's Contemporary Constructions of Quality of Life (QOL)
Some older gay men (50+) experience diminished quality of life (QOL) due to historical and ongoing discrimination in addition to living through a collective trauma-the pre-HAART era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic-characterized by the absence of treatment and rampant discrimination targeting gay men. A growing body of literature, however, illustrates that older gay men demonstrate remarkable resilience but little is known about how QOL is conceptualized…
Cyberbullying and health
The majority of cyberbullying studies are within the school environment. This quantitative study investigates cyberbullying among Canadian gay and bisexual men outside of the educational setting through a cross-sectional survey. Of the 7,430 respondents, 4.6% reported cyberbullying in the past year, with younger, Aboriginal, lower-educated, lower-income respondents reporting higher odds of experiencing cyberbullying. Victimization from cyberbully…
Evidence of a Syndemic Among Young Canadian Gay and Bisexual Men
An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework
The aim of this paper is to inspire a range of policy actors to recognize the potential of IBPA to foreground the complex contexts of health and social problems, and ultimately to transform how policy analysis is undertaken
Suicide and HIV as leading causes of death among gay and bisexual men
Gay and bisexual men experience numerous health disparities relative to heterosexual men, including high rates of HIV and suicidal behavior. Systematic community health assessments could provide direct comparisons of the burden of mortality across diseases and thus facilitate the prioritization of public health activities; however, such assessments have been precluded by the absence of sexual orientation information in vital statistics records. I…
Suicide related ideation and behavior among Canadian gay and bisexual men
This investigation suggests that syndemics is a useful theory for studying suicide behavior among gay and bisexual men. Moreover, the findings highlight a need to address gay and bisexual men's health problems holistically and the urgent need to reduce this population's experience with marginalization and violence
Misclassification and Undersampling of Sexual Minorities in Population Surveys
AffiliationsTravis S. Hottes is with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, and the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health, Vancouver, BC. Olivier Ferlatte is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, and the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health. Mark Gilbert is with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, and the School of Population and Publi…
Concealment of Sexual Minority Identities in Interviewer-Administered Government Surveys and Its Impact on Estimates of Suicide Ideation Among Bisexual and Gay Men
Bisexual and gay men are at increased risk of suicide ideation. Characterizing this risk requires self-disclosure of sexual identities; however, many will conceal their identity when interviewed. The authors investigated the impact of the resulting information bias within the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Expected probabilities of disclosure were derived from a community-based survey of bisexual and gay men, stratified by sexual identi…
Stigma and suicide among gay and bisexual men living with HIV
HIV positive gay and bisexual men (GBM) continue to struggle with the pervasiveness of HIV stigma, but little is known about the health effects of stigma. In this article, suicidal ideation and attempts are measured among GBM living with HIV, evaluating the extent to which these experiences are associated with stigma and suicide. Drawing from an online national survey of Canadian GBM completed by 7995 respondents, a sub-set of data provided by re…
Combining intersectionality and syndemic theory to advance understandings of health inequities among Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men
Syndemics (socially produced intertwined epidemics) of psychosocial issues have been shown empirically to increase the risk of HIV infection among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM). However, to intervene effectively identifying those who are most vulnerable is critically important. Using an intersectionality framework, this study analyzed data drawn from 8490 Canadian GBM respondents to an online survey to evaluate demograph…
Healthcare engagement among gay and bisexual men with recent suicide ideation or attempts
Gay and bisexual men experience elevated rates of suicide ideation and attempts, as compared with heterosexual men, but face unique barriers in accessing health services. In this context, the present study sought to describe rates of health care engagement among gay and bisexual men with a recent history of suicide ideation or attempts. An anonymous online survey was conducted with 7,872 Canadian gay and bisexual men in 2014-2015. The sample was …
Awareness of, interest in, and willingness to pay for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Canadian gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
Evidence of Multiple Mediating Pathways in Associations Between Constructs of Stigma and Self-Reported Suicide Attempts in a Cross-Sectional Study of Gay and Bisexual Men
Men on Losing a Male to Suicide
Although male suicide has received research attention, the gendered experiences of men bereaved by male suicide are poorly understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, we share findings drawn from a photovoice study of Canadian-based men who had lost a male friend, partner, or family member to suicide. Two categories depicting the men's overall account of the suicide were inductively derived: (a) unforeseen suicide and (b) rationalized suicide. The…
Photovoice Ethics
As photovoice continues to grow as a method for researching health and illness, there is a need for rigorous discussions about ethical considerations. In this article, we discuss three key ethical issues arising from a recent photovoice study investigating men's depression and suicide. The first issue, indelible images, details the complexity of consent and copyright when participant-produced photographs are shown at exhibitions and online where …
Recent Suicide Attempts Across Multiple Social Identities Among Gay and Bisexual Men
This study draws from intersectionality to describe variations in recent suicide attempts (RSA) among gay and bisexual men (GBM) across sociodemographics. Using survey data, logistic regression modeling explored RSA in two analytical stages: (1) the individual effects of each sociodemographic were measured; (2) two-way interaction terms between sociodemographics were tested and added to the models created in stage A. In stage A, only education an…
Informing theoretical development of salutogenic, asset-based health improvement to reduce syndemics among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men
Globally, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience an increased burden of poor sexual, mental and physical health. Syndemics theory provides a framework to understand comorbidities and health among marginalised populations. Syndemics theory attempts to account for the social, environmental, and other structural contexts that are driving and/or sustaining simultaneous multiple negative health outcomes, but has been wide…
Stigma in the bereavement experiences of gay men who have lost a partner to suicide
Despite the high prevalence of suicide in gay communities, the impact of suicide on surviving male partners is poorly understood. This article presents a qualitative case study of two gay men who lost a partner to suicide and explores how stigma may shape gay men's bereavement experiences. Data were collected using photovoice methods and analysed using a thematic approach. Five themes were inductively derived: (1) trying to prevent the inevitable…
Cyberbullying and health
The majority of cyberbullying studies are within the school environment. This quantitative study investigates cyberbullying among Canadian gay and bisexual men outside of the educational setting through a cross-sectional survey. Of the 7,430 respondents, 4.6% reported cyberbullying in the past year, with younger, Aboriginal, lower-educated, lower-income respondents reporting higher odds of experiencing cyberbullying. Victimization from cyberbully…
Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services Among Canadian Sexual and Gender Minorities with Depression and at Risk of Suicide
Using Photovoice to Understand Suicidality Among Gay, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Men
Unpacking Social Isolation in Men's Suicidality
Social isolation has featured as a significant and oftentimes all-encompassing risk factor for male suicide, yet, as an explanatory mechanism, it has not been unpacked in terms of what it constitutes in everyday life. The current photovoice study explores the various dimensions of the lived experience of social isolation, as embedded in accounts of suicidality drawn from 35 Canadian men. Study participants narrated the following factors as underp…
I Never Saw a Future
While a significant health concern for sexual minority women, there is little qualitative research investigating their experiences of childhood trauma and suicidality. In this study, we used photovoice methods and an intersectionality framework. Drawing on qualitative interviews, we inductively derived three themes (a) Traumatized and discredited, (b) Cascading marginality, estrangement, and suicidality, (c) Reconstruction and reclaiming resilien…
Suicide Prevention From the Perspectives of Gay, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Men
Although gay, bisexual, and two-spirit men (GBTSM) experience high rates of suicidality, there have been few empirical studies of prevention initiatives and policies that could address or reverse this major social problem. This article reports on a photovoice study of 29 GBTSM who had a history of suicidality or lost a fellow GBTSM to suicide. We focused our analysis on participants' perspectives on suicide prevention. Participants described four…
Identifying Health Differences Between Transgender and Cisgender Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Using a Community-Based Approach
In this article, we describe a community-based research (CBR) approach to making a national online survey of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) inclusive of transgender GBMSM by working with members of the transgender community at all stages of the research process. This collaboration resulted in 209 transgender GBMSM completing our survey and we contrasted their health experiences with 7439 cisgender GBMSM. We found that …
It is time to mobilize suicide prevention for sexual and gender minorities in Canada
Suicide is a significant health issue among sexual and gender minority adults (SGMA); yet, there are no tailored suicide prevention programs for these marginalized populations in Canada. We hosted two world cafés with community leaders, health professionals, policymakers, and researchers to identify recommendations for mobilizing SGMA-focused suicide prevention programs. We identified five priorities: (1) make society safer for sexual and gender …
Community-Based Participatory Approaches to Knowledge Translation
Psychology (56 obras) · Medicine (47 obras) · Sociology (47 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (39 obras) · Psychiatry (33 obras) · Social Psychology (30 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (29 obras) · Qualitative research (29 obras) · Political science (27 obras) · Mental health (24 obras)