GGN SOCIETY :: On April 20, Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC), Egale Canada, The Enchanté Network, and 2 Spirits in Motion Society launched a groundbreaking national survey to investigate the current state of health among Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexually and gender diverse people (2SLGBTQQIA+) in Canada.
The survey takes just 30-60 minutes to complete, will be available in English, French and Spanish, and participants will receive an honorarium for completing it.
Participants, who must be 15 years of age or over, will be asked a series of questions about their mental and physical health, their sex lives and relationships, caregiving, community connection, discrimination and violence, substance use, economic impacts, housing, and how they have been coping under COVID-19.
The study team especially wants to hear from community members who are living with chronic health conditions (e.g.: diabetes, cancer, fibromyalgia, etc.) to ensure that people living with conditions that are often under-represented or less understood are included in this work.
As part of the survey, participants will have the option of receiving a COVID-19 antibody test in the mail. The goal of this intervention is to collect information on how many 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Canada got SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Participants will be asked to complete a Dried Blood Spot (DBS) test and return the sample to our affiliate laboratory in a prepaid envelope. This test is confidential, and participants can decide whether they want to receive the results. They can also choose to have their sample tested for HIV, hepatitis C, and/or syphilis.
Those completing a DBS test receiving an additional honorarium.
CBRC’s Nathan Lachowsky joined GGN Publisher Shaun Proulx on his SiriusXM talk show for a deeper dive into the survey, including how conducting it during this pandemic ⎯ which is further changing the ways we work, socialize, get support, and build community ⎯ will help tell politicians, policy-makers, and service providers about the challenges and needs of our communities. Listen now:
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