As a student currently completing my MSW, I am doing many assignments about the oppression of, and injustices faced by people who identify as non-cisgendered in attempt to raise awareness among my social work peers. As our census data does not include any information other than demographics on “males” and “females”, and almost all of the academic research comes from the US, Trans PULSE is my go to reference for Canadian information in regard to the many populations of people who identify as transgender.
Resources Used:
Sex and Gender Diversity Among Transgender Persons in Ontario, CanadaReported Emergency Department Avoidance, Use, and Experiences of Transgender Persons in Ontario, CanadaSuicidality among Trans People in Ontario/ La suicidabilité parmi les personnes trans en OntarioNonprescribed Hormone Use and Self-Performed SurgeriesExperiences of Transphobia among Trans OntariansPrevalence of and Risk and Protective Factors for Depression in Female-to-Male Transgender OntariansDepression in Male-to-Female Transgender OntariansChallenging the BinaryWe've Got Work to DoOntario's Trans Communities and SuicideWho are Trans People in Ontario?"I Don't Think This Is Theoretical; This Is Our Lives"