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AHS Practice Resources

AHS Diversity & Inclusion
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Gender Expression (SOGIE) Safer Places Toolkit
Safer Places Toolkit is an introductory and practical tool for AHS healthcare teams to increase awareness, encourage self-reflection and build skills to create more welcoming and safer care for LGBTQ2S+ people and their families.
Provincial Advisory Council. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression
Partnership between AHS and volunteers from across the province who have lived experience within the healthcare system and understand the needs and barriers faced by sexual and gender minority communities.

Institute for Sexual Minority Studies & Services
IiSMSS is a non-profit organization and research institute housed in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. iSMSS provides educational programs and services to support the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health
CPATH is an interdisciplinary professional organization which works to support the health, wellbeing, and dignity of trans and gender diverse people.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
US-based GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and all sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health professionals in their work and learning environments.
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Information and resources on some of the health issues and inequities affecting LGBT communities (USA)
National LGBT Health Education Center
A program of the US based Fenway Institute to improve the quality of care for LGBTQIA+ people by providing training and technical assistance to health care providers and staff across the globe.

AHS Diversity and Inclusion. Best Practice Guide: People’s Pronouns
Appropriate Pronoun Usage
Prude University's Online Writing Lab provides alternatives to using common sex pronoun HE, HIS, HIM.
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Glossary
Terms and definitions used for the LGBTQ community. These are not standard and may be used differently by different people.

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