Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Report exploring the experiences of the Black, Minority and Ethnic communities affected by cancer.
Report exploring the experiences of older people affected by cancer.
Report exploring end of life care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peoples.
Table of contents:; Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender…
Table of Contents:; Overview and theoretical framework -- What's in a word? Concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality -- The deadly effects of stigma -- Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity -- Developmental transitions -- Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ co…
"Boys who play with Barbie dolls. Girls who join the football team. What is gender? What are gender roles? What's the difference between being a tomboy and being transgender? Is it possible to be in the wrong body? Explore the answers to these questions with an in-depth look at what it means to be …
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Table of Contents:; Understanding the experience of illness and treatment -- Ethnographic approaches to health experiences research -- Observing interactions as an approach to understanding patients' experiences -- Narrative Interviewing -- Using focus groups to understand experiences of health and…
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Table of contents:; 1. Gender Identity-- Explores definitions of gender and helps you better understand how your sense of gender developed.; 2. Gender Expression -- Looks at the wide diversity of genders worldwide and helps you think about the different ways you may choose to express your gender.; …
Table of contents:; 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage F…
Table of contents:; 1. Introduction -- 2. Children and Gender Development -- 3. Challenges and Joys in Adolescence -- 4. Parent Journeys Through Cisgenderism -- 5. Siblings, Grandparents, and Animal Companions -- 6. Conclusion
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Contents:; Joanie?s people : discarding the masks of shame -- Heartland : where the cure can be worse than the disease -- The long sentence : and the first shall be last -- Restoring the song : lessons for the hard of hearing.