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‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
A national survey of 1,062 LGBTQ+ Canadians found nearly 40% report mental health disorders and face barriers including provider training gaps and discrimination, the Pink Paper states.
- Pink Triangle Press released the Pink Paper on Health, saying LGBTQ+ people in Canada face gaps in mental‑health and gender‑affirming care.
- The report found shortages of mental-health providers and clinician training gaps for transgender and non-binary people, while discrimination and racism increase barriers for two-spirit people.
- Survey data show almost 40 per cent of LGBTQ+ respondents reported mental‑health disorders versus 20 per cent of heterosexual, cisgender respondents, and Dr. James Owen said many patients face stigma or misunderstood needs.
- The Pink Paper on Health urges integrating LGBTQ+ training into medical and nursing schools, with some institutions implementing mandatory gender-diversity curricula for health‑care professionals.
- The survey sampled 1,062 LGBTQ+ individuals and 1,048 heterosexual, cisgender people, with Pink Triangle Press commissioning Environics Research between March 19 and April 13, 2025.
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A new report says that LGBTQ+ people in Canada don't have access to the health care they need—including mental health treatment—compared to the general population.
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'Health-care systems are not built for us': LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
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‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
TORONTO — A new report says LGBTQ+ people in Canada aren't getting access to the health care they need — including mental-health treatment —compared to the general population. The Pink Paper on Health, released by Pink Triangle Press on Thursday, says mental health and gender-affirming services were the most prevalent concerns identified by LGBTQ+ people in a national survey. Almost 40 per cent of LGBTQ+ participants reported having a mental hea…
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