Good morning folks,
The materials from our May meeting have been posted to the SGWG Documents folder at the link below.

infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/resources/docs/sex-gender/2026-sessions-sex-gender

Have a good day,
Kelly

Hello everyone,

This is a friendly reminder that the next Sex and Gender Working Group (SGWG) meeting will be held on:

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
9:00–10:00 am PT / 12:00–1:00 pm ET

Draft Agenda

1. Welcome and Territorial Acknowledgement
2. Introductions
3. Ground Rules for Respectful Dialogue
4. Purpose and Action Plan
5. Nadia Bouhamdani, PhD – 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Disparities in Canada
6. Questions and Discussion
7. Schedule Review
8. Adjournment

If you have agenda items or suggestions, please send them to:

Kelly Davison (Cette adresse courriel est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.)
Shannon O’Connor (Cette adresse courriel est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.)

New to the Sex and Gender Working Group? You are very welcome to join. Please register here:

infoway-inforoute.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqf-yoqjIpGtFrqu1R8-9WMY1j8oDWjXZl

Guidelines for Respectful Dialogue

1. Express disagreement with ideas, not people
2. Share airtime
3. Stay on topic and build on what others have said
4. Listen to understand, especially when you disagree
5. Acknowledge what you have heard
6. Leave rank at the door — we are all equal here
7. Look for common ground
8. Identify and test assumptions

As always, we are grateful for the care, expertise, and generosity you bring to this space.

Warm regards,

Karen Luyendyk, Shannon O’Connor, and Kelly Davison
SGWG Co-Chairs

My error. The meeting is on the 26th.

On May 26th, the SGWG is pleased to welcome Nadia Bouhamdani, PhD, an author, and researcher of the 2025 Pink Paper on Health from Pink Triangle Press, 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Disparities in Canada. The report presents findings from a national, bilingual, comparative study of health and healthcare experiences among 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada.

Dr. Bouhamdani is a Clinical Specialist with the Provincial Medical Genetics Program at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre and has academic and research affiliations with Vitalité Health Network, Université de Sherbrooke.

This work is highly relevant to the SGWG as it highlights health inequities, barriers to care, and experiences of discrimination. From a system design perspective, these findings point to the need for more inclusive and affirming health information practices for 2SLGBTQIA+ people. This evidence advances the national conversation on how GSSO information practices can safeguard dignity, strengthen trust, reduce harms such as misgendering and deadnaming, and support safer, more equitable, and standards-aligned care across Canadian health systems.

For more information about the group, and to register, visit our About page. infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/collaboration/wg/sex-gender