Our Bodies, Our Health is a national study exploring 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities’ sexual and reproductive health. Some of the topics include sexual behaviour and health, sex and pleasure, family planning, abortion, gender-affirming care, cancer prevention, and sexual violence. The survey aims to address barriers and gaps our community faces when it comes to sexual and reproductive care. Read more about the survey here.
In 2024, the Investigaytors began a three year journey with the Our Bodies, Our Health survey. During this program cycle, our team assisted in developing the survey. We developed a focus group guide and held community consultation to determine what sexual and reproductive health topics were important to local queer and trans folks. We analyzed the consultation transcripts to come up with common themes, which we then used to develop survey questions. These survey questions were then adopted into the national survey.
Our Bodies, Our Health launched in May 2025 and runs both online and in person at pride festivals across Canada. The Alberta Investigaytors team helped with in person data collection at Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Edmonton, and Calgary Pride.
In the coming year, our team will analyze the Alberta-specific data and in 2027 we will share our findings back with the community in fun and exciting ways. Follow along to see what comes out of this project!
Investigaytors is a community-based research mentorship program conducting research on queer and trans health, by and for the community.
Queer & Trans Health Collective (QTHC) is a grassroots health organization run by and for queer the trans community with a vision for all queer and trans community members to have equitable opportunity to experience positive health and well-being.
Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) is a national organization promoting the health of people of diverse sexualities and genders through research and intervention development.