Stories Through Research: Supporting Sexual and Gender Minorities in COVID

The University of Toronto Innovation Hub is an institution-wide initiative that partners with internal divisions, departments, and student organizations to conduct empathy-based research that deepens understanding of the campus experience, so that we can designwithstudents rather thanforstudents.

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Our Stories Through Research Series highlights three UofT research projects helping us understand student experiences in these times.

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Our Stories Through Research Series highlights three UofT research projects helping us understand student experiences and challenges in these unprecedented times. This is an incredible opportunity for UofT community members to learn about how students are being impacted by COVID, focusing on three important areas in the UofT student community. Each spotlight includes a blog post and scheduled zoom session for individuals from all areas of the University to come together as we listen, learn, and share important elements that must be engaged through conversation.By registering for this event your will be invited to the online Zoom session part of this series. To read this spotlights blog post please visit our blog (<a href="http://blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca/innovationhub/blog/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca/innovationhub/blog/</a>) which will be posted approximately one week prior to this event. We encourage individuals to subscribe to our blog to receive updates. Please refer to our website <a href="http://blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca/innovationhub/stories-from-a-distance/stories-through-research-august2020/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">uoft.me/storiesthroughresearch</a> for potential opportunities to contribute to these projects. Registration for this event runs from from July 31st - August 27th, 2020. Please contact us at innovationhub@utoronto.ca for any questions for attending this event. From re-closeting and renewed stigma to further marginalization and experiences of violence, there have been many difficult stories circulating that because of COVID-19’s rearrangements of homes, regulations, and borders, many people in the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community are unsafe for more reasons than the virus. A group of researchers have committed to better understanding and supporting the SGM community through a new research project at the University of Toronto.In the final spotlight of our series, professor Jessica Fields, James K Gibb, and Sarah Williams are co-leading a mixed methods research initiative investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of sexual and gender minorities living in Toronto. With collaborators in Anthropology, Women and Gender Studies, Geography, Public Health, and Medicine, the team will gather quantitative and qualitative data as to health behaviours and mental health status of sexual and gender minorities during the pandemic.Join this spotlight to contribute in important conversations, shared experiences, and an opportunity to learn and connect with many important insights from this research!Project Team: Jessica Fields (UofT), James Gibb (UofT), Sarah Williams (UofT), Ali Greery (UofT), Leela McKinnon (UofT) Once you register for this event you will be sent a confirmation email that your spot is reserved for the Zoom session in this series. A secure Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 24 hours and one hour before the event start time.

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