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An image from the comic ‘Compassion’ by Kayleigh Fine, which was commissioned to illustrate the importance of compassionate care for 2SLGBTQ+ people. (Kayleigh Fine)

June 23, 2022

Compassion in health care reduces health inequality for 2SLGBTQ+ people

Phillip Joy, Mount Saint Vincent University; Andrew Thomas, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Megan Aston, Dalhousie University

Accessing compassionate health care is often difficult for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual identities, such as pansexual or asexual individuals (2SLGBTQ+).

Queer men are using comics as a medium of self-expression to challenge, destabilize or embrace ideas about body image. Here, an excerpt from ‘Garden’ by Derrick Chow. ('Garden' by Derrick Chow)

July 14, 2019

Pow! Comics are a way to improve queer men’s body image

Phillip Joy, Dalhousie University; Matthew Numer, Dalhousie University; Megan Aston, Dalhousie University, and Stephanie Gauvin, Queen's University, Ontario

Queer men’s comics are contributing to changing cultural narratives about what queer men’s bodies should be, and health researchers are taking note.

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