Featured Events

Vancouver Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (SOGIECE) Dialogue

This dialogue event was co-hosted by the CGSHE in partnership with the BCCDC, CBRC & SFU. CGSHE faculty member Dr. Travis Salway and Drawing Change’s Sam Bradd organized the dialogue. This event gathered key figures to address the impacts of these harmful practices, support survivors of SOGIECE and develop a community-led research agenda.

Interdisciplinary Migration and Refugee Research Workshop

CGSHE and SFU International’s Refugee and Newcomer Program co-hosted this one-day workshop for SFU researchers to work on refugee and migration issues, foster a community and catalyze related work with community partners and stakeholders.

Beyond the Ban: Taking Action Against Conversion Practices After Bill C-4

Our speakers, Florence Ashley and Jules Sherred will discuss shortcomings of the recent Canadian conversion therapy ban, the insidious nature of conversion practices within the public healthcare system, and relationships between institutional forms of oppression and conversion practices.

CGSHE World Sexual Health Day with Dr. Samantha Dawson

For World Sexual Health Day, the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity hosted a Lunch & Learn with Dr. Samantha Dawson, CGSHE and UBC Psychology faculty. Dr. Dawson discussed her research on sexual health and pleasure conducted through her Sexual Well-being (SWELL) Lab at UBC.

Community engaged research in action: Presentation & panel discussion

CGSHE trainee Samira Karsiem presented on community engaged research with im/migrant communities in Canada. The following discussion was moderated by CGSHE faculty Dr. Travis Salway, featuring panelists Sofia Bartlett, Harlan Pruden & CGSHE faculty Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer.

Sexual Health & Sustainable Development Goals: Leaving No One Behind in the Global Health Agenda

Sexual rights and sexual pleasure are missing from the Sustainable Development Goals’ focus on sexual and reproductive health. Why does this matter, and who does it matter for? This was the theme interwoven throughout Dr. Carmen Logie’s talk, Sexual Health and Sustainable Development Goals: Leaving No One Behind, delivered at the UBC’s School of Population and Public Health Global Health Lunch and Learn last month, co-hosted with the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity as part of her Peter Wall Institute Visiting Research Scholar talk in residence at CGSHE.