Beyond the Binary: Health Resources for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Class Details
This purpose of this course is to provide culturally sensitive health information resources for Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) populations and the librarians, health care practitioners, and others who support them. The acronym LGBTQI+ refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning individuals and others.
The course is presented on the Moodle platform, lasting four weeks, with a new topic each week.
Jan 4, 2021 to Feb 1, 2021
The purpose of this course is to provide culturally sensitive health information resources for Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) populations and the librarians, health care practitioners, and others who support them. The acronym LGBTQIA+ refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning individuals, and others.
The objectives of this course are as follows. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- List four key points regarding the health information needs of the LGBTQ+ community;
- List three concepts for providing a welcoming environment for sexual and gender minorities;
- Identify three resources for providing health information regarding sexual and gender minorities;
- Search the professional literature for resources in PubMed and MeSH.