Gender-Inclusive Reproductive and Sexual Healthcare for ALL

REDEFINE is an SSHRC-funded McMaster based research study that focuses on supporting evidence-based patient-centred gender-inclusive reproductive & sexual health in Canada.

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Who we are

Ready, Set, REDEFINE!

Join the REDEFINE core research team to discuss their findings around gender-inclusive language within Canadian reproductive and sexual healthcare and the REDEFINE website.

Date: March 18, 2026

Time: 12:00 pm EST

Online Webinar via Zoom, please register via the link below

Register Here!
Meet our Research Team
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Conferences & Presentations

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View fullsize Make sure to tune in to our upcoming REDEFINE Webinar on Gender-Inclusive Language in Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare! 📆 March 18th, 2026 ⏰ 12-1:30pm EST 📍Online via Zoom We will be sharing an overview of our study, findings, website lau
View fullsize PART 2 Gender inclusive language plays an important role in making healthcare safer and more affirming for Two-spirit, transgender, and non-binary people (2STNBGN). How do patients and clinicians feel about this in practice? 🔍 A total of 303 parti
View fullsize PART 1 Gender inclusive language plays an important role in making healthcare safer and more affirming for Two-spirit, transgender, and non-binary people (2STNBGN). How do patients and clinicians feel about this in practice? 🔍 A total of 303 par
View fullsize 🏁 Ready. Set. REDEFINE! 🏁 We’ve launched our new website www.RedefineStudy.ca! We surveyed Canadian sexual and reproductive health care service users, researchers, and clinicians to create gender-inclusive language guidelines. Explore wit
View fullsize 🏁 Ready. Set. REDEFINE! 🏁 We’ve launched our new website www.RedefineStudy.ca! We surveyed Canadian sexual and reproductive health care service users, researchers, and clinicians to create gender-inclusive language guidelines. Explore wit
View fullsize 🏁 Ready. Set. REDEFINE! 🏁 We’ve launched our new website www.RedefineStudy.ca! We surveyed Canadian sexual and reproductive health care service users, researchers, and clinicians to create gender-inclusive language guidelines. Explore wit
View fullsize 🌟 Presented at the Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting! 🌟 O.G. Thorne shared our scoping review REDEFINE: Redefining Reproduction and Sexual Health, highlighting gaps and opportunities in sexual and reproductive health research in Canada
View fullsize Posted @withregram • @sexmed_ Let's learn about... Menstruation from a Non-Gendered Lens 🏳️‍🌈 . . . . . . . . . . . #gender #genderidentity #genderdiverse #genderdiversity #genderfluid #genderexpression #queer #nonbinary #foreveryone #sexe