REDEFINE
Public Survey 2023
Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary people in Canada often face discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare, partly due to language that assumes everyone is cisgender and heterosexual. Gender-inclusive language can help affirm identities, though its impact and acceptance are still debated.
This survey, from May to November 2023, explored how clinicians and service-users across Canada view gender-inclusive language (GIL) in sexual and reproductive health care.
💡 Key themes💡
1️⃣Support for Gender Inclusive Language
2️⃣Clinician Comfort and Practices
3️⃣Barriers to Inclusive Care
4️⃣Limitations
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Title Page: REDEFINE Public Survey
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![BACKGROUND, Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary people in Canada often face discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare, partly due to language that assumes everyone is cisgender and heterosexual. Gender-inclusive language can help affirm]()
Pg 2: REDEFINE Public Survey Background
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![PARTICIPANTS 303 participants completed the Public Survey (May 2023 - November 2023), 131 Cliniciians (Nurse Obstetrician/Gynaecologist/OBGYN resident, Midwife, Other Physician (Family, emergency, resident), Other, 172 Services Users]()
Pg 3: Public Survey Participants
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![KEY FINDINGS, Support for Gender Inclusive Language, Clinican Comfort and Practices, Barriers to Inclusive Care, Limitations]()
Pg 4: Public Survey Key Findings
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![Clinicians and service-users (Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary individuals and cisgender women) agreed that using gender-inclusive language improves care for Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary people and that considering gender during care]()
Pg 5: Support for Gender Inclusive Language
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![Support for Gender Inclusive Language: Do you think that gender-inclusive (e.g., gender-neutral, gender-additive, etc.) language would improve the experiences of reproductive and sexual healthcare for trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse]()
Pg 6: Support for Gender Inclusive Language Stacked Bar graph
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![Clinician Comfort and Practices This study shows that clinicians’ support for gender-inclusive language doesn’t necessarily translate into comfort with this practice.]()
Pg 7: Clinician Comfort and Practices
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![Clinician Comfort and Practices Pie and Bar graphs]()
Pg 8: Clinician Comfort and Practicces, Pie and stacked graph
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![Barriers to Inclusive Care: Clinicians reported barriers like charting systems and fear of mistakes, while Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary people reported broader issues such as stigma, racism, and heteronormativity*. The majority of Two-Spir]()
Pg 9: Barriers to Inclusive Care
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![Limitations: The survey did not clearly separate different types of gender‑inclusive language, where participants worked (rural vs. urban), or how inclusive language was used (spoken, written, or institutional), which limits how well the findings can]()
Pg 10: Limitations
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![Normalize introductions with pronouns and use them in all patient interactions. Revise intake forms and electronic medical records (EMR) to include gender identity and pronouns. Implement trauma-informed, patient-informed training for clinicians.]()
Pg 11: What Needs to Change
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![Conclusion, The use of gendered language in sexual and reproductive health services invisibilizes a portion of the population and is linked to negative health and social consequences.]()
Pg 12: Public Survey Conclusion
