Thriving on Campus: LGBTQ2S+ Campus Climate at Ontario Universities

Unlike other countries such as the United States, or the United Kingdom there has yet to be a comprehensive study on the experiences of LGBTQ2S+ students in Canadian campuses-in particular, the province of Ontario. We are exploring topics such as belonging on campus, academic engagement, microaggressions and the overall wellbeing of these students. If you are a student reading these, please click the link for this title to learn more, and to participate from February 1st, 2019-April 30th, 2019.

National Study of LGBTQ Student Success

Plenty is known about the negative interactions that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning students experience while in college. This research is necessary and valuable to understand the environments in which LGBTQ students exist. However we are moving in another direction examining the experiences where LGBTQ students have encountered support for their identities as students, and as LGBTQ individuals. It is the area of support that remains relatively unexplored. We hope to understand the ways that institutions, administrators, and educators provide encouraging and supportive environments and experiences for LGBTQ students.

Outlook Study

The OutLook Study is a very significant research project for Waterloo Region – it is designed to learn more about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people who live, work, or go to school in Waterloo Region. It is also designed to learn more about the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Waterloo Region.

The OutLook Study Team is a sub-committee of the Rainbow Community Council (RCC). It is a working group comprised of representatives from Region of Waterloo Public Health & Emergency Services (WRPHES), the AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area (ACCKWA), the Waterloo Region Rainbow Coalition, Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), and various other organizations and members of the community.

Find more background info here