Grant: POR Awards - Transition to Leadership Stream - Phase 2

The Trans Healthcare Research Co-Lab has two research arms housed focused on trans healthcare. This research program will be made up, in part, of an extension of the PROGRESS for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty project and an addition of more broad-ranging trans healthcare research, all designed by and for the trans community with a focus on creating content that benefit our communities and make change. The goal of this co-lab is to conduct community-led research that informs practice and supports the health and well-being of trans and non-binary people in Canada and the United States. Projects undertaken by the Trans Healthcare Research Co-lab will be based on trans community-identified needs and priorities. All research will utilize community-based participatory and patient oriented approaches and all projects will involve shared decision making process between researchers and community members The research program has the potential to impact the lives of trans and non-binary people by creating valuable research and knowledge that is given back to the community who needs it most and by creating programs which will play a positive role in supporting the health and well-being of trans and non-binary people. Outputs of this research will first and foremost be created for trans and non-binary communities.