Sexuality & Gender 

This research critiques the biomedical dominance and heterosexist presumptions of mainstream health research and employs sexuality as a determinant of health to explore ongoing health inequities experienced by these groups when compared with the population as a whole, and to identify ways health can be improved.

• Government health plans have now explicitly recognised the health needs of Rainbow New Zealanders – but more can be done.

Read more – link to https://www.publish.csiro.au/hc/HC22152

• The commercial alcohol industry and its products impact negatively on Rainbow people. Health promotion agencies encouraged to work alongside Rainbow communities to counteract this.

Read more – link to https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hpja.665

• Heavy drinking by some Rainbow people is caused by a range of factors including experiences of marginalisation, isolation and discrimination, as well as a lack of quality alcohol and drug treatment services.

Read more – link to https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2021.1957492

• The evaluation profession is challenged to be more responsive to the needs of Rainbow people. Several strategies for developing inclusive practice are offered.

Read more – link to https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1035719X211043674