Sexual and Gender Minorities in Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (OTDT): A Survey of Canadian OTDT Health Care Workers

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Authors

Murdoch Leeies · University of Manitoba

Carmen Hrymak · University of Manitoba

Owen Mooney · University of Manitoba

Gloria Vazquez-Grande · University of Manitoba

Tricia Carta · University of Manitoba

Julie Ho · University of Manitoba

Emily Christie ·

Abstract

Most respondents found current SGM-relevant OTDT policies to be unnecessarily discriminatory against SGMs and non-evidence-based, and they supported equitable policy revision. Respondents favor gender-neutral donor risk assessments that focus on behaviors specifically associated with an increased likelihood of HIV acquisition.

Topics & Keywords

Organ Donation and Transplantation Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease

Volume 13, pp. 20543581251412804-20543581251412804

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251412804

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