2SLGBTQ Health Information and Resources

Two-Spirit/LGBTQI+ people have all the same health concerns as everyone else, but may also face disparities in care, discrimination, and obstacles to and stigma about getting treatment.

American Indian and Alaska Native Two-Spirit/LGBTQI+ Health Resources

The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey: Report on the Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Respondents [PDF - 1.6 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  report outlines aspects of AI/AN respondents' identities and demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, geographic location, and educational attainment, to provide important context for their experiences.

General Two-Spirit/LGBTQI+ Health Resources

• The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey: Early Insights [PDF - 3.4 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – is the largest survey of trans people, by trans people, in the United States.
• 2SLGBTQ+ Pamphlet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Paths (Re)Membered Project
• Celebrating Our Magic Toolkit Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Paths (Re)Membered Project
• Reconnecting with Native Teachings and Creating Healing Spaces with and for 2S+/LGBTQ+ Victim-Survivors of Domestic Violence Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
• Paths (Re)Membered Mental Wellness Exercises Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Paths (Re)Membered Project
• Strategic Vision and Action Plan Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Paths (Re)Membered Project
• Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• Behavioral Health Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Paths (Re)Membered Mental Health services Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Paths (Re)Membered Project

Domestic, Interpersonal, and Gender-Based Violence Awareness and Prevention

• Stewarding Healthy Relationships Zine (for and by 2S Youth) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Preventing Gender Based and Intimate Partner Violence Health Resources and Services Administration Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Gender-Based Violence and the Effects on Behavioral Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Cancer Among LGBTQ

Cancer Facts for Lesbians and Bisexual Women Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – The American Cancer Society

Cancer and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, and Queer/Questioning Populations (LGBTQ) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  an overview of current literature on seven cancer sites that may disproportionately affect LGBTQ populations from CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

LGBTQ Health Disparities: Gains We’ve Made and Challenges We Face Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies January 2017 online seminar

LGBT task force finds disparities in cancer screening and care Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Synthesis, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center magazine

The National LGBT Cancer Action Plan: A White Paper of the 2014 National Summit on Cancer in the LGBT Communities Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – LGBT Health