Kinnon R. MacKinnon
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View article: Introducing Novel Methods to Identify Fraudulent Responses (Sampling With Sisyphus): Web-Based LGBTQ2S+ Mixed-Methods Study
Introducing Novel Methods to Identify Fraudulent Responses (Sampling With Sisyphus): Web-Based LGBTQ2S+ Mixed-Methods Study Open
Background The myth of Sisyphus teaches about resilience in the face of life challenges. Detransition after an initial gender transition is an emerging experience that requires sensitive and community-driven research. However, there are si…
View article: “I Needed to be That Voice”: A Multi-Party Study of the Healthcare and Social Service Experiences and Needs of Transgender and Gender-diverse Older Adults in Canada
“I Needed to be That Voice”: A Multi-Party Study of the Healthcare and Social Service Experiences and Needs of Transgender and Gender-diverse Older Adults in Canada Open
The social contexts of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) older adults remain under-examined. In this qualitative study, which involved six virtual focus groups with a total of 21 participants inclusive of TGD adults ages 50+, service pr…
View article: Introducing Novel Methods to Identify Fraudulent Responses (Sampling With Sisyphus): Web-Based LGBTQ2S+ Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint)
Introducing Novel Methods to Identify Fraudulent Responses (Sampling With Sisyphus): Web-Based LGBTQ2S+ Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The myth of Sisyphus teaches about resilience in the face of life challenges. Detransition after an initial gender transition is an emerging experience that requires sensitive and community-driven research. However, there are s…
View article: Operationalizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Model for trans women and persons with transfeminine experience living with and affected by HIV: A qualitative study
Operationalizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Model for trans women and persons with transfeminine experience living with and affected by HIV: A qualitative study Open
Our findings demonstrate that trans women perceive successful healthcare delivery as combining holistic care frameworks - like the WCHC Model - with healthcare providers' understanding of individual and community needs. There is a need for…
View article: Exploring the gender care experiences and perspectives of individuals who discontinued their transition or detransitioned in Canada
Exploring the gender care experiences and perspectives of individuals who discontinued their transition or detransitioned in Canada Open
Background Those who detransition have received increased public and scholarly attention and their narratives are often presented as evidence of limitations with contemporary gender-affirming care practices. However, there are scant empiri…
View article: Frequency of self-reported persistent post-treatment genital hypesthesia among past antidepressant users: a cross-sectional survey of sexual and gender minority youth in Canada and the US
Frequency of self-reported persistent post-treatment genital hypesthesia among past antidepressant users: a cross-sectional survey of sexual and gender minority youth in Canada and the US Open
Purpose: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) has been identified as an iatrogenic syndrome of enduring sexual dysfunction following the discontinuation of some antidepressants. We aimed to estimate the frequency of persistent post-treatmen…
View article: Investigating the mental health outcomes among LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness in York Region, Ontario
Investigating the mental health outcomes among LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness in York Region, Ontario Open
2SLGBTQ+ youth disproportionately represent the homeless youth population in North America and are at much greater risk than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts to experience homelessness. There is limited research on suburban an…
View article: ‘I will play this tokenistic game, I just want something useful for my community’: experiences of and resistance to harms of peer research
‘I will play this tokenistic game, I just want something useful for my community’: experiences of and resistance to harms of peer research Open
Hiring peer researchers – individuals with lived experience of the phenomenon under study – is an increasingly popular practice. However, little research has examined experiences of peer research from the perspectives of peer researchers t…
View article: ‘I will play this tokenistic game, I just want something useful for my community’: experiences of and resistance to harms of peer research
‘I will play this tokenistic game, I just want something useful for my community’: experiences of and resistance to harms of peer research Open
Hiring peer researchers – individuals with lived experience of the phenomenon under study – is an increasingly popular practice. However, little research has examined experiences of peer research from the perspectives of peer researchers t…
View article: ‘I will play this tokenistic game, I just want something useful for my community’: experiences of and resistance to harms of peer research
‘I will play this tokenistic game, I just want something useful for my community’: experiences of and resistance to harms of peer research Open
Hiring peer researchers – individuals with lived experience of the phenomenon under study – is an increasingly popular practice. However, little research has examined experiences of peer research from the perspectives of peer researchers t…
View article: The Political Economy of Peer Research: Mapping the Possibilities and Precarities of Paying People for Lived Experience
The Political Economy of Peer Research: Mapping the Possibilities and Precarities of Paying People for Lived Experience Open
Participatory research, or the practice of involving ‘peers’ with lived experience, has become popular in social work. Peer engagement is lauded for: ‘democratising’ the research process; providing ‘capacity building’ and facilitating oppo…
View article: The Political Economy of Peer Research: Mapping the Possibilities and Precarities of Paying People for Lived Experience
The Political Economy of Peer Research: Mapping the Possibilities and Precarities of Paying People for Lived Experience Open
Participatory research, or the practice of involving ‘peers’ with lived experience, has become popular in social work. Peer engagement is lauded for: ‘democratising’ the research process; providing ‘capacity building’ and facilitating oppo…
View article: Detransition needs further understanding, not controversy
Detransition needs further understanding, not controversy Open
Kinnon MacKinnon and colleagues call for robust, sensitive research to inform comprehensive gender care services for people who detransition
View article: Exploring Mediators of Mental Health Service Use Among Transgender Individuals in Ontario, Canada
Exploring Mediators of Mental Health Service Use Among Transgender Individuals in Ontario, Canada Open
Objectives To determine if and to what degree neighbourhood-level marginalization mediates mental health service use among transgender individuals. Methods This retrospective cohort study identified 2,085 transgender individuals through da…
View article: “It saves lives”: Peer support and resilience in transgender and gender diverse communities
“It saves lives”: Peer support and resilience in transgender and gender diverse communities Open
Transgender (trans) and gender diverse (TGD) populations continue to experience significant inequities in social and health outcomes, often in connection with the systemic exposure of these groups to violence, stigma, and discrimination. D…
View article: Disruptions of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: accounts of service providers in Ontario, Canada
Disruptions of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: accounts of service providers in Ontario, Canada Open
Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 in Canada, the availability of sexual health services including sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing has been negatively impacted in the province o…
View article: Cisnormativity as a structural barrier to STI testing for trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual, or have sex with men
Cisnormativity as a structural barrier to STI testing for trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual, or have sex with men Open
Trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual or otherwise have sex with men (TGBM) are under-tested for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and may face complex, intersectional barriers that prevent them from …
View article: Harnessing the Lived Experience of Transgender and Gender Diverse People as Practice Knowledge in Social Work: A Standpoint Analysis
Harnessing the Lived Experience of Transgender and Gender Diverse People as Practice Knowledge in Social Work: A Standpoint Analysis Open
Transgender (trans) and gender diverse (TGD) people continue experiencing profound expressions of stigma and discrimination in their attempts at accessing care, including support from the social work profession. Incorporating the lived exp…
View article: Academic Productivity of Equity-Deserving Physician Scholars During COVID-19: A Scoping Review
Academic Productivity of Equity-Deserving Physician Scholars During COVID-19: A Scoping Review Open
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic presented new barriers and exacerbated existing inequities for physician scholars. While COVID-19’s impact on academic productivity among women has received attention, the pandemic may have posed additional ch…
View article: Health Care Experiences of Patients Discontinuing or Reversing Prior Gender-Affirming Treatments
Health Care Experiences of Patients Discontinuing or Reversing Prior Gender-Affirming Treatments Open
This study's results suggest that further research and clinical guidance is required to address the unmet needs of this population who discontinue or seek to reverse prior gender-affirming interventions.
View article: “Mental Readiness” and Gatekeeping in Trans Healthcare
“Mental Readiness” and Gatekeeping in Trans Healthcare Open
Gatekeeping refers to clinicians’ strict application of eligibility criteria to determine a trans patient's “fitness” to engage in medical transition, resulting in significant barriers to gender-affirming care. Gatekeeping often uses “ment…
View article: Mapping low-wage and precarious employment among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries: A scoping review protocol
Mapping low-wage and precarious employment among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries: A scoping review protocol Open
Background: Low-wage and precarious employment are prevalent and on the rise, disproportionately impacting marginalized populations. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) populations have been largely left out of economic…
View article: Recognizing and renaming in obstetrics: How do we take better care with language?
Recognizing and renaming in obstetrics: How do we take better care with language? Open
View article: Examining TikTok’s Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups
Examining TikTok’s Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups Open
Social media is increasingly being leveraged by researchers to engage in public debates and rapidly disseminate research results to health care providers, health care users, policy makers, educators, and the general public. This paper cont…
View article: Caught between HIV exceptionalism and health service integration: Making visible the role of public health policy in the scale-up of novel sexual health services
Caught between HIV exceptionalism and health service integration: Making visible the role of public health policy in the scale-up of novel sexual health services Open
The role of contextual factors for program implementation is well-documented; however, their changing function throughout implementation phases is less established. We conducted an institutional ethnography to understand how structural con…
View article: Preventing transition “regret”: An institutional ethnography of gender-affirming medical care assessment practices in Canada
Preventing transition “regret”: An institutional ethnography of gender-affirming medical care assessment practices in Canada Open
When a person openly "regrets" their gender transition or "detransitions" this bolsters within the medical community an impression that transgender and non-binary (trans) people require close scrutiny when seeking hormonal and surgical int…
View article: P329 Scale-up of a novel testing service: Examining how public health policies impact the context for ongoing program implementation
P329 Scale-up of a novel testing service: Examining how public health policies impact the context for ongoing program implementation Open
Background The role of macro-level contextual factors (e.g., healthcare system configuration, legislation, policy) in program implementation is well-documented, yet their changing function throughout all implementation phases is less estab…
View article: Patient perspectives on the implementation of routinised syphilis screening with HIV viral load testing: Qualitative process evaluation of the Enhanced Syphilis Screening Among HIV-positive Men trial
Patient perspectives on the implementation of routinised syphilis screening with HIV viral load testing: Qualitative process evaluation of the Enhanced Syphilis Screening Among HIV-positive Men trial Open
View article: Examining TikTok’s Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups (Preprint)
Examining TikTok’s Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups (Preprint) Open
UNSTRUCTURED Social media is increasingly being leveraged by researchers to engage in public debates and rapidly disseminate research results to health care providers, health care users, policy makers, educators, and the general public. T…
View article: The Political Economy of Peer Research: Mapping the Possibilities and Precarities of Paying People for Lived Experience
The Political Economy of Peer Research: Mapping the Possibilities and Precarities of Paying People for Lived Experience Open
Participatory research, or the practice of involving ‘peers’ with lived experience, has become popular in social work. Peer engagement is lauded for: ‘democratising’ the research process; providing ‘capacity building’ and facilitating oppo…