Terry Trussler Gay Health at Work
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Pride, Prejudice & Determinants of Health
Gay Health @ Work
Terry Trussler EdD
Community Based Research CentreFor Gay Men’s Health
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Why Gay Health @ Work?
• Social location of “gender order”• Workplace prejudice lore• Population Health Policy • Whitehall Study-social determinants
gradient social status health status
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Supporting Theories
• Population Health Marmot et al.
• Minority Stress Meyer et al.
• Intersectionality Hankivsky et al.
• Syndemic Production Stall et al.
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Sex Now 2011
• September 2011- February 2012• Men seeking men online• n=8,607 participants• All provinces/territories FSA• Average age: 43 • Range: 13-84
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• Dialogue• Questionnaire• Focus Groups• SFU Institutes• Survey Promotion• Recruitment Drive• Statistics Boot Camp• Individual Analysis
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unofficial census
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Minority StressMeyer et al. (2010)
Mental Disorders
Stress
Structural Disadvantage
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Minority StressMeyer et al. (2010)
Social Disparity Hypothesis
“disadvantaged fare worse”
Analytical Strategy 1. Within group analysis
2. Between group analysis 3. Outcome analysis
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Measurement Challenges
• Event recall• Nonevents potent but difficult • Covert discrimination• Systemic prejudice• Accepting professions• Living “the life”
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Within Group Analysis
Pride, Prejudice & Determinants of Health
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Workplace Perceptions
Supportive
Agree 61%Disagree 20%Uncertain 19%
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Privacy @ Work
Importance
Very Important 38%Important 16%Not that important 21%Not important 22%Indefinite 3%
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Did your sexuality channel your career?
Channeled?
Very Likely 8%Likely 12%Somewhat unlikely 16%Totally unlikely 54%Uncertain 10%
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Sexuality Helped or Hurt?
Impact
Helped 8%Hurt 8%Helped/Hurt 12%Neutral 71%
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Out @ Work
Who knows your sexuality @ work?
No one 39%Everyone 31%Some 21%Almost none 10%
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Dismissed, rejected, restricted
Employment Discrimination
Definitely yes 5%Probably yes 12%Probably no 26%Definitely no 57%
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Between Group Analysis
Pride, Prejudice & Determinants of Health
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Whitehall Gradient Marmot et al. 2004
Mental Distress0
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High ControlIntermediateLow Control
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Between Group Analysis
• Gay Orientation• Bisexual Orientation• MSM (married/partnered with a woman)
MSM model85% bisexual10% gay5% straight
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Property Owner
SN 20100
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Annual Income
More than $50,0000%
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Gay BisexualMSM
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Higher Education
College-University0
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Gay BisexualMSM
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Privacy @ Work
Privacy Important0%
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Gay BisexualMSM
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Perceived Supportive
Supportive workplace0
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Did your sexuality channel your career?
Likely to very likely0
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Gay BisexualMSM
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Ever attended an event with a woman to blend in?
Gender Cover0
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Gay BisexualMSM
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How out are you @ work?
Some to almost everyone0
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Turned down, rejected or restricted by sexuality?
Employment Discrimination0
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Sexuality hurt career
56% endured discrimination0
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Outcome Analysis
Pride, Prejudice & Determinants of Health
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Axes of Social (dis)Advantage
• Gender (in-gender status)
• Age• Ethnicity• Education• Income• Sexual Orientation
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Axes of social (dis)advantage
significance odds ratio confidence
Age < 30 <.001 1.783 1.488-2.136
Age 30-44 <.001 1.786 1.494-2.092
Higher Ed .002 1.224 1.079-1.390
Income <$50K <.001 1.311 1.154-1.491
Gay Orientation <.001 4.408 3.738-5.198
employment discrimination vs no discrimination
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Stress Factors
• Orientation Disclosure (Out/Not)
• Body Type (BMI, self image)
• Prior prejudice (bashed, bullied)
• Gender presentation (piercings, tattoos)
• Work environment (supportive, cover)
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Mediating (stress) Factors
significance odds ratio confidence
Out @ work <.001 2.845 2.384-3.395
Cover <.001 1.881 1.650-2.144
Unsupportive <.001 1.515 1.299-1.767
Body Type BMI .995 1.002 .588-1.707
employment discrimination vs no discrimination
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Health Outcomes
• Suicidality (thoughts & attempts)
• Anxiety + Rx (care seeking)
• Depression + Rx (care seeking)
• Sad, lonely (design questions)
• Sexual risk (UAI)
• STI (last 12 months)
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Health Outcomes
significance odds ratio confidence
Hurt Career <.001 7.310 6.098-8.763
Suicidal 23% <.001 1.872 1.576-2.223
Depression .123 .904 .796-1.028
Sexual Risk .002 1.252 1.095-1.431
Gonorrhea <.001 1.635 1.210-2.210
employment discrimination vs no discrimination
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Intersectional Difference
Gay Bisexual
BMI II .810 .008
Suicidal <.001 .095
Hurt <.001 <.001
UAI <.001 .755
Gonorrhea .010 .466
employment discrimination vs no discrimination
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Discussion
Pride, Prejudice & Determinants of Health
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Global Fund
US $ Millions0
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Gay Sex WorkersIDU
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Intersections
• Age• Income, education/class• Ethnicities/race• HIV status
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Limitations
• Cross sectional survey• No population sample (structural)• Internet sampling• Self report• Unmeasurables• Good Questions
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Acknowledgements
Vancouver FoundationPublic Health Agency of Canada
Province of British Columbia
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Acknowledgements
CBRC Olivier Ferlatte, Travis Salway Hottes, Rick Marchand, Craig Phillips, David Ham & the CBRC Board
Investigaytors Alex Chen, Joshun Dulai, Darren Ho, Trevor Hodges, David Le, Daniel McGraw, Keith Reynolds, Jordan Sang, Jaedyn Starr
DialogueMoffat Clarke, Jeff Dodds, Mark Gilbert, Olena Hankivsky, Ilan Meyer, aaron poirier… and many more