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The Canadian Medical Association categorizes obesity as a medical condition, one caused by many factors, but it’s important to recognize that not all higher-body weight people have obesity.

Contrary to many harmful stereotypes, higher-body weight people can be perfectly healthy and some higher-body weight people may have fewer health issues than some lower-body weight people. While weight can contribute to developing health conditions (e.g., type 2 diabetes), that does not mean that every higher-weight person is unhealthy or will develop these conditions.

Menstruation: “The normal monthly shedding of blood and tissue from the lining of the uterus when pregnancy does not occur. During menstruation, menstrual blood and tissue flow from the uterus through the cervix and pass out of the body through the vagina.” (National Cancer Institute)

Anyone who menstruates will tell you that managing a period takes effort and money. Aside from dealing with discomforts such as cramps, headaches, cravings/aversions, and mood swings, people who menstruate must also invest time (and money) to find which period products work best for them.

Egale Canada has recently released a series of training modules called Queering Mental Health “to better equip service providers with more in-depth and expansive knowledge on how to provide more holistic and attuned care to 2SLGBTQI people.”

When we think of “inclusive spaces,” we often think about physical access to a building. For example, whether there’s a ramp or elevator access.