caa a22 4500 467898146 CHVBK 20180406152809.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10708-006-0028-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10708-006-0028-7 Placing sexuality in health policies: feminist geographies and public health nursing [Elektronische Daten] [Judith MacDonnell, Gavin Andrews] Despite the increasing public profile of same-sex issues, health policies are often shaped by heteronormative assumptions. The health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual/transgender, two-spirit, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTTTIQQ) people are complex and require broadening from an often exclusively sexual health and risk focus to a more holistic approach. In this context, this paper illustrates how a critical feminist geography of health, with its focus on the mutual construction of gender relations, space and place, potentially enhances and extends current understandings of public health policy and practice. Moreover, the use of a policy lens foregrounding gender and other power relations suggests that feminist research and coalitions facilitate participatory processes that address "the politics of discourse.” In particular, public health nursing practice can enhance the construction of spaces of resistance that challenge heteronormative discourse through research strategies focused on sexual minority communities' health experiences and their visions for supportive care. In this respect, two strategies consistent with public health priorities to increase knowledge and participate in alliances are described. Ethnographic research with childbearing lesbians demonstrates that attention to institutional dynamics that foster safe spaces can facilitate access to public health services. Public health nurses' involvement in community coalitions can enhance dissemination of community knowledges. The implications for gender inclusive and place-sensitive public health nursing practice include the development of sensitive educators, meaningful educational curriculum and related program planning, explicit policies, community partnerships and political leadership in institutional and research venues. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 Feminist geography nationallicence Public health nationallicence Lesbian nationallicence Nursing nationallicence Policy nationallicence MacDonnell Judith Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 215, M5T 1P8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut Andrews Gavin Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 215, M5T 1P8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut GeoJournal Kluwer Academic Publishers 65/4(2006-05-01), 349-364 0343-2521 65:4<349 2006 65 10708 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-0028-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-0028-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- MacDonnell Judith Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 215, M5T 1P8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Andrews Gavin Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 215, M5T 1P8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- GeoJournal Kluwer Academic Publishers 65/4(2006-05-01), 349-364 0343-2521 65:4<349 2006 65 10708 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer