‘About time! ’ Insights from Research with Pride: a community–student collaboration

Research with Pride (RwP) was a community–student collaborative initiative to promote and build capacity for community-based research exploring health and wellness in lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) commu-nities. The event took place at University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) in September 2009, and engaged over 100 students, commu-nity members and academic researchers in a full day of discussion, learning and networking. RwP was initiated by a group of graduate students in Health Promotion who identified a gap in resources addressing LGBTQ health, facilitating their further learning and work in this area. By engaging in a partnership with a community service organization serving LGBTQ communities in downtown Toronto, RwP emerges as a key example of the role of community–student partnerships in the pursuit of LGBTQ health promotion. This paper will describe the nature of this partnership, outline its strengths and chal-lenges and emphasize the integral role of community– student partnerships in health promotion initiatives. Key words: gender and health; social inequalities in health; community-based research; homosexualit