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IFHP

Interim Federal Health Program. This is a limited and temporary health care plan that provides health care coverage to some groups of foreign nationals who are vulnerable, disadvantaged or ineligible for provincial or territorial health insurance.  

Indigiqueer

Indigiqueer is a term coined by TJ Cuthand and popularized by Joshua Whitehead to refer to people in the Indigenous queer community. Indigiqueer includes people who do not hold Two-Spirit identities, although Two-Spirit identities are part of the Indigiqueer community.

Intersex

A term that some people with Differences of Sex Development (DSD) use to self-identify. DSD refers to reproductive or sexual anatomy that is outside the common range of variance assigned as male or female anatomy. Differences may be related to genitalia, secondary sex characteristics, chromosomal make-up, hormonal receptivity, and may or may not be visible at birth. Recent research estimates 1.7% of newborns may have some variance of DSD. Intersex and DSD are related to physical sex development, and therefore are different than trans, which is related to gender.