Check out our new article in Sexuality & Culture entitled "Identity Through Images: How Gay and Lesbian Youth Depict their Self-Representation."
This study utilizes photo-elicitation to help lesbian and gay youth in Mexico explore images related to their identities. 🌈🎓
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s121...
Something exciting is coming to #INQYR2026.
We are getting ready to announce our keynote speaker for INQYR Beyond Limits, October 2, 2026, Toronto.
Watch this space. Full reveal coming March 13th.
#BeyondLimits #QueerYouthResilience
If you or someone you know is struggling with bullying or mental health, there are supports:
🩷 Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566
🩷 Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
February 25th is Pink Shirt Day: a global movement that acts as an annual reminder to stand up to bullying.
Head to our website to read this article involving parents who lost children to suicide. They remind us that there is still much work to be done to protect diverse youth. 🌈🎓
#PinkShirtDay
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¡Llega INQYR Beyond Limits!
El 2 de octubre de 2026 en Toronto celebramos nuestra primera conferencia presencial sobre derechos, alegría y resiliencia de jóvenes 2SLGBTQIA+.
Envía tu propuesta.
Fecha límite: 8 de abril de 2026.
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INQYR Beyond Limits is here!
Join us Oct 2, 2026 in Toronto for our first in-person conference advancing the rights, joy & resilience of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
Submit your proposal.
Deadline: April 8, 2026.
Link in bio.
Exciting opportunity with @itgetsbettercanada.bsky.social ! 🌈🎓
Apply here by March 2: itgetsbettercanada.org/youth-adviso...
Are you 18 years of age or older and identify as LGBTQIA2+?
This research project aims to explore the potential of Protective Optimization Technologies and critical pedagogies to address ethical challenges in AI and promote responsible practices.
Scan the QR code to take the 10 min survey! 🌈🎓
Part 2 due to Bluesky's photo limit. We just couldn't leave out these cuties! ❤️
Saying goodbye to 2025 with one of our most important posts: INQYR's holiday pets! ❤️
Wishing you all a happy and safe New Year; we will see you in 2026! 🥂🎉
Happy holidays from INQYR 🤍🌈
However you feel during this time of year, remember to take care of yourself as much as you can. If you or someone you know could use extra support, check out our last post about the GLO app for resources & tools.
We hope you have a safe and restful holiday season 🫂✨
🌈🎓 GLO is a new mobile-based app presented by It Gets Better Canada that features an evidence-based curriculum developed by our very own PI Dr. Shelley Craig!
Take an in-depth look at each module and read Shelley's full statement here: www.inqyr.org/glo-app 💜
🚨 Call for Participants 🚨
@phillip-joy.bsky.social and Mount Saint Vincent University are recruiting for a dietetic research study exploring food, identity, and health through the co-construction of music.
To get involved in this project, email phillip.joy@msvu.ca ! 🌈🎓
Today is #WorldAIDSDay, a time to remember those lost, honour those living with HIV, and acknowledge the ongoing fight against stigma and health inequity.
HIV rates are rising in Canada, and marginalized communities remain most impacted. Let today be an invitation to learn and talk openly about HIV.
Transgender Day of Remembrance 🕯️🏳️⚧️
We honour the trans and gender-diverse lives lost to violence–a crisis that continues to intensify worldwide.
Today, we grieve with loved ones. Tomorrow, we continue the fight for safety, dignity, and justice for all trans people.
To see the rest of the art pieces and select quotes, head to: www.inqyr.org/projects/sna...
🏳️⚧️ 📸 ✨For Trans Awareness Week we are highlighting snapshoT: a study using photo-elicitation to explore the lives of trans and non-binary youth in the U.S. Through images and interviews, the project examines identity, culture, resilience, and online/offline experiences.
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To learn more about Kaitrin and their research, head to: www.inqyr.org/kaitrin-doll-1
🏳️⚧️ 🛼✨ Roller derby is more than a sport; it’s a space where many trans and gender diverse skaters thrive. Kaitrin Doll’s research shows how community-driven derby fosters trans joy, connection, and liberation through support, play, embodiment, and gender affirmation. #rollerderby #genderdiversity
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The University of Edinburgh is recruiting for a funded full-time post-doc researcher to help with the "Rain within the Rainbow" project exploring LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention through the life course in the UK.
Apply here by November 21st: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH708/r...
If you are 15+, identify as a Gender and Neuro Minority person in Canada, and can give informed consent, we invite you to complete this 15-20 minute survey: www.inqyr.org/projects/neu...
🏳️⚧️✨ It’s Transgender Awareness Week! All week we’re sharing research that uplifts and centres trans identities.
Today we’re highlighting Neuro-Queeriosity, a study exploring mental wellness among Gender and Neuro Minority (GNM) people in Canada. 🌈🎓
#AcademicSky
Happy Intersex Awareness Day!
It’s our responsibility to advocate for better workplaces, health care, and education for our community, including intersex people. This week, we’re partnering with @interact.bsky.social to share our stories, uplift voices, and resources for #IntersexAwarenessWeek!
Image shows three people stood together. The people on either end are holding an intersex flag between them in front, the person in the middle holds another intersex flag behind them.
Today is Intersex Awareness Day. Intersex Awareness Day aims to gain recognition and support for intersex people in their right to live authentically and unapologetically.
We stand in solidarity with our intersex siblings, team members and supporters!
#IntersexAwarenessDay #IntersexAwareness
Check our LEVEL UP! project page to learn more about the impacts of digital gaming communities on LGBTQ+ youth: www.inqyr.org/projects/lev...
Happy International Pronouns Day! 💖
INQYR’s LEVEL UP! study shows how pronoun options in games like The Sims 4 & Monster Prom help LGBTQ+ youth feel seen, connected, & affirmed in their identities.
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#InternationalPronounsDay #LGBTQGaming #PronounsMatter #LGBTQyouth
If you are interested in our open access article from earlier this year about digital resilience for sexual and gender minority youth, check it out here: www.inqyr.org/research-hub...
Coming out is a personal choice that shouldn’t feel pressured. Digital spaces can offer queer and trans youth connection, learning, and resilience to make coming out feel safer.
You are a valid part of the community, no matter where you are on your coming out journey. ❤️
#NationalComingOutDay 🌈🎓
Today we celebrate #InternationalLesbianDay to uplift and honour lesbian voices, identities, and communities around the world. 🧡🤍💜
In 2024, for Lesbian Visibility Day (Apr. 26), we spoke to Dr. Shelley Craig about being a queer woman in research and the founding of INQYR!
#LesbianVisibility
