Thursday · October 1Arrivals, orientation and welcome partyChelsea Hotel
Friday · October 2Beyond Limits public conference dayChelsea Hotel
Saturday · October 3Member training, partnership reflection and dinnerUniversity College
Sunday · October 4Partnership wrap-up and departuresChelsea Hotel
This version contains members-only activities. Friday’s conference program begins on the following pages and may also be distributed as a separate public program.
Full Members Program1
Interactive venue guide
Find your room
Hover over or select a glowing point or room name to see the programming taking place there. Direct link to this map
Selected space
Mountbatten Salon / AB
The main shared-program space throughout Friday.
9:15–10:45 · Opening welcome and keynote
11:00–12:30 · Community-engaged research methods
2:00–3:30 · INQYR Showcase
4:00–5:30 · Digital Life, Subcultures and Belonging
5:45 onward · Closing and evening celebration
INQYR 2026Thursday · October 1
Arrival day
Welcome to Toronto
Settle in, meet the team, and reconnect with the international INQYR community.
From 2:00
Arrivals and hotel check-in · Chelsea Hotel Toronto
Members arrive throughout the afternoon and check in at the hotel.
6:00–7:00
Student and volunteer orientation · Chelsea Hotel
A practical welcome for students and volunteers covering roles, wayfinding, accessibility, interpretation support, and the Friday conference flow. The meeting room will be announced.
Students and volunteers
From 7:00
INQYR Welcome Party · The Elm Tavern
Meet and reconnect with members over complimentary snacks. Drinks are available for purchase. Partners and family members are welcome.
Location
The Elm Tavern
Inside the Chelsea Hotel Toronto. Ask the conference team for directions after check-in.
Friday reminder
Registration opens at 8:00
The public conference day begins Friday morning on the hotel’s second floor.
Live Spanish-to-English interpretation is available during the opening keynote, the interpreted parallel sessions, and the INQYR Showcase.
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Beyond Limits 2026Morning program
Welcome and keynote
Opening the day
All morning plenary programming takes place in Mountbatten. Live Spanish-to-English interpretation is available.
8:00–9:00
Registration, coffee and pastries · Mountbatten Lane
Collect your name badge, conference package, and interpretation headset. Volunteers will assist with registration and wayfinding.
9:15–10:45
Opening welcome and keynote · Mountbatten
Welcome and introductions from Dr. Shelley Craig (she/her), followed by keynote speaker Ilan H. Meyer (he/him) of the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Dr. Meyer will explore minority stress and LGBTQ health: where the research has taken us, what generational shifts are telling us, and what comes next.
University of Toronto welcome: Additional speaker to be announced.Live interpretation
10:45–11:00
Break
Hydration, coffee top-up, and transition to the parallel sessions.
Block A · 11:00–12:30
Community Engaged and Collaborative Research Methods
Mountbatten AB · Live Spanish-to-English interpretation · Fifteen-minute presentations followed by shared discussion.
Mountbatten AB
Community Engaged and Collaborative Research Methods
Doing Research Pero a lo Mexicano: Lessons and Challenges of a Cross-Border Collaboration in LGBTQ+ Population HealthJuan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez (Él) · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Care, Community, and LGBT+ Youth Mental Health in La Paz: Reflections from La Paz es DiversaEli Verdugo (they/them) · La Paz es Diversa
Desplazamiento del prejuicio patologizante hacia identidades trans: fundamentos para una propuesta tecnológica de formación ética en profesionales de salud mentalJessica Ayón Zuñiga (her/ella) · Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
Outcomes and Lessons Learned from Sexual and Gender Minority Youth-Engaged Research Priority Setting Using the Write-Draw-Storying MethodChris Wang (they/he) · University of Toronto
Cultivating Queer Joy through Expressive Writing among LGBTQIA+ Youth in the US and New ZealandEric K. Layland (he/they) · University of Delaware
Questions and discussion
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Beyond Limits 2026Block A · Parallel sessions
11:00–12:30
Block A
Choose one concurrent session. Each room holds five presentations followed by questions and discussion.
Baker
Schools, Training and Safer Practice
Pride and Possibility: Teaching in the Ontario Catholic School SystemErin Van Moorsel (they/she) · OECTA
National School Climate Survey: Experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ Students in the USShweta Moorthy (she/her) · Glisten
Creating Safer Clinical Spaces in Hostile Contexts During Unsafe Times: A Case of Queer-Affirming Psychotherapy in West AfricaMarigold Cobbina (She/Her) · University of Calgary
Canadian Nursing Students’ Experiences Using Globally Networked Learning to Promote Affirming Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ IndividualsSamantha Colafella (she/her) · York University
School Anticipation, Prevention, and Response to Anti-Trans BacklashRory O’Brien (they/them) · San Diego State University
Questions and discussion
Windsor
Programs and Interventions
Parenting with LOVE: A Pilot Test of a Psychoeducational Intervention for Parents of LGBTQ+ YouthCarol Broughton (She/They), Brandie Brazell (pronouns not provided), M.Ed., LPC-S, NCC, and Douglas Knutson (he/him), PhD, LHSP, ABPP · Oklahoma State University
Proud to Be Me: Body Image and Queer Joy Programming for 2SLGBTQIA+ YouthSyd Gilchrist (they/them) · Canvas Programs
Where Queer Joy Takes Root: Exploring Sustainable Wellbeing at fYreflyAlison Rodgers (she/her) and Dr. Rachel Nicholls (pronouns not provided) · Trent University
LGBTQTeeHee: A Queer Comedy Intervention for Wellbeing, Resilience, and Community CareAnthony Joseph Gifford (He/Him) · Birmingham City University
Tuned In!: 12-Month Longitudinal Outcomes of a Virtual Affirmative Mindfulness Intervention for Sexual and Gender Diverse YouthGio Iacono (he/him) · University of Connecticut
Questions and discussion
The Community Engaged and Collaborative Research Methods session runs concurrently in Mountbatten AB.
Full Members Program · Friday5
Beyond Limits 2026Poster session · 12:30–2:00
Mountbatten Lane
Lunch, posters and community tables
Pick up lunch, explore the research, and meet community organizations. Vote for your favourite posters using the voting link available in this program and in the poster area.
Select a number to jump to that poster. Physical table positions can be added when the floor layout is confirmed.
1On Paper, In Practice: Archiving Queer ScarboroughAndrea Charise (she/her) · University of Toronto Scarborough2A Cascade of Affirming Conversations: Sharing Innovative Practices to Mapping 2SLGBTQ+ Disparities in Ontario Child WelfareKristin Roe (she/they) · Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies3Adaptations in Community Learning: Reactions to Changing Legislation and Curriculum for Queer YouthEric Zambory (They/Them) · McGill University4Are Social Workers Prepared? A U.S. National Survey of Social Workers’ Preparedness for Affirmative Practice with 2SLGBTQIA+ YouthGio Iacono (he/him) · University of Connecticut5Embodied Critical Praxis Through Theatre of the Oppressed: Disrupting Internalized Oppression among Racialized Queer PopulationsDavid Puvaneyshwaran (he/him) · University of Toronto6Exploring LGBTQ+ Young People’s Perspectives on the Value of LGBTQ+ Tailoring in Self-Guided Digital Mental Health InterventionsEmma Chubb (She/her) · University of Bath, UK7Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators of Delivering SOGI123 for Educators in CanadaSarah Dedrick (she/her) · Simon Fraser University8Fandoms as Margin-Centered Spaces: Moving Beyond Single-Identity SpacesNathan R. G. Barnett (he/they) · Wilfrid Laurier University9Healing from Child and Adolescent Sexual Violence: Highlighting Results from an Integrative Review Through Case Study Examples with Gender Expansive SurvivorsCarina Montoya (she/they) · Case Western Reserve University10Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Coping as Mediators Between Intersectional Stress and Depressive Symptoms among LGBTQ+ Youth of ColorPin-Chen Chiang (She/They) · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill11Mental Health Help-Seeking Among LGBTQ+ Young People in the UK: The Role of Social Contexts and ResilienceWillem Stander (He/Him) · University of Birmingham12More Than the Sum of Our Parts: Critical and Intersectional Possibilities for 2SLGBTQIA+ Quantitative ResearchJacqueline (Jackie) Cosse (they/she) · New York University Silver School of Social Work13Navigating Identity and Community: Insights to LGBTQ+ Student Engagement with LGBTQ+ OrganizationsSamantha Luxmikanthan (they/them) · Rutgers University14Nobody Gets Their Sh*t Together by 30!: Queer Temporality and Service UseMichael Butac (he/him) · Toronto Metropolitan University
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Beyond Limits 2026Poster session · Continued
28 poster presentations
Poster presenters
15Same or Different? Gay Men’s Digital Practices and Wellbeing: A Comparative StudyLazar Dragić (He/Him) · The Chinese University of Hong Kong16State of Play: Mental Health, Gender Minority Stress and Affirmative Experiences among Trans and Gender Diverse Young People in the UKLiam Cahill (he/him) · Nottingham Trent University17Still on Gay Dating Apps? Chinese Gay Men’s Online Dating Expansion in the Polymedia EnvironmentKJ Kaixin DENG (He/Him) · University of Technology Sydney18The Buffering Effects of Peer Social Support on the Link Between Heterosexist Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms among LGBTQ Emerging AdultsLuis Armando Parra (they/he) · University of California, Davis19When Resilience Is Not Enough: Intersectional Discrimination and Posttraumatic Stress SymptomsInès Ait Abdelmalek (she/they) · Université de Montréal20Is Queerness Here Yet? An Analysis of Queer/Trans*ness in Co/Curricular Kinesiology Programs in CanadaEmma Karamanlian (she/her) · University of Toronto21Healthcare Beyond Urban Centres: Minority Stress and Resilience Among 2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals in Regional QuébecSophie Parent (she/her) · Université Laval22Arsenal Gaygooners: LGBTQ+ Belonging and Self-Representation Through Photo-ElicitationSebastian Cordoba (he/him) · London Metropolitan University23Institutional Support, Disabled LGBTQ2SIA+ Students, and Campus ClimateVincent Sarna (he/they) · University of Illinois Chicago24The Right to Say Yes: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Transgender, Non-Binary, and Autistic Grassroots Group Organization and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Providers’ ApproachesNoah Adams (he/him) · University of Toronto, OISE25Patrones de consumo de sustancias e indicadores de salud en hombres gbHSH de México: un análisis de clases latentesLeonardo Jiménez-Rivagorza (Él/Ella/Elle) · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México26Gender Congruence, Body Image, and Quality of Life in Trans Men: A Mixed-Methods StudyChase Staras (He/Him) · University College London27Beyond Risk: Understanding Resilience, Safety, and Digital Well-Being Among Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth in the United StatesDeKeitra Griffin (He/King) · Louisiana State University28Queering Place: Toward an Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Theory of PlaceJennifer Ananda (Any pronouns/Mx.) · University of Kansas
Poster awards
Vote during the poster session
Attendees will vote for their favourites during the session, with four awards given out during the dance and roller disco:
The Beyond Limits Award, for the poster that pushes past a conventional boundary, whether in method, framing, or who the research is done with
Best in Show, for all round excellence. Strong research, clearly communicated, well presented
The Joy Award, for the poster that best captures queer joy, resilience, or possibility
The Bold Design Award, for the poster that makes the strongest visual case for its work
Community tables
Meet local organizations
Featured community tables include Get Real, It Gets Better Canada, and AFFIRM. Additional organizations may be announced.
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Beyond Limits 2026Afternoon program
Creative methods and community knowledge
INQYR Showcase
2:00–3:30
Afternoon INQYR Showcase · Mountbatten
A celebration of creative outputs from the INQYR international network. Energizing segments from across the regions bring research to life through arts-based methods and creative demonstrations. Presenter lineup to be announced.
Live interpretation
3:30–4:00
Break and optional movement session
A snack break with space for embodiment, movement, and queer joy.
Showcase lineup
Creative projects from across INQYR
Presenters and running order will be added as confirmations arrive.
Level UPPresenter to be confirmed
GLOPresenter to be confirmed
AutonomePresenter to be confirmed
Resource MappingPresenter to be confirmed
Mexico regional showcasePresenter to be confirmed
Online VignettesPresenter to be confirmed
Ballroom Study & performancePresenters to be confirmed
Block B · 4:00–5:30
Digital Life, Subcultures and Belonging
Mountbatten AB · Live Spanish-to-English interpretation · Fifteen-minute presentations followed by shared discussion.
Mountbatten AB
Digital Life, Subcultures and Belonging
Category Is: A Study of Ballroom, Black Excellence and Anti-Black Racism in CanadaKeith Adamson (he/him) and Martin Austin (he/him) · University of Toronto
Is Anyone Out There? An Ethnographic Study of Queer Online CommunitiesJames Webster (he/him) · University of Winnipeg
Creative Resistance: The Collective Resilience Strategies of Trans and Gender Diverse YouthOlu Jenzen (she/her) · University of Southampton
From D&D to DIY: Using Creative Subcultures as a Belonging ToolkitRosalinda Kowalczewski (she/her/hers) · NC State Women’s Center
Stories in the Glass: Queer and Transgender South Asian Youth on Identity and DrinkingAnurada U. Amarasekera (she/they) · Toronto Metropolitan University
Questions and discussion
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Beyond Limits 2026Block B · Parallel sessions
4:00–5:30
Block B
Choose one concurrent session. Each room holds five presentations followed by questions and discussion.
Baker
Diaspora, Belonging and Access to Care
Queer Voices Beyond Downtown: Arts-Wellness Practices with 2SLGBTQ+ Youth of Colour in ScarboroughAndrea Charise (she/her) · University of Toronto Scarborough
It’s Always Nice to Remember That We’re Not Alone: Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography With LGBTQIA+ Migrant YouthThomas Tri (They/He) · York University
Centering LGBTQIA+ Migrant Student Belonging and Well-Being Through Mixed-Method Participatory Arts-Based ResearchRoya Haghiri-Vijeh (she/her) · York University
Amra Korbo Joy: Cultivating Joy as a Tool for Building Community Resilience in Toronto’s Bangladeshi LGBTQ CommunitiesLubaba Gemma (pronouns not provided) and Maiesha Zarin (they/them), presenting on behalf of Bushra Ahmed · Bangladeshi Queer Liberation
Videoconferencing-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in LGBTQ+ PeopleIsaac Dunn (He/Him) · University of Technology Sydney
Questions and discussion
Windsor
Youth Voices, Policy and Practice
Theory Building with Trans and Nonbinary Young People: What Does It Mean to Be (Well)?Alex Wagaman (she/her) · Virginia Commonwealth University
Beyond Non-Profits and Formal Institutions: Exploring Queer and Trans Asian Youth Grassroots Initiatives for Community CareMaple Xiang (They/She) · University of Toronto & Dany Ko (siya/伊 or They/Them) · SCI AIDE
You’re Not Just Scrambling: Centering TGD Youth Voices in Mental Health, Stigma, and Community Care in OntarioVikki Huang (she/her) · TWIRI / CCVT
Queer Youth Perspectives on Policy for Medical Assistance in Dying for Mental IllnessJay Tang (they/them) · University of Victoria
Assessing Social Workers’ LGB-Affirmative Practice Competence Using Vignettes: Development and ImplicationsYu-Te Huang (He/him/his) · University of Hong Kong
Questions and discussion
The Digital Life, Subcultures and Belonging session runs concurrently in Mountbatten AB.
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Beyond Limits 2026Closing and evening program
The day continues
Recognitions, downtime and queer joy
5:45–6:00
Closing remarks and recognitions · Mountbatten
A shared close to the formal conference program.
Live interpretation
6:00–7:30
Drinks and downtime
Join an informal gathering on the Market Garden Patio or recharge in the designated Seymour quiet room before the evening festivities.
7:30–11:00
Snacks, Sips and Skates · Mountbatten Salon
A closing party hosted by Beats and Skates with a DJ, dance floor, catered snacks, cash bar, playful prizes, and presentation of the poster awards. The first 50 guests receive a complimentary Limitless cocktail.
Skating
Optional and beginner-friendly
Skates are available thanks to Nitro Skates, with helpers from Toronto Roller Derby and a demonstration from the Beats and Skates crew. Dancing and social space are available off skates.
Guests
Partners and family are welcome
Registered conference attendees are included. Companions who are not registered may attend with a separate guest ticket.
Guest ticket: Price and purchase details to be announced.
All Friday programming takes place on the second floor of the Chelsea Hotel Toronto. Ask a volunteer for directions, interpretation support, or access to the Seymour quiet room.
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INQYR 2026Saturday · October 3
Members day · University of Toronto
Training, reflection and connection
University College, 15 King’s College Circle · Main building · Rooms 161, 175, and Amphitheatre 177.
9:30
Meet in the Chelsea Hotel lobby
The group will walk together to University College.
10:00–12:00
Opening reconnection activity and training
Members reconnect and begin the training program together.
Live interpretation
12:00–12:45
Lunch · Catered by Gazelle
A Middle Eastern catered lunch for members.
12:45–1:45
Training workshop
The members training program continues after lunch.
Live interpretation
2:00–4:00
What We Built: INQYR 2017–2026
A partnership-wide reflection with all members. Portions of the session will be led by the Partnership Leadership Committee.
4:00–5:00
University of Toronto campus tour
The tour includes the Sexual Representation Collection. Partners and family members are welcome.
Saturday daytime programming is based at University College. Please arrive in the hotel lobby by 9:30 if you would like to walk with the group.
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INQYR 2026Saturday evening and Sunday
Saturday · October 3
Dinner in the Village
8:00–10:00
Members dinner · O’Grady’s on Church
A set-menu dinner upstairs at 518 Church Street. Partners and family members are welcome after dinner for the drag show that follows.
Sunday · October 4
Partnership wrap-up and departures
10:00–12:00
Partnership Wrap-Up · Baker, Chelsea Hotel
Coffee and muffins will be served. Together we will reflect on INQYR’s legacy, discuss how to preserve the partnership’s work, map the remaining wrap-up months, and recognize the community’s contributions. All members are invited; portions will be led by the Partnership Leadership Committee.
From 12:00
Departures
Members begin departing. Late checkout is limited; please tell the conference team in advance if you need assistance with arrangements or luggage.
Sunday location
Baker
Chelsea Hotel Toronto, second floor.
Thank you
Safe travels
Thank you for helping build the INQYR partnership and for bringing its work to life in Toronto.
