Social media can hurt kids. For many 2SLGBTQ+ youth, it’s a lifeline.

The internet can be a scary place. For queer kids, it’s sometimes the only safe place they have.

Read our latest newsletter and learn about the latest updates at INQYR in 2023!

Learn all about 2022’s biggest updates and what 2023 has in store for INQYR!

Phillip Joy, a registered dietician and assistant professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, said LGBTQ people experience higher body image pressure as they not only try to conform to the ideals of a society in which being cisgendered and straight is considered the norm, but also try find belonging within queer communities.

Watch Dr. Kerith J. Conron (she/her), Research Director at the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and co-author of the ‘Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Youth’ brief, discuss efforts in the US to restrict access to gender-affirming care and learn about their policy and research implications.

Dane Di Cesare’s latest research project is exploring the ways in which video games and gaming communities impact the well-being and identity development of 2S&LGBTQ+ youth aged 14 to 29.

Applications are now open for part-time (8-12 hours/month) IYAB Coordinators to support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing activities for the upcoming 2022-2023 board term.

When Dane Marco Di Cesare was a child, he turned to video games for more than entertainment or diversion. For him, they were a safe place for a queer youth to immerse himself in fantastic worlds, away from a reality that was sometimes unsafe and often stressful. Today, he’s leading the first large scale international study to examine how the gaming experiences of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults affect their wellbeing and identity development.

Join Dr. Kerith J. Conron (she/her), Research Director at the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and co-author of the ‘Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Youth’ brief, on June 8th, 11am-12pm Eastern to learn about efforts in the US to restrict access to gender-affirming care and discuss their policy and research implications.

Applications for the third and final cohort of the International Student Training Network (ISTN) are now open! Deadline to apply: June 13th, 2022.

INQYR has launched its bilingual, international survey, LEVEL UP!, which explores gender and sexual minority youth’s positive and negative experiences of video gaming and gaming communities, and how this relates to wellbeing!