Sofía Gutiérrez (pronouns: they/she/he) is a university student currently in the third year of a bachelor's degree in modern languages with focus on teaching at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS). On a daily basis, they actively advocate for underrepresented identities amongst the LGBTQ+ community and have participated in workshops about sexual diversity.

Gabriela (she/her) is a lesbian poet of Dominirican descent. Raised Roman Catholic, she left the Church to forge her own path as a Polytheist Pagan. The arts fuel Gabriela’s activism, from creative writing to music (voice and cello), and she can often be found trying to capture the intersections of faith, sexuality, and culture into a poem or song. She is a proud member of a youth group, a local LGBTQ+ non-profit. Her dream is to become a priestess and create affirming spiritual spaces for queer youth.

Sabrina (pronouns: she/her) is a software engineering student at the Autonomous University of Yucatán. She has a high passion for art and culture and wants to promote new ways to perceive art and spread it through people. She has participated in a national program about SDG called "Misión Resistencia" where she learned a lot in a technical and intrapersonal way. Sabrina is particularly interested in being a support person to all the people who needs a hand and take care of themselves. She is a nice kind of person who tries to be there for others and she is a cooperative person who is excited to discover new kinds of knowledge and to work in a team with new people from INQYR. She also wants to use her math knowledge of programming and statistic to generate statistical analysis about different topics from LGBTTTQA+.

Isela Burgoin (she/her) is a bachelor's student in Modern Languages specialized in Languages Education at Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) in Mexico. She advocates for mental health, neurodivergent youth and LGBTQ+ rights in their home country and state in Baja California Sur, Mexico. As well she enjoys doing community service as an active member of Rotary International youth, her most distinguished project has been ''Music For Polio'' a concert with the participation of local bands for fundraising to the cause of #EndPolioNow. Isela is most passionate about promoting borderless access to information and rights of what she advocates for since is still relatively unknown in her community. As well as she looks in promoting a change in the media for getting more queer and minorities representation in general. She soon seeks to dedicate herself in supporting the interpretation/translation of information at the migratory borders.

Amy (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a high school student in the United States. She has a passion for history and wishes to use hidden history to understand present oppression and liberation. She is also a proud member of a local council dedicated to creating safe schools for LGBTQ+ students. In addition to LGBTQ+ activism, she also advocates for racial justice in her community. She finds joy in writing, reading, music, and playing ultimate frisbee. She is very excited to work with the INQYR team this year!

James (pronouns: he/him/his/él) is a high school student from the Northeast region of the United States. He is a dedicated and driven student and advocate, with his focuses mainly being on the transgender community and conducting research within it to connect his interests in science to his identity as a man of trans experience. He is a member of multiple different activism or research-based groups, such as a LGBT youth leadership council and a small, LGBTQ-focused group that is currently conducting research through Harvard University. In the future, he aspires to do research on the transgender community while in college and then later become a psychiatrist. He spends most of his time in his schoolwork and various extracurriculars, but when he has free time he likes to draw, write, listen to music, and learn.

Brandon (pronouns he/him/his) is a sophomore at Rhodes College studying Russian and International Studies with a minor in politics and law. Brandon has experienced many hardships when it comes to his sexuality but advocating has allowed him to embrace his queerness. He works to make his community a more inclusive place for all people. He is running for City Council of Memphis to show other queer youth that there is a light at the end of the dark tunnel.

Tess (Pronouns: She/Her/They) is a bachelor’s student in Human and Feminist Geographies at the University of Winnipeg, in Canada. She prefers the term queer but has the lived experiences of being transgender and lesbian. She has volunteered in many community organizations throughout her youth, including many community services, outreach groups, and activities. She is highly passionate about community support and development and is hoping to help create a community that is caring and supportive of those in need. In her free time, Tess enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and climbing as well as board games, needlework, and video games.