Mobilizing Hope Through Resistance: Confronting Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies Through Research Across Regions

Across the globe, we are witnessing the increasing politicization of Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) populations and the targeted retraction of fundamental rights that many in our community have fought hard to secure. These attacks disproportionately affect those at the margins— particularly trans and gender-diverse individuals and those holding multiple intersecting identities.

This international panel brings together scholars and community-engaged researchers from Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia to discuss the current landscape of academic research with Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) youth. Against a backdrop of increasing political pressure, legislative rollbacks, and ideological attacks, particularly targeting SGD communities, panelists will explore how these forces are impacting academic research and practice in the areas of education, social work, and psychology.

Through shared dialogue, they will examine how to navigate barriers to participation, build solidarity across borders, and sustain community-engaged scholarship grounded in resistance, care, and joy. The session includes time for audience questions and shared reflection across regions.

Topics of Discussion include:

• The impacts of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on communities and scholarship
• Using research to challenge injustice and mobilize change
• Practical, action-oriented strategies for advocacy in and beyond academia

Intended Audience: academics/scholars in the areas of education, social work, & psychology

Format: Online via Zoom

Registration

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Event Date & Time

Mexico City: Tuesday June 17, 2025 | 5PM-6:30PM CST
Toronto: Tuesday June 17, 2025 | 7PM-8:30PM EDT
London: Wednesday June 18, 2025 | 12:00-1:30 MIDN BST
Perth: Wednesday June 18, 2025 | 7AM-8:30AM AWST
Sydney: Wednesday June 18, 2025 | 9AM-10:30AM AEST

* This event will feature live English-Spanish interpretation.

Panelists

Shelley Craig (she/her), INQYR PI, University of Toronto, FIFSW

Lauren McInroy (she/her), US Regional Network Co-Chair, The Ohio State University

Dane Marco Di Cesare (he/him), Canada Regional Network Co-Chair, Brock University

Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco (he/him), Mexico Regional Network Co-Chair, National Pedagogic University

Yael Perry (she/her), Australia Network Co-Chair, Telethon Kids Institute

Liam Cahill (he/him), UK Regional Network Co-Chair, Nottingham Trent University

Moderated by Kaitrin Doll (they/them), Canada Regional Network Co-Chair, University of Toronto, FIFSW