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CARE Lab
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We are a research lab at Toronto Metropolitan University that studies alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use, with a focus on trans and gender diverse groups. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Another publication from our PACT Youth Pilot Study is now available through early-view open-access with ACER and will be featured in their upcoming "Articles of Public Interest"!

🔗Access to article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
An ecological momentary assessment study of predictors for alcohol outcomes in transgender and gender diverse youth
In this study, we demonstrate that on days or moments when transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth experience increased gender minority stressors, they also report increased alcohol use, alcohol c....
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July 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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🚨 New Study Alert! 🚨 We're recruiting folks who identify as LGBTQ+ South Asian to participate in 1:1 online interviews to share their experiences with alcohol! Find out if you're eligible here: (tinyurl.com/tmuresearch)
A black poster for a research study by Toronto Metropolitan University. It invites South Asian LGBTQ+ individuals aged 18–32 to participate in a 1.5 hour virtual interview about alcohol use. Participants will receive a $30 e-gift card. A link and email are provided for a screening survey: tinyurl.com/tmuresearch or carelab@torontomu.ca. A QR code is also included. The study has REB approval [2025-032] and has received funding by the Canadian Psychological Association.
July 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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New pub! Learn about the role of minorty stress, belonging, and social support in #LGBTQ college students’ health @sarahsdermody.bsky.social @care-lab-tmu.bsky.social
Examining associations between protective factors, distal minority stress, substance use, and mental health in LGBTQ+ postsecondary students
Objective: The current study examined constructs that may buffer effects of minority stress on substance use and mental health in LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+) postsecondary ...
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June 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Calling all 2-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse youth for a powerful day of learning, community, and celebration. Come out to TRANScendTO on June 6 to attend peer-led workshops, connect with community service providers, eat free food and cheer for the fiercest competitors at a Kiki Ball!
May 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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In March, we published a community-facing report with main findings from the PACT Youth Study!

40 trans and gender diverse youth (18-29) across Canada participated in a 3-week study measuring their use of alcohol and experiences with gender minority stress.

Link in bio!
#transhealth #trans
Graphic on a white background. Centered near the top is a pink icon of a beverage in a martini glass, with a citrus garnish. Below it in purple and pink text it reads: “On days when youth reported higher gender minority stress, they also reported higher alcohol use.” At the bottom of the graphic is the CARE Lab Instagram handle. Graphic on a purple background. Centered near the top is a white icon of a stick figure person sitting on the ground. They are slumped forward with their knees pulled towards their chest, arm resting on their knees, and head resting on their arm. Above them is a cloud with three lightning bolts pointed towards their head, suggesting they are experiencing some kind of distress. Below in pink and white text it reads: “Gender minority stress was related to drinking motives like: coping, enhancement, craving, and psychological distress.” At the bottom of the graphic is the CARE Lab Instagram handle. Graphic on a white background. This graphic is mostly text, with only three squiggly lines (two purple, one pink) running through the graphic to break up the text. Alternating between purple and pink, the text reads: “19 Youth were interviewed. All of them shared experiences of gender minority stress (e.g., gender dysphoria, discrimination, harassment, rejection, feelings of isolation, negative expectations for the future, etc.).” At the bottom of the graphic is the CARE Lab Instagram handle.
May 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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TMU community members gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the new Student Wellbeing Centre on May 6.
PHOTOS: TMU officially breaks ground on Student Wellbeing Centre
TMU students praised for championing new, centralized hub of support
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May 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Why Gender-Affirming Vocal Care Is "Enormously Important" for Many Trans People

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Why Gender-Affirming Vocal Care Is "Enormously Important" for Many Trans People
Trans musician Bells Larsen recorded half his new album with his pre-transition voice and the other half with his voice after transition.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Calling all researchers and innovators! Share your groundbreaking work at #oSTEM2025! Submit your research for a talk or poster presentation and join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ excellence in STEM. Visit bit.ly/oSTEM2025-research to submit.
May 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Beyond the trans-cis binary: A Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Detransition and Non-Linear Gender Trajectories

This toolkit is designed to help healthcare providers better support detransitioners and people with non-linear gender trajectories.

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May 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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We interviewed 19 trans and gender diverse youth across Canada; this is what they had to say about the impact of gender minority stress on their alcohol use.

For the full infographic, check out our Instagram! www.instagram.com/p/DIfGjw2JHB...
#trans #transhealth #protecttransyouth #translivesmatter
Graphic on a gradient background using trans pride flag colours. Centered is off-white text that reads: "Trans youth on alcohol use. TW: gender dysphoria, slurs, discrimination, harassment, gender non-affirmation, suicidality" At the bottom is the CARE Lab Instagram handle. Graphic on a gradient background using trans pride flag colours. Centered near the top of the image is off-white text that reads: "Gender Dysphoria". Centered is a quote from a participant that reads: "Before I got access to hormones and when I knew I was trans … I would drink pretty heavily ... Several times a week, I would just get really, really drunk. Because that was just the only thing that worked to try to have something else on my mind, other than just constant dysphoria, constant suicidal ideation." Below it, who the quote is from: "Magenta, 24, BC". Framing the quoted text is a small image of a quotation mark with a short line on either side. At the bottom is the CARE Lab Instagram handle. Graphic on a gradient background using trans pride flag colours. Centered near the top of the image is off-white text that reads: "Discrimination & Harassment." Centered is a quote from a participant that reads: "When I was younger, I would … be bullied for being, you know, ‘ha-ha laugh at the t-slur,’ … And that would be why I drank … [I was] fifteen, sixteen … it would only be on particularly egregious days." Below it, who the quote is from: "Copper, 23, ON". Framing the quoted text is a small image of a quotation mark with a short line on either side. At the bottom is the CARE Lab Instagram handle. Graphic on a gradient background using trans pride flag colours. Centered near the top of the image is off-white text that reads: "Rejection & Isolation" Centered is a quote from a participant that reads: "She [mom] would send me a lot of detransition-er videos ... [and] basically compared me to Frankenstein’s monster." Below it, who the quote is from: "Orange, 18, ON". Framing the quoted text is a small image of a quotation mark with a short line on either side. At the bottom is the CARE Lab Instagram handle.
May 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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In March, we published a paper from the PACT Youth study with the International Journal of Transgender Health!

19 trans and gender diverse youth across Canada were interviewed to better understand their lived/living experience(s) related to gender minority stress and substance use.
May 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM