June 1, 2026, TORONTO 鈥� Birthed from a 1969 uprising as a response to police violence at a New 91亚色 City dive bar called the Stonewall Inn, Pride has grown into a global movement, with Toronto-area celebrations among the largest in the world. Drawing on years of community-engaged research and large-scale data sets, 91亚色 researchers are available to talk to media about historical struggles and current issues facing those in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities today.

Antony Chum

  (he/him, they/them) is the Canada Research Chair in Population Health Data Science and an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Health Science, Faculty of Health. His research focuses on LGBTQ+ health disparities and the structural determinants of health among marginalized populations, such as low-income, racialized, and gender-diverse groups. By applying quasi-experimental approaches to large-scale population datasets drawn from Census, linked health administrative, and international sources, Chum generates population-level evidence on how structural barriers and public policies shape health and related social and economic outcomes.

颁丑耻尘鈥檚 , "Beyond the Gender Binary: Wage Inequality and Occupational Segregation among Transgender and Nonbinary Workers," utilizes data from the 2021 Canadian Census, the first national census in the world to collect and identify data on transgender and nonbinary individuals. The study found significant employment and wage gaps, with transgender and nonbinary individuals being eight to 14 per cent less likely to be employed than cisgender men and earn 20 to 30 per cent lower hourly wages on average. Even after adjusting for demographic, occupational, and industrial factors, a substantial earnings gap remains, hitting nonbinary individuals assigned female at birth the hardest.

Chum is available to discuss other studies including:

• Upcoming research that demonstrates that progressive political environments act as crucial protective factors, actively mitigating the minority stress that drives elevated rates of suicidality and substance use in sexual minority populations
• Gender minorities facing drastically higher risks for physical, cognitive, and mental activity limitations
• Transgender and non-binary individuals facing significantly higher rates of housing instability than cisgender individuals
• Severe disparities in severe substance-related events, pinpointing bisexual women as facing the highest risk (more than double that of heterosexual women)

Jin Haritaworn

is an expert of gay imperialism, homonationalism and pinkwashing. They have studied the gentrification and securitization of the Church-Wellesley Village and look critically at the incorporation of Pride into the neoliberal city. They also explore queer of colour maps and counter-archives. Haritaworn is Associate Professor of Gender, Race and Environment in the Faculty of Environment and Urban Change. They locate their work in the tradition of activist scholarship, which attempts to be in the service of communities. Their research deals with landscapes that are shaped by racial and colonial capitalism, where celebration and incorporation exist alongside pathologization and criminalization. Their first two books, and , explore how certain mixed-race and LGBT subjects became desirable in a context of war on terror, neoliberal multiculturalism and the global city in London and Berlin.

Haritaworn is available to discuss:

• Gentrification and criminalization in the Village
• Queer of colour archives and activism
• Homonationalism and gay imperialism

Tom Hooper

(he/him) is a historian of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Canada and a professor with the department of equity studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). His research includes exploring the 1981 bathhouse raids in Toronto where more than three hundred gay men were arrested and criminally charged for their sexuality, with a focus on the community resistance to these raids both on the streets and in the courts. Hooper critically examined the construction of dominant queer historical narratives, including the myth that legal changes in 1969 represented the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada. Hooper also investigated the use and misuse of heritage grants provided to 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations.

Hooper is available to comment on:

• 2SLGBTQIA+ protest movements
• Policing and pride
• 2SLGBTQIA+ history

Nick Mul茅

(he/him) is a professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies and the School of Social Work, LA&PS. He teaches sexual activism, and social justice. His research areas include advocacy, and the social inclusion 鈥� and exclusion 鈥� of gender and and sexually diverse populations (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, two-spirit, genderqueer, intersex, queer, questioning 鈥� 2SLGBTQIA+) in social policy and service provision and the degree of recognition of these populations as distinct communities in cultural, systemic and structural contexts. Mul茅 also engages in critical analysis of the 2SLGBTQIA+ movement and the development of queer liberation theory. Mul茅 is currently leading a national research project on poverty in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, the first national study of its kind.

Mul茅 is available to comment on:

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, Two-Spirit, intersex and queer issues
• Queer liberation theory
• 2SLGBTQIA+ health and social service concerns, public and social policy regarding 2SLGBTQIA+ people and communities
• History and politics of the 2SLGBTQIA+ movement
• Diversity in society and 2SLGBTQIA+ human rights

For information on Pride celebrations at 91亚色, please see here.

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91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change, and prepare our students for meaningful life and career paths. 91亚色's Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campus in Costa Rica offers students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

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TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2025 鈥� Using data from the latest census, 91亚色 researchers from the Faculty of Health found Canadians who identify as gender diverse experience disability at rates much higher than their cis counterparts. In particular, non-binary individuals consistently had the highest levels of disabilities, followed by binary-transgender individuals.聽

Research lead says the findings 鈥� the first of their kind, as Canada is the first country to collect census information on gender identity 鈥� point to an urgent need for policymakers and the health-care system to better support trans and non-binary individuals.

鈥淐anada just started collecting gender-identity data in the national census in 2021 and that gave us a rare opportunity to explore experiences of these groups at a national scale that's never been done before,鈥� says Chum, Canada Research Chair in Population Health Data Science. 鈥淭hings like discrimination, being misgendered, having to explain their gender to other people, and feeling invisible in health-care settings are common experiences for gender non-conforming people. It鈥檚 a lot to carry, and it can take a toll over time, especially on mental health.鈥�

Other 91亚色 researchers involved in the study include postdoctoral fellows and researchers at the at 91亚色, Yihong Bai, Peiya Cao, and Kristine Ienciu.

Because of Canada鈥檚 unique data collection, the study looked at a large sample of gender-diverse individuals 鈥� 110,000 were identified in the census 鈥� the researchers were able to dig into results for different groups of gender-diverse individuals, revealing specific vulnerabilities, says Cao. 鈥淢ost studies are looking at smaller samples, so they cannot desegregate the data in that way.鈥�

They used the term activity limitations in the study rather than disability to reflect updated language by the World Health Organization. The limitations they were specifically looked at were difficulty seeing, difficulty hearing, challenges with mobility such as walking, cognitive activity limitations (previously called cognitive disabilities), mental health limitations, and 鈥渙ther鈥� which encompasses limitations lasting longer than six months.

Among the findings of the study recently published in Preventative Medicine, :

鈼�      Non-binary individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB) reported the highest level of activity limitations, with more close to 75 per cent reporting at least one, followed by more than 60 per cent of non-binary individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB), nearly 45 per cent of transgender men, and close to 35 per cent of transgender women reporting limitations. Cisgender men and cisgender women had the lowest reported limitations at around 20 per cent.

鈼�      Of all the categories the researchers looked at, mental limitations showed the largest disparity, with nearly 40 per cent of non-binary AFAB individuals affected, compared to less than five per cent of cisgender men.

鈥淭hese findings were persistent across household income level and age,鈥� says Bai. 鈥淲e thought there would be a disparity, but we didn't imagine the disparity was that large before we saw the results.鈥�

These findings highlight significant disparities in activity limitations across gender identities, say the researchers, and the need for better policies and support systems, emphasizing inclusive health-care training and environments.

鈥淲hen we look at the clinical literature, it shows it鈥檚 important for health care to be inclusive and supportive of these groups. So this could mean training doctors and nurses to better understand their unique challenges, making sure medical forms and environments are not assuming binary gender, providing easier access to things like gender-affirming care, and addressing mental health issues can help,鈥� says Chum.

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About 91亚色:

91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change, and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contact: Emina Gamulin, 91亚色 Media Relations, 437-217-6362, egamulin@yorku.ca

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