{"id":4676,"date":"2025-09-11T17:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/?page_id=4676"},"modified":"2025-09-12T23:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:25:47","slug":"examining-alcohol-use-in-young-queer-south-asians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/research\/projects\/examining-alcohol-use-in-young-queer-south-asians\/","title":{"rendered":"Examining Alcohol Use in Young Queer South Asians"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4676\" class=\"elementor elementor-4676\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64343ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64343ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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402px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ded2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ded2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><u>Photo credit:<\/u><\/b>&nbsp;Alia Rogmagnoli<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e5c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8e5c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><i>Data analysis is ongoing for this study.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><i>Subscribe to our publication newsletter for updates!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed02440 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ed02440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign Up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b37b280\" data-id=\"b37b280\" 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However, research on queer and transgender South Asian young adults, in particular, is limited. Moreover, past research has often grouped South, East, and Southeast Asians together, overlooking important within-group differences. The large South Asian population in Canada, combined with the significant health and financial impact of substance use, highlights the need for more research in this underserved group. This study aims to explore the experiences of LGBTQ+ South Asian young adults (ages 18-32) in Canada regarding alcohol use and support services.<\/p><p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a peer researcher with 20 participants, and focused on (a) cultural barriers and conditions for accessing safe treatment, (b) building resilience to external and internal stressors, and (c) navigating social norms around alcohol and other substance use.<\/p><p>To get in touch with the primary researcher, please email <b>carelab@torontomu.ca<\/b>. If you\u2019re interested in being contacted for future research, sign up to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ryersonpsych.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3qlAymFMgl39SZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participant pool<\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c14bb25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c14bb25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed186f1\" data-id=\"ed186f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30da4c1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30da4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Examining Alcohol Use in Young Queer South Asians Photo credit:&nbsp;Alia Rogmagnoli Data analysis is ongoing for this study.\u00a0 Subscribe to our publication newsletter for updates! Sign Up People with multiple equity-seeking identities are at higher risk for alcohol and other substance use-related harm. However, research on queer and transgender South Asian young adults, in particular, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":4639,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4676","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4676"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4772,"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4676\/revisions\/4772"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}