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Sofia Melendez Ron

September 14, 2023

Sofia Melendez Ron (MA from Toronto Metropolitan University; MEd from Queen’s University; BScH from Queen’s University) is a PhD student...

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Sasha Velour talks self-expression, gender and drag with the New Yorker

June 30, 2023

Shopify Partners for Pride via Burst Howdy everyone, June first marked the beginning of Pride Month, born from the commemoration of the...

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November is Transgender Awareness Month

November 7, 2022

A person holds a Transgender flag. Nov. 1 marks the beginning of Transgender awareness month. Taken from web on Nov....

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“It’s friendship that lets us truly become ourselves”

October 29, 2022

(Wallace Chuck via Pexels) Is authentic friendship the basis of all ethical relationships? Author Beauvoir details the story of her late friend...

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SHiFT Lab undergraduate honours thesis students attend the Canadian Sex Research Forum Conference

October 25, 2022

Mira Gitelman (left), Maria Gurevich (Middle) and Jarvis Wiradharma (right). Our fabulous, recently graduated, Mira and Jarvis, presented the results...

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Sofia Melendez Ron, Winner of the Soroptimist Foundation of Canada’s Grants for Women Awards!

April 7, 2022

Today we celebrate at the SHiFT Lab! We are elated to announce that Sofia Melendez Ron, M.Ed., is the winner...

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