UBC experts on Pride Month

Media Advisories

Jun 1, 2023    |   For more information, contact Erik Rolfsen

As Pride Month gets underway in Canada, UBC experts are available to comment on 2SLGBTQI+ issues:

Dr. JP Catungal (he/him) Assistant Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice Email: [email protected] Interview language(s): English

Queer of colour politics, LGBTQ+ identities, community organizing, sexual health, queerness and immigration, history and politics of Pride

Dr. Kyle Frackman (he/him) Associate Professor, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies Email: [email protected] Interview language(s): English

Queer and trans history and culture, history of sexuality, LGBTQ activism

Dr. Hélène Frohard-Dourlent (they/them or she/her) Strategist, UBC Equity and Inclusion Office Email: [email protected] Interview language(s): English, French

UBC Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diversity Task Force and its recommendations; trans inclusion efforts at UBC

Dr. Amin Ghaziani Professor, Department of Sociology Email: [email protected] Interview language(s): English

Gay neighbourhoods, queer nightlife, coming out process

Dr. Ervin Malakaj (he/him) Assistant Professor, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies Email: [email protected] Interview language(s): English, German, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin

Queer and trans cultural history; history of queer and trans organizing; early queer and trans emancipation and rights movements, with special focus on Germany; transnational queer and trans rights and struggles for emancipation

Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc (she/her) Professor, School of Nursing Executive Director, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre Email: [email protected] Interview language(s): English

2SLGBTQ+ young people’s health and well-being; health disparities between 2SLGBTQ+ young people and cisgender and heterosexual peers (mental health, substance use, sexual health, sports involvement); protective factors in their communities and schools that make a difference in their health