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Queer Joy Lab @queerjoylab

Led by Asst Prof Dr. JJ Wright @drjjwright. We research queer trans joy & issues impacting 2SLGBTQ folks w/ an intersectional, anti-o, abolitionist lens

Joined April 2024
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OISE Alumni & Friends@OISEAlumFriends
Jan 16
OISE alum @drjjwright discusses the hit show Heated Rivalry and how queer joy can disrupt hockey’s culture of hypermasculinity: buff.ly/NxIr5fD @ConversationCA
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MacEwan University
@MacEwanU
Jan 13
Obsessed with #HeatedRivalry? 🏒🔥 Although it’s a fictional hockey romance, the TV series is redefining how we imagine relationships, masculinity and society. Dr. JJ Wright discusses hockey culture and the power of queer joy in the viral Crave show. Read more: ow.ly/lEko50XWkAf #MacEwanU #abpse #Research @MacEwanResearch @ConversationCA @drjjwright
Two hockey players in red gear compete for a black puck on the ice rink during a game.

ALT Two hockey players in red gear compete for a black puck on the ice rink during a game.
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
Jan 12
While everyone debates how well HudCon did at the Globes, Heated Rivalry reminds us: The most radical rivalry in hockey is between hypermasculinity and queer joy. And joy is currently winning. Read more: theconversation.com/heated-r… #HeatedRivalry
the conversation article: heated rivalry shows how queer joy can disrupt hockey's culture of masculinity. by jj wright. image of show's main characters Shane and illya topless smiling happily at one another.

ALT the conversation article: heated rivalry shows how queer joy can disrupt hockey's culture of masculinity. by jj wright. image of show's main characters Shane and illya topless smiling happily at one another.

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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
19 Nov 2025
Imagine the cruelty of a government taking away Charter-protected trans rights during Trans Awareness Week.
Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC@gabefabreau
3 Feb 2024
Good summary of the truth vs. fiction re: trans care 1. Upper/lower body surgery already nearly non-existent in #AB 2. Puberty blockers are reversible & give time for kids to decide. 3. Parents always included unless abuse 4. Surgeries uncommon #abpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
19 Nov 2025
My research has found AB trans youth are, among other things, wanting to attend school less, living in fear of hatred against them, and--unimaginably--a participants' trans partner even took their life last year due to the political climate. The new laws are unconscionable.
Globalnews.ca
@globalnews
18 Nov 2025
The Alberta government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges to a trio of laws impacting transgender youth and adults. globalnews.ca/news/11531872/…
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MacEwan University
@MacEwanU
31 Oct 2025
Each year Edify magazine profiles 40 Edmontonians under 40 who are driving our city forward – and several members of our #MacEwanU community are among them. ✨ Congratulations to our inspiring alumni, faculty and staff who are making an impact on campus and beyond. ow.ly/QI0150XlgBb #abpse #top40yeg @EdifyEdmonton @MacEwanBusiness @drjjwright @elise_usunier
Photos of the eight Top 40 recipients from the MacEwan community.

ALT Photos of the eight Top 40 recipients from the MacEwan community.

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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
31 Oct 2025
Honoured to be named one of Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40 after only a few years here. I'm grateful for the scholars, community partners, colleagues, and students who shape my work. Looking forward to celebrating at @MacEwanU's Board of Governors dinner and the @EdifyEdmonton gala.
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
28 Sep 2025
The so-called “Fairness & Safety in Sport Act” isn’t protecting girls, it’s scaring them out of play and policing their bodies. Height, weight, and strength differences already exist in youth sports. The only thing this law protects is political theatre. Kids just want to play.
Edmonton Journal
@edmontonjournal
24 Sep 2025
Net losses: Volleyball family speaks out against new sports-gender law edmontonjournal.com/news/loc…
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
19 Sep 2025
Kids will die because of this. Last month, a young queer AB woman I interviewed said her trans partner took their life last year because of the hateful climate. The UCP’s use of this clause is unconscionable #abpoli
The Breakdown
@TheBreakdownAB
19 Sep 2025
“Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people” Danielle Smith is going to revoke people’s Charter Rights. Thats where we are. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli lethbridgeherald.com/news/na…
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
1 Sep 2025
✨New Publication✨Excited to share my paper in the Intn'l Journal of LGBTQ Youth Studies! We ask: What if queer joy was the key to dismantling rape culture? LGBTQ communities offer vital lessons for preventing violence building joyful sexual cultures tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWGV…
Queer joy centred sexuality, education: offering a novel framework for gender based violence prevention. By JJ Wright, Joshua Fallot, and Ellis Greenberg in the journal of LGBTQ plus youth.

ALT Queer joy centred sexuality, education: offering a novel framework for gender based violence prevention. By JJ Wright, Joshua Fallot, and Ellis Greenberg in the journal of LGBTQ plus youth.
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
19 Aug 2025
✨Registration is open!✨This October, join scholars, community orgs, policymakers, educators & youth to build queer futures resist rising hate🌈 Research presentations • Workshops • Performances • Art • Strategizing Space is limited. Register: forms.gle/e1PkRhXyBMr7ixTj7
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
17 Jul 2025
Submit a proposal for the Mobilizing Queer Joy & Challenging Anti-2SLGBTQ Conference! The first national Queer & Trans Studies conference, it will include scholars, community orgs, educators, and youth to develop strategies to challenge rising hate. forms.gle/vLGb567ozHB1T5NP9
Call for presentations. Mobilizing queer joy and challenging anti-2SLGBTQ hate conference. October 10-12, 2025. Happening at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Proposals are due July 18. Click this link in the tweet to submit your proposal. The image is of hey pop up on a computer screen with the text displayed in a box. There is a small square with a rainbow heart appearing to like the pop-up window.

ALT Call for presentations. Mobilizing queer joy and challenging anti-2SLGBTQ hate conference. October 10-12, 2025. Happening at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Proposals are due July 18. Click this link in the tweet to submit your proposal. The image is of hey pop up on a computer screen with the text displayed in a box. There is a small square with a rainbow heart appearing to like the pop-up window.

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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
20 Jun 2025
Aussie folks, please share this event with queers in Sydney! #lgbtq
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Learning Network (LN) & Knowledge Hub (KH)@LNandKH
5 Jun 2025
Pride is a time to celebrate the leadership and joy of 2SLGBTQIA communities. It is also a call to action. This June, explore LN resources that center 2SLGBTQIA experiences, while recognizing the power of storytelling, and queer and trans joy. (1/2) ow.ly/8Ma550W54BK
June is Pride Month!

ALT June is Pride Month!

ISSUE-BASED NEWSLETTER Gender-based Violence as the Systemic Erasure of Queer and Trans Joy: Understanding 2SLGBTQ Youth Experiences gbvlearningnetwork.ca

ALT ISSUE-BASED NEWSLETTER Gender-based Violence as the Systemic Erasure of Queer and Trans Joy: Understanding 2SLGBTQ Youth Experiences gbvlearningnetwork.ca

LEARNING NETWORK COMIC "You Are a Flower" by Vincy Lim gbvlearningnetwork.ca

ALT LEARNING NETWORK COMIC "You Are a Flower" by Vincy Lim gbvlearningnetwork.ca

ISSUE-BASED NEWSLETTER Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples by Imriel Bissnette (2SiMS) gbvlearningnetwork.ca

ALT ISSUE-BASED NEWSLETTER Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples by Imriel Bissnette (2SiMS) gbvlearningnetwork.ca

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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
18 Apr 2025
I'm excited to share this new paper that addresses a critically understudied area of sexual and gender-based violence research. Read the article (open access) here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #endgbv #queerjoy
new publication: Lateral Gender-Based Violence in 2SLGBTQ Communities: The Stifling of Queer Joy Through Intersectional Oppression, “Pitiful” Sexuality Education, and Media (Mis)Representation. jj wright in the journal of homosexuality. open access

ALT new publication: Lateral Gender-Based Violence in 2SLGBTQ Communities: The Stifling of Queer Joy Through Intersectional Oppression, “Pitiful” Sexuality Education, and Media (Mis)Representation. jj wright in the journal of homosexuality. open access

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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
14 Mar 2025
Removing Pride flags from Edmonton libraries is shameful and fascist. These flags indicate that everyone is welcome in public libraries, and to want to remove that signal of belonging is aborrent #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/loc…

‘Step backwards’: Union decries Pride flag removals from Edmonton Public Library branches

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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
29 Jan 2025
This is genocidal. It's attempt to eradicate trans cultures and people from the next generation.
DramaAlert
@DramaAlert
28 Jan 2025
Donald Trump signs executive order aimed at banning gender transitions for anyone under the age of 19
Community note
This post might be misleading as it implies a total ban on gender transitions for individuals under 19. In reality, President Trump's executive order aims to end federal funding or support for such procedures, not to ban them outright. For more context, reuters.com/world/us/trump… cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump…
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JJ Wright, PhD@drjjwright
24 Jan 2025
Honoured to have been asked to deliver a keynote speech in Melbourne at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at @latrobe. The symposium feels like a light in a dark political moment for 2SLGBTQ communities. Join us! Register at tinyurl.com/4s3mazkw #LGBTQ
A forum presented by the Australian research centre in sex, health and society, presented by Latrobe University. The forum is titled beyond deficit thinking: strength based approaches to LGBTQ plus research and practice forum. Discover the latest research from the Australian research centre in sex, health and society, highlighting strength space approaches to LGBTQ plus research. Hear from rainbow health Australia, on how this evidence is being transformed into practical frameworks for gender based violence, prevention, training, and practice. With guest keynote speaker, assistant, professor, JJ Wright from McEwan University. Their talk is titled on queer sexual joy as resistance to gender based violence in Canada. The talk is Tuesday, 11th of March 2025 from one to 4:30 PM at Latrobe city campus, 360. Collin St., Melbourne CBD register at the link above.

ALT A forum presented by the Australian research centre in sex, health and society, presented by Latrobe University. The forum is titled beyond deficit thinking: strength based approaches to LGBTQ plus research and practice forum. Discover the latest research from the Australian research centre in sex, health and society, highlighting strength space approaches to LGBTQ plus research. Hear from rainbow health Australia, on how this evidence is being transformed into practical frameworks for gender based violence, prevention, training, and practice. With guest keynote speaker, assistant, professor, JJ Wright from McEwan University. Their talk is titled on queer sexual joy as resistance to gender based violence in Canada. The talk is Tuesday, 11th of March 2025 from one to 4:30 PM at Latrobe city campus, 360. Collin St., Melbourne CBD register at the link above.
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OOIR@ObserveIR
7 Jan 2025
Trending in #Sociology: ooir.org/index.php?field=Soc… 1) US parents' mental loads (@jmf_ncfr) 2) German anti-anti-Semitism 3) Men's support for hostile sexism: Korea (@ssreditorial) 4) Is the far right a global phenomenon? (@n_nationalism) 5) Mobilising queer joy (@sexualities1)
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