Happy Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day! 💖💛💙 Love and attraction go beyond gender, and today we celebrate the beautiful spectrum of pan identities. You are valid, seen, and celebrated! 🌈 #PanVisibilityDay #PanPride #LoveIsLove

Queer and trans folks deserve knowledgeable, affirming healthcare—no exceptions. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #HealthEquity #QueerHealthcareMatters

Introducing Birdy, the SOQIR Lab’s resident cutie! 🐾✨ Whether offering emotional support or just being the best little sidekick, Birdy is always here to brighten our days. Give this good pup some love! 💜 #SOQIRLab #BirdyTheDog #PawsitiveVibes

June is for celebration! 🌈🌍 Honoring Pride Month and Immigrant Heritage Month — a time to uplift identity, love, and heritage. #PrideMonth #ImmigrantHeritageMonth #CelebrateJune

🚨 Over 588 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in 2025 — targeting trans rights, healthcare, and education. This is a coordinated attack. Stay informed. Speak out. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #ProtectTransRights #StopTheHate #Pride2025

With so much queer research being shut down, we take the time to celebrate trailblazer Winn Kelly Brooks — a fierce advocate and cornerstone in LGBTQ+ research and activism. Their legacy lights the path for generations to come. #QueerResearch #LegacyOfExcellence #WinnKellyBrooks

Today on HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, we honor the strength and advocacy of those who have lived through decades of the HIV epidemic. Your voices and experiences continue to shape the path toward equity, care, and justice. #HIVLTSAD #LongTermSurvivors #HIVAwareness

🎥 Welcome to our new series “What Did Cindy Find This Time?” where we dive into past research from Dr. Cindy Veldhuis! First up: what really affects relationship satisfaction in queer couples? 🏳️‍🌈💬 #QueerResearch #RelationshipSatisfaction #WhatDidCindyFindThisTime #SOQIR

Did you Know? Queer women are less likely to be insured and less likely to use sexual and reproductive health services. However, lesbians in states with more protective policies had a decreased risk of preterm birth and had higher birthweight infants.

Honoring Gloria Anzaldúa—whose groundbreaking work bridged borders, identities, and language. She gave voice to queer, Chicana, and feminist experiences, reshaping how we understand intersectionality and identity in queer research. 🌈📚 #GloriaAnzaldúa #QueerTheory #Borderlands

Today we honor and remember the 49 lives lost at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016. We stand with the LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities in grief, resilience, and the ongoing fight for safety and justice. 🕯️ #PulseRemembrance #HonorThemWithAction #LGBTQResistance

In this episode of “What Did Cindy Find This Time?” we explore how queer couples experience discrimination and microaggressions — and how these experiences shift based on the racial makeup of the relationship. 🏳️‍🌈✨ #WhatDidCindyFindThisTime #QueerRelationships #Intersectionality

Neurodivergent and LGBTQ? You’re not alone. 💡🏳️‍🌈 Many in our community live at the intersection of diverse brains and identities — navigating the world with strength, creativity, and insight.#NeurodivergentAndProud #LGBTQCommunity #Neurodiversity #Intersectionality

Celebrating the legacy of Audre Lorde—Black lesbian feminist, poet & truth-teller. Her work challenged systems of silence and demanded intersectional justice, shaping the foundation of queer and feminist research today #AudreLorde #QueerTheory #Intersectionality #LGBTQHistory

Today we honor Juneteenth—a celebration of Black freedom, resistance, and joy. At SOQIR, we stand with Black queer and trans communities and remain committed to intersectional justice and liberation. 🖤❤️💚 #Juneteenth #BlackQueerLivesMatter #SOQIR

Honoring Adrienne Rich—whose powerful poetry and essays explored the politics of identity, sexuality, and power. She helped expand how we think about queer connection and feminist resistance. 🌿📖 #AdrienneRich #QueerTheory #LesbianHistory #LGBTQVoices

Today we honor Pride and the legacy of the Stonewall Riots—an uprising led by Black and Brown trans and queer people fighting back against police violence. Pride is protest and joy. At SOQIR, we celebrate and continue the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation. 🌈✊ #Pride #Stonewall #SOQIR

Queer people of color in both same-race and interracial relationships face more microaggressions and discrimination than those in white or white-partnered relationships. These findings echo lived truths: LGBTQ+ rights conversations must always include race. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾

Remembering Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, a pioneer of queer theory whose work transformed how we understand sexuality, gender, and desire. Her bold ideas challenged norms and opened space for radical queer thought. 📚✨ #EveKosofskySedgwick #QueerTheory #LGBTQScholarship #QueerStudies

Queer couples made up of two women of color felt less stigma in public—but faced the most exclusion from family. Their love was less judged on the street, but more silenced at home. Visibility doesn’t always mean acceptance. 💔🏳️‍🌈 #QueerLove #Intersectionality