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Authors
Rhanim, Amy
Ortiz-Paredes, David
L’Espérance, Kevin
Lee, Keven
Ferlatte, Olivier
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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Article History
Received: 13 January 2026
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted following the Helsinki Declaration and the Canadian Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2, 2022). It received approval from the Comité d’éthique de la Recherche en Sciences de la Santé de l’Université de Montréal (CERSES-21-090-D). All the respondents provided informed consent prior to participation. In Canada, research consent is based on decision-making capacity rather than age; given the minimal risk of the study, youth aged 15 years and older were deemed capable of providing informed consent independently. This approach is consistent with TCPS 2 and is particularly appropriate for research involving sexual and gender minority youth, for whom requiring parental consent may pose a risk of harm.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
