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Note to reader: The acronyms and words used to describe 2SLGBTQ+ people and communities continue to evolve, reflecting the complex nature of all members of the LGBT2SQQIA* and other communities. Often, the terms gender and sexuality diversity (GSD) or sexual and gender minority (SGM) persons can be used to describe 2SLGBTQ+ issues and persons (for instance, variations of the acronym exist that include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Two Spirit, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and sometimes an asterisk or plus to indicate that other sexual or gender minority identities can be read in) (University of Winnipeg, 2021). In this paper, we use LGBT+ to align to the language in the survey.