alexandre baril (born 1979) in granby, quebec, is a canadian writer and assistant professor at the school of social work at the university of ottawa (since 2018). his research focuses on sexual and gender diversity, bodily diversity ((dis)ability and health), and linguistic diversity. he considers his work to be intersectional, involving queer, trans, feminist and gender studies, as well as sociology of the body, health, social movements, and of critical suicidology.