Resources
Canadian Pride History
Find out more about Pride’s history in Canada with this poster project by Kara Sievewright.
Trans lifeline Canada
Hotline: 1-877-330-6366
“Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education. Our vision is to fight the epidemic of trans suicide and improve overall life-outcomes of trans people by facilitating justice-oriented, collective community aid.”
AIDS Network
“The AIDS Network is a registered charitable organization that offers services and education to people living in the communities of Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand, Norfolk, and Brant.”
Queering the map
“Queering the Map is a community-generated mapping project that geo-locates queer moments, memories and histories in relation to physical space. As queer life becomes increasingly less centered around specific neighborhoods and the buildings within them, notions of ‘queer spaces’ become more abstract and less tied to concrete geographical locations. The intent of the Queering the Map project is to collectively document the spaces that hold queer memory, from park benches to parking garages, to mark moments of queerness wherever they occur.” (Brantford is on the map, check out the existing stories and add your own!)
LGBT Youth Line
Phone Line: 1-800-268-9688
Text Line: 647-694-4275
“LGBT Youth Line is a Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit* youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. We do this by:
Providing anonymous peer support and referrals;
Training youth to provide support to other youth; and
Providing resources so youth can make informed decisions.”
Native youth sexual health network
"The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is an organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice throughout the United States and Canada.”
The Bridge 2slgbtq+ Resource list for Brantford/brant
The Bridge has created this JPEG list of locally accessible resources.
Queerstory
This resource is a walking guide app that can be used to explore queer history in Toronto. Additionally, Queer Story’s website serves as an archive of queer history in Toronto.
LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace
“LGBTQ workplace discrimination involves treating any employee unfavorably based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, regardless of whether they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or heterosexual. Harassing an employee for being gay—even if they aren’t—or because they have a transgender child also constitutes workplace discrimination.”
Click below for guidance:
The Trevor Project
Hotline: 1-866-488-7386
“A 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ2S+ young people under 25.”
This zine and online resource offers recommended health practitioners as assessed by the trans community, as well as information about health self-exams, and sexual and reproductive health resources for trans folks.
2SLGBTQ+ ? What does this acronym mean?
The terms to define our sexualities and genders are constantly evolving to better reflect our experiences and community. This glossary resource by UCDavis provides thoughtful definitions of the various ways people may identify.
LGBTQ History Coloring Book
A colouring book by Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity which provides information about 2SLGBTQ+ history and activist movements.
CYBER BULLYING
“The modern world for youth is very different than the environments most of us grew up in. Nowadays, social media is the number one avenue for children to be bullied and cyberbullying is one of many negative effects that we are seeing on kids from social media apps. it turns out that those in the LGBTQ community are more likely to experience cyberbullying, with nearly 1/2 reporting this experience. That's why we wanted to make a guide that takes a deeper dive into the connection between social media and cyberbullying. This guide includes more information about its prevalence, who is most affected, and how we can prevent it.” Check it out: