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MyGSA.ca shared IDAHOT Breakfast - Toronto - Free event, all welcome!
 Please RSVP and join us for breakfast! |
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MyGSA.ca shared Catholic Teachers Stand Against Homophobia and Transphobia
TORONTO, May 16, 2012 /CNW/ - The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) is proud to recognize May 17 as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. OECTA members stand in solidarity with those in the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans-identified and queer (LGBTQ) community and their allies, in vocal opposition to homophobia and transphobia.
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Alex Duffy shared Local organizations rally against homophobia
Along with the Gay and Lesbian Association of the Peace (GALAP), HIV North is
hosting a conversation cafe at Jeffrey’s Café (in the Nordic Court
building downtown) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. The topic: What does
homophobia look like in the Peace Country? |
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m-femme shared Trans Film Screening Series: "Paper Dolls" (Toronto)
==>Trans Film Night: "Paper Dolls"
==>Free Film! Free Snacks! Free Talk!
The Trans Film Screening Series hosts a FREE screening of:
"PAPER DOLLS"
Everyone welcome. Allies welcome.
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Quinn Xavier shared PFLAG Monthly Support Meeting (Peel, ON Chapter)
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
7:00pm until 9:00pm
East Mississauga Community Health Centre
2555 Dixie Rd., Unit 7, Mississauga
Coffee and light refreshments served.
There is no cost to attend - all are made welcome - no RSVP required.
Parents, Family and Friends, Queer and Trans Community Members, Service Providers and Allies all
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MyGSA.ca shared Maurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83
As Mr. Sendak grew up — lower class, Jewish, gay — he felt permanently shunted to the margins of things. “All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy,” he told The New York Times in a 2008 interview. “They never, never, never knew.”
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MyGSA.ca shared Pillay on homophobia: Punish violence and hatred, not love!
 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay talks about the human
cost of homophobia and transphobia. Around the world, people are
arrested, attacked, tortured and killed, just for being in a loving
relationship. "We cannot |
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MyGSA.ca shared Kitchener Catholic high school already has a gay-support group
KITCHENER — When a student sits across from you and tells you they feel like a nobody because of their sexual orientation, you’re compelled to act.
For Joan Grundy, vice-principal at St. Mary’s High School in Kitchener, standing up for youth who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender is her job. |
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MyGSA.ca shared MyGSA.ca Monthly Newsletter - May 2012
 With the end of the school year approaching, May promises race by in the blink of an eye. Make sure you take a minute to stop and smell the spring flowers. As well, take some time to check out and mark |
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MyGSA.ca shared Minto Memorial High School Gay Straight Alliance
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MyGSA.ca shared GSA Brockville
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MyGSA.ca shared International Family Visibility Day
 International Family Equality Day is a celebration of the global LGBT family community. This year, we’ll celebrate the first annual
International Family Equality Day on May 6, 2012. Community events will
be held in several parts of the
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MyGSA.ca shared Catholic trustee wants gay-straight clubs in Waterloo schools
April 29, 2012
Louise Brown
TheStar.com
A Waterloo Catholic school trustee wants to let high school students have gay-straight clubs that let them talk about gender identity and sexual attraction, topics deemed generally off limits |
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MyGSA.ca shared Get REAL Presents: To My Grade 7 Self
Get REAL is a university student-driven
initiative aimed at eliminating homophobia in creative and dynamic ways.
It is open to any and all who wish to stand up and |
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MyGSA.ca shared Rainbow Camp (Thessalon ON)
 Time: August 5-10, 2012
Location:
Camp McDougall
Thessalon ON
Join us for our first Rainbow Camp! This is a unique opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning, and allied (LGBTQA) youth and/or members of |
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MyGSA.ca shared 9 Reasons Religious Communities Need to be Involved in Anti-Homophobia & Anti-Transphobia Education
 Learn and share 9 important reasons for communities of any faith to get involved in tackling homophobia, biphobia and
transphobia in |
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MyGSA.ca shared Alliance hopes to spray out homophobia
Jon Thompson
KenoraDailyMinerAndNews.com
April 23, 2012
Homophobia is an emotional and physical threat to young people in this city and a gay-straight alliance of local youth are not only saying it, they’re spraying it. |
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MyGSA.ca shared Day of Silence (everywhere)
 Time: April 20, 2012
Location:
Everywhere
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Alex Duffy shared Should we use gender-neutral pronouns instead of 'he' and 'she'?
Finding a way to balance inequality between men and women has long
been on many countries' agendas, but Sweden has taken it to a new level:
it has taken gender out of everyday language.
The
Nordic country officially added the gender-neutral pronoun "hen" to the
online version of its National Encyclopedia earlier this month,
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Alex Duffy shared Should we use gender-neutral pronouns instead of 'he' and 'she'?
Finding a way to balance inequality between men and women has long
been on many countries' agendas, but Sweden has taken it to a new level:
it has taken gender out of everyday language.
The
Nordic country officially added the gender-neutral pronoun "hen" to the
online version of its National Encyclopedia earlier this month,
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