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If you are trans, 14 yrs or older, and living in Canada, please consider filling out the Trans Pulse survey here: http://bit.ly/2MeAirc! There is an option to fill out a short (10min) or long (70min) form.

By filling out this survey, you'd be helping other two-spirit/trans/non-binary people in the future!

We’re proud to announce the official launch of the Trans PULSE Canada survey!

Survey data collection is taking place now, and you can find the survey here http://bit.ly/2MeAirc. To participate, you must be aged 14 or older, live in Canada, and have a gender identity that differs from the s*x you were assigned at birth. You don’t have to identify personally as transgender, trans, or non-binary, you don’t have to be living day-to-day in your true gender, and you don’t have to be taking hormones.

Trans PULSE Canada is designed as a research survey and voluntary community census. It’s for everyone, and there is even a 10-minute short form if you can’t complete the whole 70-minute survey. The project also has nine priority populations, groups within trans and non-binary communities for which we either have very little information or have specific policy-related information needs. So, if you are a member of one of these groups—non-binary, living with a disability, Indigenous, rural, s*x worker, racialized, immigrant, youth, or older—you may notice some questions specific to these groups, and we have some separate analysis and reports planned.

You can get answers to your questions in our FAQ section (http://bit.ly/2Ywwkke) or you can e-mail us at [email protected] * or call us toll-free at 1-844-972-6772.

*Please note that email is not secure. Emails can be intercepted, viewed, changed or saved by others. Only send information to this address that you do not feel is sensitive.

We love ! Especially when we use each day to learn about a rad LGBTQ+ ancestor.

We're so grateful for all the good works of Dr. Pauli Murray that we benefit from today. Speaking of which, have you read her poems?! Here's a bit from Dark Testament (1970):

"Hope is a song in a weary throat.

Give me a song of hope
And a world where I can sing it.

Give me a song of faith
And a people to believe in it.

Give me a song of kindliness
And a country where I can live it.

Give me a song of hope and love
And a brown girl’s heart to hear it."

People of Pride Volume II, #2

Dr. Pauli Murray is unequivocally one of the most interesting individuals I've had the honor of researching and portraying so far, and I encourage everyone to go read about her countless achievements in the areas of literature, activism, and law.

Do you love swimming but you feel uncomfortable in gendered spaces and judged for your gender presentation?

Check out these trans swim nights!

Gender Journeys HKPR

Gender Journeys HKPR and Rainbow Youth will be hosting a Trans Swim Night on June 16th, July 21st, and August 18th! Please see more information below and contact [email protected] to register.

World Health Organization removes transgender from list of mental disorders

Being trans is not an illness to be cured, a problem to be fixed, or a difference to be shamed.

Once society (and healthcare systems) can get over understanding that trans people exist and transness is not a mental illness, then we can begin the important work of supporting trans people in navigating a world of economic, social, physical, and emotional barriers.

gaystarnews.com Trans advocates have campaigned for years to change the perception that gender dysphoria is a mental illness and the World Health Organization has listened

"My brain might be constantly telling me something, and then the world around me seems to agree."

Today is the start of .

As q***r folks, we know that mental illness is so much worse when we are facing discrimination and exclusion because of who we are. Feeling othered and alone feeds our mental illness.

So for Mental Health Week, we challenge you to reach out to a q***r/trans youth and tell them how much you value, support, appreciate, and care about them. We challenge ourselves to talk and listen about mental health in our communities, especially for those who are marginalized in other ways too.



Robot Hugs teaches us more about being trans and having mental illness here: https://bit.ly/2JmckZJ

Oshawa area friends! Check out this LGBTQ+ Prom for youth ages 16-21. 💃🕺🧚‍♂️✨ (stay tuned for more info about a Pride Prom in PTBO in June...)

Durham Pride Prom is coming up! 💜

"Gender is a construct and only I can construct it."

"My s*xuality is not a trend, but your ignorance seems to be."

Rad artivism from Daniel Arzola.

***rArt
https://www.patreon.com/danielarzola

Powerful art Venezuelan artist Daniel Arzola.

Learn more about the artist here: www.patreon.com/danielarzola

Trans Youth Canada

Check out the Trans Youth Conference on June 3rd in Toronto for a radical opportunity to learn about caring for trans youth in healthcare, schools, and social services.

transyouthcanada.com Home of the June 3rd, 2019 Conference: 'Restoring the Circle: Trans Inclusion in Healthcare, Schools, and Social Services'

A Way Home Peterborough

30% of homeless youth are LGBTQ2S+. Having a safe, supportive home is not a reality for so many q***r and two-spirit youth.

Please fill out this survey to support more stable housing options for Peterborough youth.

Also find out more about the awesome services of the Youth Emergency Shelter here: http://yesshelter.ca/

Hey Ptbo Youth, we want to hear your ideas for a new program we are designing! Fill out our survey at http://tinyurl.com/HH-Y-survey

A Way Home Ptbo is designing a program for youth with youth. Host Homes is a home-based alternative to emergency shelter. Volunteer hosts open up their homes to youth who are struggling with their housing or who don’t have a safe or sustainable place to stay. Youth will be provided with a safe place where their Indigeneity, s*xual orientation, gender, racial and ethnocultural identity is respected and celebrated

Provincial Youth Ambassador Project (PYAP) - LGBT Youth Line

Are you a part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and between the ages of 16-29? Are you interested in creating spaces and opportunities for q***r, trans, and Two Spirit youth to come together in your region?

Check out LGBT Youth Line's Provincial Youth Ambassador Project!

More details here: https://www.youthline.ca/pyap/

youthline.ca Youth Line is excited to announce the start of our Provincial Youth Ambassador Project! Starting in February 2019 PYAP will foster leadership and engagement for 15 2SLGBTQ youth to increase visibility and awareness of 2SLGBTQ needs and challenges across Ontario. The project’s goals are to engage 1...

Jackie Shane, Toronto's pioneering transgender soul singer, dead at 78 | CBC News

"I guide my life. It is mine. No matter what anyone says, I'm going to be Jackie ... Most people are planted in someone else's soil, which means they're a carbon copy. I say to them, uproot yourself. Get into your own soil. You may be surprised who you really are." -Jackie Shane

Thank you Jackie Shane for all the gifts you brought into this world, including blazing a trail for trans performers in Canada.

cbc.ca Jackie Shane, the black transgender soul singer who came to prominence playing on Toronto's Yonge Street in the 1960s, has died.

Binder exchange programs are super important for low income trans folks, especially trans youth. Consider donating your old binders to You're Welcome!

We just got more binder exchange posters printed! Get in touch if you’d like one or more to put at your office/workplace/doctors office/community board/anywhere!

Out binder exchange program provides new or pre-loved chest binders to any transgender, non-binary, or gender diverse individual who is in need and can not afford or safely obtain one.

These binders are pay-what-you-can.

If you have a pre-loved binder, whether you’ve had top surgery, changed sizes, or no longer need your binder, please consider donating to our binder exchange program.

Don’t have a binder but still want to help? Cash donations help us purchase new binders for the program!

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Applications to Camp fYrefly Ontario for this July are NOW OPEN! https://www.ualberta.ca/camp-fyrefly/applications Please share with those you feel would benefit from this amazing experience! Trent University Trent University Alumni Association Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board PVNCCDSB Trillium Lakelands DSB www.trentu.ca/campfyrefly

Reminder about 'Speak' tonight at TTOK .... Comedian Dave Cave brings Lindsay Lohan's album to life.... are the songs good? are they songs? is is art? why is this happening?! who decided this was a good idea? is it a good idea?
none of these questions will be likely be answered.
8pm PWYC

Camp fYrefly Ontario | Camp fYrefly

http://www.fyrefly.ualberta.ca/Ontario
Applications still accepted!!

fyrefly.ualberta.ca Camp fYrefly is a four-day individual/social learning and leadership camp that provides a safe and supportive environment where youth across differences in s*xual orientation and gender identity can enhance their personal and social resilience. Camp fYrefly started in Edmonton in 2004. The camp expa...

Handsome and Majestic – ReFrame Film Festival 2017

Films Sponsored by Rainbow Youth! come out!

Handsome and Majestic: http://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/handsome-majestic/

Real Boy: http://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/real-boy/

reframefilmfestival.ca With the loving support of his family, Milan Halikowski chooses to stay in his home town of Prince George, B.C., where he faces discrimination and abuse from his peers and teachers at his school. In the end he becomes an advocate for other trans youth in his community and beyond.

LGBT youth and young adults: Take action on To***co!

uwaterloo.ca What would you do to lower smoking rates in LGBTQ youth and young adult communities? A group of community organizations are working together to develop a project to lower smoking rates in these populations. We want to hear your ideas! We pay for your meal, travel and time. Interested? Fill out this…

come out tonight to this!

Tomorrow! Free! wear cool shoes and win a prize!

NC School Board Just Approved the Pepper Spraying of Trans Students In Bathrooms

This in unbelievable.

occupydemocrats.com Things just got seriously DANGEROUS for trans students in North Carolina.

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Hey, did you know that there is a Gender Journeys group starting March 16th? It'll take place in Peterborough on Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Please contact us if you're interested. The program is free, and crafted around the needs of individuals.

From the Lindsay area and don't have transport? Let us know as we've arranged the ability to get you here for the program and back home!

Gender Journeys is a free 10-week group that explores gender identity and gender roles. This group will provide reliable, up to date information on these topics and the process of transitioning. It is also designed to provide a space that fosters community support and connection. This group will be respectful of the diversity of gender possibilities.

Topics will include:
- exploring your sense of self
- self acceptance
- coming out to family, friends and co-workers
- dealing with discrimination
- issues important to physical health and emotional well-being
- accessing community and celebrating its diversity
- practical information to assist with transitioning

To register or for more information please contact:
Jan Tkachuk, Program Coordinator
Tel: 705-748-6711 ext. 2102
Email: [email protected]
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This LGBT Photo Project Contrasts Q***r Identity With Individuality & The Pics Are AMAZING

https://bust.com/arts/12058-this-lgbt-photo-project-contrasts-q***r-identity-with-individuality-the-pics-are-amazing.html

bust.com When someone says, "I have a special gift for making people feel comfortable in front of my camera," you're inclined to disbelieve them. We've all...

Transgender judge appointed for first time in Manitoba history

cbc.ca The Manitoba court has a new transgender judge, and his appointment is a milestone for the province.

TONIGHT!

CAMH closing gender identity clinic following damning review of services

finally...

www.cbc.ca The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is "winding down" its gender identity services for children and youth after an external review found its approach was out of step with accepted clinical practice.

Rainbow Youth is having an "It's December and we want to get together party"...will you join us? Dec 16th 7pm-11pm @ The Spill FREE!
The theme is loosely Christmas in that we are encouraging ugly holiday sweaters and there will likely be some themed craft but it is mostly to be social and celebrate our uniqueness and diversity. Please join us!

Tomorrow night May 14th @ 6 pm
Free movie, snacks and popcorn
Welcoming LGBTQ environment and open conversation :)
PARN 159 King street suite #302 ( buzz in )

Consent: Not actually that complicated

http://rockstardinosaurpirateprincess.com/2015/03/02/consent-not-actually-that-complicated/

rockstardinosaurpirateprincess.com A short one today as my life is currently very complicated and conspiring against my preference to spend all of my days working out what to blog. But do you know what isn't complicated? Consent. It...

April 9th... "But I'm a cheerleader"
Come enjoy this cult classic with some fellow q***rs

fun fun fun

fun fun fun

5 Myths And Facts About Ontario's Updated S*x Education Curriculum

huffingtonpost.ca Unfortunately, misconceptions and misinformation about this curriculum are continuing to make their way around the Internet, mostly because people seem bound and determined to willfully ignore the actual facts before forming an opinion. So today I'm ...

Stay tuned for monthly LGBTQ* movie nights...oh yeah!

Check Out These "17 Bis*xual Guy Problems" | Instinct

why is this so difficult for people to understand? guy at the end?

instinctmagazine.com Check Out These "17 Bis*xual Guy Problems" Nigel Campbell | December 12, 2014 Like every other marginalized group, bis*xuals are no stranger to awkward assumptions and invasive questions so BuzzFeed decided to highlight "17 Bis*xual Guy Problems"!! Check them out and tell us if you identify! (We lo…

5 Ways To Be An Ally To A Community You're Not A Part Of

indeed....

huffingtonpost.com On December 3, it was announced that an NYPD officer would not be indicted for placing an unarmed African-American man named Eric Garner in a chokehold, causing his death. After the news broke, people peacefully protested in dozens of cities includi...

Welcome | S*x Now Survey

Do this survey!! Data is important!!

s*xnowsurvey.com S*X NOW Thank you for participating in S*x Now 2014, The Next Generation. This year we are exploring the range of experiences among generations of men. S*x Now is Canada’s largest survey of s*x between men. You will be joining at least 10,000 respondents nation-wide. The 2014 questionnaire is new. I…