New report asks Ontario to do better in supporting 2SLGBTQ+ youth
by Erick Espinosa
Posted Mar 4, 2021 3:45 pm EDT
Cover image of LGBT YouthLine report We’re Here: 2SLGBTQ+ Youth across Ontario Assert Needs and Experiences. Credit: dobetter.youthline.ca/
In a generation where one in six adults identify as being LGBTQ, a new report is providing insight into the current and future needs of youth in the community. The overarching message is: we need to do better.
LGBT YouthLine surveyed roughly 1,200 Ontarians under the age of 30 who identified as 2SLGBTQ+. Their responses revealed their varying experiences, hopes and demands for change.
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Minister Chagger and Minister Monsef announce funding for 76 LGBTQ2 community-led projects across Canada.
OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to better supporting LGBTQ2 individuals in Canada and building a society where everyone has equal rights and opportunities to be their true, authentic selves. Along with LGBTQ2 communities across Canada, we are working to strengthen LGBTQ2 organizations and support the critical work they do to create an equitable and consciously more inclusive Canada. That s why Budget 2019 allocated funding for the first ever Government of Canada fund for LGBTQ2 organizations.
Today, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, along with the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced approximately $15 million in funding for 76 LGBTQ2 community-led projects across Canada through the LGBTQ2 Community Capa
OTTAWA Seventy-six LGBTQ projects in Canada have received $15 million in federal money. The money follows up on a promise in the 2019 federal budget to set up a fund to encourage and support the development of LGBTQ organizations. Programs across the country are receiving money, including those working with LGBTQ refugees, Indigenous youth […]
Published Thursday, January 14, 2021 7:55PM EST The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has reinstated a website to its resource page following criticism from some members of the LGBTQ+ community. On Monday, the executive director of LGBT Youth Line issued a statement saying the TCDSB had removed the organization’s website from its online list of resources for students. Following a meeting with the TCDSB trustee on Wednesday, Berkha Gupta said the school board amended its decision.
LGBT Youth Line has been active for 25 years and aims to support youth who may feel isolated about their sexuality. The organization’s website was originally removed from the TCDSB’s list after Gupta received an email from the school board saying there was a section that included “inappropriate material.”
TORONTO The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has reinstated a website to its resource page following criticism from some members of the LGBTQ+ community. On Monday, the executive director of LGBT Youth Line issued a statement saying the TCDSB had removed the organization’s website from its online list of resources for students. Following a meeting with the TCDSB trustee on Wednesday, Berkha Gupta said the school board amended its decision.
LGBT Youth Line has been active for 25 years and aims to support youth who may feel isolated about their sexuality. The organization’s website was originally removed from the TCDSB’s list after Gupta received an email from the school board saying there was a section that included “inappropriate material.”