Airdrie Pride Society

Queer the season with CQC! Join us for online services - you are invited

Happy Diwali! Diwali is a festival of lights. In India, one of the most significant festivals is Diwali, or the Festival of Lights. It's a five-day celebration that includes good food, fireworks, colored sand, and special candles and lamps. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness.

The week is Transgender Awareness Week. We want to continue to raise awareness about trans people in our community and at large. It is important to recognize their are disproportionate discrimination that trans people experience and the work we have to do towards the safety they deserve. "If we focused on how we were the same instead of focusing so much on how we’re different, the world would be a totally different place, she said. When it comes to Trans Awareness Week, I hope people do a little bit of reading, learn a little bit about the community and then taking that even further, be willing to meet people and talk to people and share stories and learn people’s experiences.

On November 21st at 6:30 pm Prysm will be meeting on zoom! Email us at [email protected] to get the link and join in! Youth and young adults in Airdrie and surrounding areas connect with other LGBTQ2+ youth and their allies in a safe and fun environment. Join us for various youth-directed activities, some Pride-related education, and community leadership and advocacy. (Image description: A person with brown skin and a black beard sitting on the shoulders of another person with tan skin and lighter brown hair. Both people are wearing shirts with rainbow stripes and the person on top is holding a non-binary pride flag. The information presented is as above.)

What is your favourite gender neutral term? These topics and more will be discussed at our LGBT+ 101 Training course for small businesses and their employees on November 15th at 7 pm via zoom. It is a 45 minutes session followed by an open-ended question period about how to make your business more inclusive of the LGBT+ community. Some topics that will be cover include client interactions, forms, client and employee spaces, and more tips for remaining inclusive. The cost is $20, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Email Rhianne at [email protected] to register today!

November 16th at 7 pm a group of parents are meeting together via Zoom to learn more about raising children who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, pansexual, or questioning their identity and orientation. Email us at [email protected] for the link! (image description: a very light pink background with two rainbows in the background. In large letters it says "Parenting with Pride" It also includes some of the information above)