Fraser Valley Pride Celebration

Today, May 5th, is Red Dress Day: a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People. Via Canadian Human Rights... Commission: "In honour of #RedDressDay, we remember all the Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people who have gone missing or been murdered as a result of historical violence and systemic racism. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities who have lost their loved ones, and support their calls for action. The red dress is a powerful, visual symbol of the people who are no longer with us, and was originally a project by Indigenous artist Jamie Black." We encourage folks to read the the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 231 individual Calls for Justice here: http://ow.ly/5CJd50EFGtq

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FVYS Focus Project is proud to present a Name change and Gender Marker workshop. For youth up to the age of 25 -Do you need help completing the required forms?... -Is cost a barrier for you? -Do you just have questions? Join us April 12th via zoom at 6:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84955967627 Meeting ID: 849 5596 7627 Passcode: Spring

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. YOU ARE SEEN!!! YOU ARE LOVED!!! Let’s talk about how to be a great Ally...Continue reading

The Mission RCMP is looking for community consult in relation to their Safe Place program. This callout is aimed towards Members or service providers of the Mission BC community If you are interested in being a part of the discussion, email us at [email protected]

It’s Giving Tuesday and we are still here. Although you can’t see us in person Fraser Valley Youth Society is still running our drop-ins virtually. Its times l...ike this where the need to support LGBTQIA youth is of great importance. Youth unable to find social, emotional and mental health support are at great risk. Today is giving Tuesday #GivingTuesday FVYS is a small charity doing everything we can to connect youth with their peers and necessary resources. We are looking for donations to help with our programming and every penny counts. We thank you in advance https://www.canadahelps.org//charities/fraser-valley-you/

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. "Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry... and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people -- sometimes in the most brutal ways possible -- it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice." - Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith See more

Check out the Fraser Valley Queer Xmas Market brought to you by a local artist.

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Today, September 10th, is World Suicide Prevention Day. For those who may not know, members of our Trans, Two-Spirit, Non-Binary and broader LGBTQ+ community a...re at a greater risk of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, here are a few supports in BC (and Canada) that can help: 1) BC Crisis line: 1-800-Suicide (1-800-784-2433) https://crisiscentre.bc.ca 2) Trans Life Line: 1-877-330-6366 https://www.translifeline.org 3) Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention list of crisis centres within BC and across the country (listed by province) https://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/ 4) KUU-US Crisis Line Society - 1-250-723-4050 http://www.kuu-uscrisisline.ca If you are seeking gender-affirming health and wellness supports, you can find useful information on our website: http://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/care-support LGBTQ2S youth are especially vulnerable to mental health concerns, and face increased risk of suicide. Supportive environments are key to one's mental health. Thank you The 519 for the infographic. Image Text: LGBTQ2S Youth Suicide LGBQT2S youth are especially vulnerable to mental health concerns, and face increased risk of physical and sexual exploitation, substance use and suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24. LGBTQ2S youth are 14 times more at risk of suicide than straight cisgender youth. Transphobia kills The TransPULSE study (2010) investigated the health needs of trans people across Ontario, and they found: 77% seriously considered suicide 45% attempted suicide Supportive environments are key to mental health Youth who identify with, and are connected to, the LGBTQ2S community have significantly less internalized homophobia than youth who are not connected to their community. Family acceptance of LGBTQ2S adolescents is associated with good mental and physical health in LGBTQ2S youth. Risk of suicide decreases by 93% with strong family support. Why are LGBTQ2S people at higher risk? stigma discrimination rejection violence trauma prejudice

Special thanks to Brandon Yan for his generous donation! Unable to join in to play Music Bingo with us this evening but would still like to support the Fraser V...alley Youth Society? Donations can be made to tonight's fundraiser with e-transfers to [email protected] with 'donation' in the comments/details section of the e-transfer. We can also accept last minute entries for those who did not get their e-transfers in before noon today... we can accept a few more before 6pm - get your e-transfers to [email protected] and be sure to include your email address in the comments/details section of your e-transfer. We appreciate the strong show of support for tonight's fundraiser - it is going to be a very fun evening of music and community in the zoom room!