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The Transformative Storytelling workshop series is an online writing group for trans, Two-Spirit, and/or non-binary folks living in Canada. Covering topics including genre, community, knowing your audience, own-voice writing, editing, and navigating publishing, with guest speakers including Kai Cheng Thom, Elliott Dunstan, and S. Bear Bergman!

Looking to make services more accessible for gender diverse people and their families? Check out these one-click access files that you can download, keep handy,... share with work colleagues, or send to anyone you know would benefit from them. Intro Level: http://ow.ly/hx4850D5uYT Children, Youth, & Families: http://ow.ly/j7zE50D5uYW Mental Health: http://ow.ly/zSpK50D5uYV Health Care: http://ow.ly/Y1TA50D5uYU

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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

New Support Group! Autistic Queer Peers, welcome! The first meeting will be on Dec. 9th 2020 People who are questioning are welcome. That includes all questioni...ng folks, including people who are autistic and questioning whether or not they are queer or trans and people who are queer or trans and questioning whether or not they are autistic. All diagnoses are welcome, including formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, and questioning. We recognize the financial barriers of diagnosis and do not require a diagnosis for participation or assign people value based on diagnosis status. We welcome folks with varying levels of support needs. This is an adult group for people 18+. For more information and details on how to join the meeting visit our website qmunity.ca/groups #supportgroup #qmunitysupportgroups #peersupport #peersupportgroups

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Happy November everyone! In October, we shared a lot of LGBTQ2S+ information in honour of LGBTQ2S+ History Month. Although October has come and gone, we know fo...lks might still have questions either related to this or just questions about sex in general. If you need support around decision making, questions related to sex, sexuality, gender, sexual health, safer sex practices, where to find birth control, how to access emergency contraception, we’re here for you! Our amazing Sex Sense team is available Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. by phone at 1-800-739-7367 or by email at https://SexSense.org Everyone has questions about sex. We want you to ASK US! #SaferSex #SexSense #LGBTQ2SHistoryMonth #SexualHealth #SexEd #HappyNewMonth #November

Have you heard of the "Families in TRANSition: A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth" booklet? It's a popular and easy-to-follow resource guide that address the needs of parents and families supporting their trans children and youth. Follow the link to download as a PDF! http://ow.ly/jhXs50vs0pS

Repost: Are you a young person between the ages of 18-30? Do you identify as Indigenous and/or Two-Spirit? ... Apathy is Boring's RISE Vancouver cohort would like to hear from you! This current cohort is looking to create a project that addresses Gender Inclusion and Access to Healthcare for youth of marginalized genders. And we'd love to hear your experiences, thoughts, ideas navigating gender inclusive healthcare in Metro Vancouver to inform our community project! If you're available Tuesday (Oct 6) evening or Wednesday (Oct 7) evening and would like to engage with this topic, please email [email protected]. You'll receive a gift card as a token of appreciation!

Do you live in the Lower Mainland in British Columbia? We want to hear from you about your experiences and ideas regarding gender diversity at Fraser Health, wh...ether you have gone there before or want to come but are nervous. We invite you to participate in this survey on a range of topics, such as access to care, interactions with staff, intake forms, promotional materials, and washrooms. This survey was created by trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit people. We are particularly interested to hear from people who are Indigenous, racialized, newcomers to Canada, as well as people of all ages and various abilities to participate in the survey. The link to the survey is: https://bit.ly/3i0k7L3. The survey closes on December 10, 2020. The survey is also available in Punjabi and Arabic. #genderdiversity #trans #transinclusion #twospirit #nonbinary #FraserHealth #LGBT #healthcare #equity See more

Awesome Research Alert See details in image Note that we are not affiliated with this research but wanted to share because of the importance in diversity and inclusion in mental health services