| | The Acronym is your source for the latest news, events, and resources from Egale Canada.
This December, we're excited to share with you: updates on our legal advocacy work, newly published research, resources, and more. |
|  | Give the Gift of Belonging this Holiday Season For over 35 years, Egale Canada has been a leader in the ongoing mission to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and around the world. In 2023, with the rise in anti-2SLGBTQI and anti-trans hate, it has been so important for Egale to amplify community voices, raise awareness about the rise in hate, and call upon Canadian institutions and systems to act now. By conducting research, building educational tools and resources, raising awareness about the issues our communities are facing, and engaging in legal advocacy, we are combatting hate and violence against 2SLGBTQI folks. However, the fight is not over. Now more than ever, each pillar of our work is needed to achieve inclusion and belonging, and win the fight against anti-2SLGBTQI hate. This holiday season, please help us to continue combating the hate and violence our communities are facing by giving the greatest gift of all: #TheGiftofBelonging. |
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| |  | Healthcare access experiences and needs among LBQ women, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada Have you ever wondered what the healthcare priorities are for lesbian, bi+, and queer (LBQ) women and nonbinary people? What actions can be taken across sectors to address these priorities? Egale’s new research report, “Healthcare access experiences and needs among LBQ women, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada: A research report” explores these questions, provides recommendations aimed at particular groups (e.g., educators, healthcare practitioners, policymakers), and issues a call-to-action for sectors to work together to improve healthcare access for LBQ women, trans Read the report on our website here |
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 | UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity v. Government of Saskatchewan et al. From the start, we have said that we will use every tool at our disposal to fight the Saskatchewan government’s harmful school policy legislation. Standing up for trans and gender diverse youth is our number one priority in this legal battle, and we won’t back down.
Despite the shocking move by the government to use the notwithstanding clause to ram through their harmful legislation, we recently announced updates to the case as we fight to continue the litigation. Visit our webpage on the case to learn more |
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|  | Egale at the United Nations Universal Periodic Review in Geneva Egale was pleased to be in Geneva for Canada’s review under the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Last spring, Egale submitted a stakeholder report as part of the lead up to this review process, and was invited to discuss Canada’s human rights record with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, during his recent visit to Ottawa.
During Canada’s review in Geneva, 13 states specifically mentioned the rights of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada in their interventions. A representative from Iceland called on Canada to improve the human rights of intersex people in our country and provided a recommendation that aligns with Egale’s UPR stakeholder submission as well as our ongoing legal case on intersex human rights at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. For more on this, read our news release on intersex humans rights here. |
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 | Egale’s Ontario Education Leader Summit Calling all school principals, vice-principals and superintendents in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. In January, Egale is hosting in-person Education Leader Summits in Ottawa to hold collaborative conversations about school- and board-wide solutions, scenarios, and educational opportunities for advancing 2SLGBTQI school inclusion. The summits are designed to be highly informative, engaging, and interactive. Each summit is a three-hour event that places a strong emphasis on knowledge sharing and round table discussions. The end of the summits will include recommended practices for senior educational leaders that will leave participants feeling supported and with tangible next steps to be inclusive leaders.
Visit our website to learn more and register today |
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|  | Resource Spotlight: Intersex Community Hub Intersex people in Canada continue to be made invisible societally and face undue harm within medical institutions and Canada’s justice system. Egale Canada is working to combat this in a variety of ways including the creation of the Intersex Community Hub.
The Intersex Community Hub has been created by the intersex community, for the intersex community, as well as parents and caregivers of intersex children. It is a space for members to connect, ask questions, share lived experiences, feel heard, and feel empowered.
Visit egale.ca to learn more about the Intersex Community Hub, and access our Intersex Resources and Information |
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 | Egale in the News In November, Egale’s Executive Director, Helen Kennedy was interviewed on CBC’s national program Power & Politics. The interview was about Egale’s statement condemning hateful and harmful comments by Pierre Poilievre.
Poilievere’s recent claims that “radical gender ideology” is being imposed on children is part of a misinformation-fueled hate campaign that is threatening the safety, freedoms, and rights of 2SLGBTQI people, especially those who are Two Spirit, trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming.
Egale will always speak out to protect the rights and safety of 2SLGBTQI people across our country and around the world.
View the interview on YouTube here |
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| | | | Your support fuels our work to achieve our vision of a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias. |
| | Egale Canada will be piloting a four-day work week starting the week of January 8, 2024.
Stay tuned for a more fulsome announcement in the new year |
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| Egale Canada
120 Carlton Street, Suite 217 | Toronto, Ontario M5A 4K2
416-964-7887 | [email protected] |
| Egale works to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. Egale achieves this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education and community engagement. Our vision is a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias. |
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