The Acronym is your source for the latest news, events, and resources from Egale Canada. This April, we're excited to share with you: Egale’s Vote with Pride campaign, upcoming free webinars, and more. | | | Vote with Pride: Learn How Every Election Issue Affects 2SLGBTQI Communities
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No matter if it’s housing, healthcare, the economy, or anything in between, every election issue affects 2SLGBTQI communities. That’s why it’s essential for 2SLGBTQI experiences to be understood in elections at every level.
Egale has launched Vote with Pride to increase awareness about the ways in which election issues are 2SLGBTQI issues. Through the Vote with Pride pledge, educational resources, and accessible voter information, Vote with Pride fosters meaningful civic engagement, builds a more inclusive political future – and with hope – ensures that all voters feel empowered to truly Vote with Pride.
Head to the polls with a deeper understanding of how election issues affect 2SLGBTQI communities. Join us in ensuring we can all come together and Vote with Pride: Visit egale.ca/votewithpride to learn
more. | | | | | | Vote with Pride: Impacts of Election Issues on 2SLGBTQI Communities
Participants will learn about 2SLGBTQI experiences of common campaign issues such as employment and labour,
housing, healthcare, youth, the economy and more.
Anti-2SLGBTQI Hate in Canada: What It Is and What We Can Do About It
Ahead of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), join us to explore the rise of anti-2SLGBTQI hate in
Canada, examining recent events, and the roles of advocacy, activism, and visibility in combatting it, including learning the strategies and the tools to counter mis-, dis-, and malformation.
Planning and Implementing 2SLGBTQI Events Amid Rising Hate In preparation for IDAHOBIT and Pride Season, this webinar provides guidance on planning and hosting safer 2SLGBTQI events amid rising anti-2SLGBTQI hate, essential safety tips for attendees and de-escalation communication techniques to navigate challenging situations. | | Take Action and use these Resources and Opportunities | | | | | New Research Report: 2SLGBTQI Attitudes of Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Illness 2SLGBTQI communities experience high rates of mental illness and suicide as well as unique barriers to accessing mental healthcare. This new research report engages 2SLGBTQI individuals with mental illness in Atlantic Canada and asks, how do 2SLGBTQI individuals feel about the upcoming legalization of medical
assistance in dying (MAID) for those with mental illness as the sole underlying condition?
Learn about findings and recommendations from the research |
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Session for Educators: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion Roundtable on Prepping for Pride This interactive hour offers educators a valuable opportunity to share and learn winning strategies for advancing 2SLGBTQI inclusion in our classrooms and schools and build network relationships with like-minded colleagues.
Whether you’re seeking advice on challenges, sharing success stories, or looking for additional resources, this session is your space to prepare for Pride Season and demonstrate your commitment to inclusive education. | | | | | | 2025 Law Firm Fundraising
Challenge Calling all law firms in Canada! You’re invited to join Egale Canada’s 2nd Annual Law Firm Fundraising Challenge, an initiative held during Pride Month to raise critical funds to support our 2SLGBTQI legal advocacy work, including initiating and intervening in critical cases to protect the rights and freedoms of 2SLGBTQI communities across Canada.
If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please contact us at [email protected] |
| | | | | Egale Canada Alongside 200+ Queer, Trans and Allied Organizations Launch Open Letter to Party Leaders Egale Canada, Queer Momentum, the Enchanté Network and the Dignity Network, alongside over 200 trans, queer and allied organizations
across Canada, are urging the leaders of Canada's major political parties to uphold equality, freedom and human rights for trans and queer people in Canada.
Read the letter here | | |
Partner with Purpose this Pride Season: Social Impact
Partnerships | | | | As anti-2SLGBTQI hate and harmful misinformation continue to rise, your company can take a stand. This Pride Season, partner with Egale to drive meaningful change through a customized Social Impact Partnership.
Together, we’ll amplify your impact, support 2SLGBTQI
communities across Canada, and demonstrate what meaningful allyship looks like in action.
Email us at [email protected] to explore partnership ideas! | | |
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. | | | | |
