| | | This Thursday, July 1, is Canada Day. This year especially, comes with a deep responsibility for all non-Indigenous people. It is not a time to celebrate, but rather a time for taking action and to act in allyship. We must stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities, acknowledge the role we play in colonialism as settlers and fight to hold our systems accountable to the change that is needed.
It is our responsibility to fight for justice. Our government, policymakers, and communities are encouraged to spend time on July 1st reflecting on privilege and to learn about the atrocities both past and present happening around us to Indigenous people across Turtle Island. In light of the discovery of hundreds of unmarked and mass graves on the sites of former residential schools in Cowesses First Nation and Kamloops, Egale is adding its voice to that of Indigenous activists and community leaders in the call to cancel Canada Day celebrations - a day that was built on colonialism and genocide. Every one of us has an individual responsibility to educate ourselves, stand in solidarity with our Indigenous communities, and fight for justice. Check out these organizations for excellent resources: For a non-exhaustive list of events on July 1, see here: Egale is based on the territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinabewaki, Mississaugas of the Credit, and Wendake-Nionwentsïo First Nations. If you need support, the free National Indian Residential School Crisis Line for survivors of residential schools is available around the clock at 1-866-925-4419. |
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Helen Kennedy, Executive Director |
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| | | | | Egale files an application at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in groundbreaking Intersex Human Rights case Egale Canada filed an application at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to challenge the constitutionality of exemptions in the Criminal Code that permit ‘normalizing’ aesthetic surgeries on intersex infants and children, prior to these individuals being old enough to themselves consent to such surgeries. The term intersex refers to a person whose chromosomal, hormonal or anatomical sex characteristics fall outside the conventional classifications of male or female. |
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| | | | Join our Intervention Action Committee! Join our Intervention Action Committee as we launch Speak OUT: Building Solutions. We’re looking for dedicated community advocates, gender-based violence experts, and 2SLGBTQI youth to guide the winning pilot program from Speak OUT: Hackathon at 5 community service agencies across Ontario! The committee will work together from July 2021 to March 2022 to create a comprehensive program, and the pilot will run from April 2022-23. |
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| | | | | Celebrate #PrideInside2021 by Doubling Your Impact! | As we close out the first month of the Canadian Pride season, we are proud to share that we have raised $14,000 of our $20,000 #PrideInside donation match. An anonymous donor has offered to match the first $20,000 in Pride donations to Egale, so now is the perfect time to make your donations go even further. Please consider making a Pride donation and Egale will automatically apply the match to your gift! What does your donation support? Your 2021 Pride donation will help to support our ongoing research, education, awareness, and legal advocacy initiatives. This work builds the foundation for impactful and significant changes to legislation, policies, and programs that affect the everyday experiences and freedoms of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and around the world. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Egale’s new video series on 2SLGBTQI Family Planning & Assisted Reproductive Technologies answers top questions around family planning for 2SLGBTQI communities – in both the Federal and Provincial (Ontario) context. Can a surrogate be paid? What are the rules and regulations around sperm donation? Where in Canada are multi-parent families permitted? Questions like these will be asked and answered. Have your say – we’re looking for community consultation, as questions will be addressed in our video series launching August 2021. |
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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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