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A recent study on bullying from CBC has brought to light some of the horrific realities about bullying in schools across Canada. For students who identify as LGBTQI2S, those realities are often far worse.

Egale's national research report, Every Class in Every School, found that 70% of students hear homophobic, biphobic and/or transphobic remarks every day. Verbal harassment that is left unaddressed and notions of discrimination left unlearned, translate directly into acts of violence. One in five LGBTQI2S students reported being assaulted or harassed due to their perceived gender and/or sexual identity. This type of violent bullying can have far reaching impacts, as 2/3 of LGBTQI2S students feel unsafe in school and nearly 60% of straight students reported feeling upset by homophobic comments. It's necessary that we do more to combat and prevent violent bullying in Canadian schools so that all students can feel safer.

Egale offers a range of services, materials and supports for educators and students to help prevent and combat bullying in Canadian secondary schools:

Safer and Accepting Schools Workshops that focus on anti-discrimination, building allyship and safer spaces for all educators and schools staff.
School Policy Review to tackle acts of verbal and physical harassment. Contact [email protected] and have our team review your board's policies and provide recommendations.
Sign up for our free webinar ‘Tackling Anti-LGBTQI2S Cyberbullying’ for students and educators. Throughout the webinar we provide resources and tools to help prevent and deal with online bullying.

Together we can create safer school environments for all students.

Sincerely,

Helen Kennedy
Executive Director, Egale Canada

Weekly News

Egale in the News

Hate on Campus: LGBTQI2A+ Students don't feel safe | The Eyeopener

This is what Justin Trudeau winning a second term as Canada’s prime minister means for the LGBT community | PinkNews

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Violent, homophobic incidents common in high schools but few students report them | CBC

Transgender people treated ‘inhumanely’ online | BBC

Planned event with Meghan Murphy reignites debate about libraries’ role as forum for free speech | Globe and Mail

This trans intersex person explains why they didn’t need surgery to be ‘fixed’ | PinkNews

Fewer than 5% of LGBTQ candidates won seats in federal election, data suggests | CBC

Uganda arrested 16 LGBTQ activists | Washington Post

Intersex Awareness Day | October 26

This Intersex Awareness Day we launched a new bilingual resource Supporting Your Intersex Child, for parents/guardians of intersex children. Supporting Your Intersex Child includes general guidelines for navigating the healthcare system and navigating conversations with your child, your family, and with schools. Since being intersex is often confused with gender identity, we have included a handy guide to help parents understand this distinction themselves, and more easily explain it to others. A curated resource list is included at the end for further information.

FREE Webinars: Tackling LGBTQI2S cyberbullying in schools

LGBTQI2S students are 2x more likely to be Cyberbullied

Did you know over 50% of students who identify as LGBTQI2S have experienced cyberbullying at some point? Registration is now open for Egale’s LGBTQI2S cyberbullying webinars on Nov. 20 for educators and Nov. 21 for students.

Both webinars will explore growing issues of LGBTQI2S cyberbullying in schools and provide practical strategies and resources for how to address and and respond to anti-LGBTQI2S violence online and more broadly

Career Opportunities

We are currently hiring for the following positions:

- Canadian Trans Summit (various openings)
- Gender Diversity & Inclusion Facilitator
- Annual and Legacy Giving Campaign Officer

Find out more about the career opportunities at Egale and how you can join our growing team!

Did You Know?

Did you know that you can allocate donations to registered Canadian charities, like Egale, through the United Way? Simply select 'Egale Canada Human Rights Trust' when making your donation and advise us if you would like to designate it to a particular project, such as Egale Centre.

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Egale works to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and two-spirit (LGBTQI2S) people in Canada and to enhance the global response to LGBTQI2S issues. Egale will achieve this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education, and community engagement. Join us by supporting our work to improve the lives of all LGBTQI2S people.

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