Local support
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- AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area (ACNBA): Assistance and support for all persons infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C.
- Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre of Nipissing: Programming (through counselling, groups, workshops and a 24/hr crisis line) to meet unique needs and support healing of survivors of sexual violence throughout the Nipissing district.
- Canadian Mental Health Association, North Bay and District: Mental health support, addiction treatment and services, housing, employment and family programs.
- Canadore College On-Campus Health Centre: Services including, but not limited to, first aid, illness, injury and sport injuries, immunizations, sexual health supports and smoking cessation.
- Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing: Adult counselling support.
- The Drop Parry Sound: The Drop is an inclusive, welcoming, free, safe space for youth ages 12-20 years old in Parry Sound.
- HANDS-TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca: Child counselling support.
- Nipissing University Health Services: Services including, but not limited to, emergency care, annual physicals, sexual health supports, immunizations, influenza vaccines, referrals and counselling.
- North Bay & District Multicultural Centre: A safe and positive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (“LGBTQ”) space in North Bay.
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: Programs and services include sexual health and vaccination clinics, public health inspections, low cost dental clinic, public health promotion and much more.
- North Bay Regional Health Centre: Services include Sexual Assault Treatment Centre and Crisis Intervention Program. (1-800-352-1141)
- North Bay Supports Orlando (CTRL Productions)
- OUTLoud North Bay: OUTLoud North Bay is committed to the mental health and well being of the 2SLGBTQA+ youth and allies of North Bay and surrounding communities through workshops, professional services, collaborations and a safe space.
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TG Innerselves (Sudbury): A safe environment to explore gender identity, ask questions, and access services such as peer support, assistance finding professional services and support groups.
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Youth
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- 44 Self-Esteem Resources for Nonbinary Adolescents and Teens: Articles, podcasts, activities and resources that affirm and support gender exploration and identity towards mental health and well-being (Online Counselling Programs).
- Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Students: Whether you're transgender or gender non-conforming, questioning, or an ally, this kit is designed to help you make your school a safer place. (Lambda Legal and National Youth Advocacy Coalition)
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The Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity: Aspires to support and transform Canadian and indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast in a shared vision of a discrimination-free gender and sexually diverse world.
- Challenge Homophobia & Transphobia: A Campus Guide (developed by the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario and the Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line)
- MyGSA.ca: Equity and Inclusion Education Resource Kit for Ontario High Schools (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere [EGALE])
- The Drop Parry Sound: The Drop is an inclusive, welcoming, free, safe space for youth ages 12-20 years old in Parry Sound.
- Dealing with Being Different: A Resource Guide for GLBTQQ Black Youth (developed by the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention)
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GLSEN: An organization that encourages students to act when they really want to change something.
- It Gets Better Project: Worldwide movement to communicate to LGBTQ+ youth that it gets better, and to create and inspire changes needed to make it better for them.
- Kids Help Phone: A supportive 24/7 phone line for youth, 1-800-668-6868
- Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line : A toll-free, confidential, non-judgmental peer-support phone line for LGBTQ young people 26 and under living in Ontario.
- Let's Talk Trans: Booklet for youth with information on being trans, gender transition, coming out as trans, or finding resources and getting support.
- OUTLoud North Bay: OUTLoud North Bay is committed to the mental health and well being of the 2SLGBTQA+ youth and allies of North Bay and surrounding communities through workshops, professional services, collaborations and a safe space.
- PFLAG Canada: Provides 24/7 support, information and resources to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning people, as well as to their families and friends.
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Q Chat Space: Online – live and chat- space for discussion groups for LGBTQ2S+ teens ages 13 to 19.
- Safe Schools Coalition: Works to support LGBTQ+ youth with resource guides on youth with LGBT parents, transgender youth, and LGBT and questioning youth.
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Students and Gender Identity: A Toolkit for Schools (University of Southern California)
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Supporting Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTT2QQIA Youth in the Ontario Child Welfare System (developed by the Native Youth Sexual Health Network and the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres)
- Trans Care Youth: Let’s Talk Trans: A resource for trans and questioning youth
- Trans Lifeline: Peer-to peer network for trans people of all ages. A 24/7 hotline staffed by transgendered people for transgendered people information, to provide support and resources for a transgendered person in need (1-877-330-6366).
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The Trevor Project: A leading American organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25.
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Parents
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- Canadian Parents of Trans and Gender Diverse Kids/Parents: A national, bilingual, confidential peer support group for parents of transgender, two-spirit, gender creative, and gender-questioning children (LGBT Youthline)
- Electronic Aggression (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])
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Family Acceptance Project: On this resource, family members will find numerous research materials and initiatives that work to prevent psychological problems for LGBTQ2S+ youth.
- Families in Transition: A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth, 2nd Ed. (Central Toronto Youth Services)
- Kids In The House: Experts offering information about how to have conversations with your children about sex, body image, safety, sexuality and sexual orientation.
- Parents' Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know (CDC)
- PFLAG Canada: Provides 24/7 support, information and resources to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning people, as well as to their families and friends.
- Rainbow Health Ontario: Created resource Respect and Self-Esteem: Talking About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity With Our Kids
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Strong Family Alliance: Gives support for parents and children in the LGBTQ2S+ community and provides accurate information and ways to keep their children safe and healthy.
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Educators
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- 30+ Examples of Heterosexual Privilege in the US (Its Pronounced Metrosexual)
- Around the Rainbow: Toolkit for GLBTTQ Parents/Guardians (Creating GLBTTQ-friendly learning spaces for our children ages 0-6
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Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity: Aspires to support and transform Canadian and indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast in a shared vision of a discrimination-free gender and sexually diverse world.
- Challenge Homophobia & Transphobia: A Campus Guide (Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario and the Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line)
- Championing LGBT issues in K-12 Education (Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network [GLSEN])
- Coming Out As A Supporter: A Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans (Human Rights Campaign)
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Draw the Line – Against Transphobic Violence: A Guide for Educators Working with Youth to Support Bystander Intervention in Transphobic and Sexual Violence & additional campaign resources (Egale)
- Every Class in Every School: Final Report on the First National Climate Survey on Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia in Canadian Schools (EGALE)
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GLSEN: An organization that encourages students to act when they really want to change something.
- Top Five Ways to Promote Ally Behavior in Students (Human Rights Campaign)
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LGBTQ2S+ Toolkit: A resource to help staff and organizations become better allies of LGBTQ2S+ youth.
- Questions & Answers: Gender Identity in Schools (Canadian Aids Treatment Information Exchange [CATIE)
- Questions & Answers: Sexual Orientation in Schools (CATIE)
- Respect and Self-Esteem: Talking About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity With Our Kids (Rainbow Health Ontario)
- Safe@School 'Homophobia': Provides reference materials, lesson plans, tool kits and resources towards challenging homophobia in schools, creating inclusive classrooms, creating inclusive schools and spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ and their children.
- Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender in K-12 Schools (Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Gender Spectrum and American Civil Liberties Union)
- Sexuality and U: Provides information about healthy sexuality for teens, adults, parents, teachers, and health professionals. Topics include: coming out to friends, helping a friend who is gay, sexual diversity, and more.
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Stomp Out Bullying: An organization that defends the ideals of an equal and friendly college environment.
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Students and Gender Identity: A Toolkit for Schools (University of Southern California)
- The Every Teacher Project: On LGBTQ-Inclusive Education in Canada's K-12 Schools (EGALE)
- (exercise) The Power Flower (Educating for Change)
- ThinkB4USpeak Educator's Guide For Discussing and Addressing Anti-Gay Language Among Teens (GLSEN)
- Trans Health Connection (Rainbow Health Ontario)
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The Trevor Project: A leading American organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25
- Welcoming Schools
- When Someone Comes Out
- When Someone Comes Out To You: Do and Don't (Its Pronounced Metrosexual)
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Learners
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Advocacy, research, and public policy
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Legal aid
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