Rainbow Optimist Club
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO, INC.
Bettering the lives of LGBT2Q+ rural youth, their families, and their communities in Elgin, Middlesex, and Oxford Counties.
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National Organizations
Below is a list of National Organizations serving LGBT2Q+ communities.
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*Please note: Due to Covid-19, some of the programs and services may have changed. Please contact the individual organization for more information.
Egale Canada
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Egale Canada is an advocacy organization founded in 1986 by Les McAfee to advance equality for Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families, across Canada.
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Fierté Canada Pride
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Fierté Canada Pride (FCP) is the national association of Canadian Pride organisations. They are a membership-based organisation run by volunteers. The main goal of FCP is to promote gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and two-spirited Prides on a national level.
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PFLAG Canada
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​PFLAG Canada is proud to be Canada’s only national organization that offers peer-to-peer support striving to help all Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. We support, educate and provide resources to anyone with questions or concerns. We promise to offer local, practical, and emotional peer-to-peer family support for individuals and their loved ones challenged by gender/sexual identity.
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Pride At Work Canada
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Through dialogue, education and thought leadership, Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada empowers Canadian employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees regardless of gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
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Pride Understanding
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Pride understanding is a communication tool designed to start a conversation to increase gender diversity literacy.
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The 519
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The 519 is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the LGBTQ2S communities. A City of Toronto agency with an innovative model of Service, Space and Leadership, we strive to make a real difference in people’s lives, while working to promote inclusion, understanding and respect.
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