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**2-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual +
Below is a list of services and support groups offered on-campus and in the London community that you may find helpful.
Western University Resources
- Human Rights Office: the Human Rights Office provides information on the University’s discrimination and harassment policies, employment equity and diversity and other human rights-related issues. We are here to help you, whether you are a student, staff or a faculty member. We are dedicated to making Western an equitable, safe and supportive environment for all members of the University community. Our service is confidential except in specific circumstances. Learn more at www.uwo.ca/equity
- Pride Library: The Mandate of the Pride Library is to acquire, preserve, organize, and give the public access to information and materials by and about lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities (LGBTQ). Pride Library is located in the D.B. Weldon Library. Learn more at www.uwo.ca/pridelib/
- Sexuality and Gender Research Group: The Sexuality and Gender Research Group brings together researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities with scholars in other disciplines from around the University to discuss questions of sexuality and gender from a variety of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary perspectives. Every year, the Sexuality and Gender Research Group, in conjunction with the Western Queer Caucus, hosts a number of academic talks and organizes Queer Research Day, a full-day event involving both papers and poster and presentations. Queer Research Day is normally held on the third Wednesday in April. Membership in the Sexuality and Gender Research Group is open to faculty and graduate students. However, all of our events are free and open to all members of the Western community. Learn more at https://www.uwo.ca/gsws/research/Sexuality%20and%20Gender%20Research%20Group.html
- Trans Care Support: Recognizing the unique needs of gender-diverse students, Health & Wellness Services provide specialized mental health support and medical care to students in an 2SLGBTQIA+ affirmative environment. Physicians at Health & Wellness Services have received training from Rainbow Health Ontario in the realm of counselling, hormone prescribing/maintenance, injections, surgical referrals, and post-operative care. We are able to refer to endocrine specialists and/or psychiatrists if there are complex needs beyond the scope of our primary care providers. Clinicians on the mental health team offer both individual counselling as well as the Queer Connections group that runs each semester.
- Western Queer Caucus: The Queer Caucus was founded in 2007 as a group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, questioning, and queer faculty and graduate students and their allies, as well as for people engaged in various forms of queer academic work. The caucus links people across faculties, schools, and departments and is intended to help forge community, facilitate academic alliances, promote scholarship, provide a venue for activism, and encourage discussions and practices of diverse forms of queer pedagogy. They also sponsor an annual Queer Research Day every April to showcase queer research and queer researchers on campus. For more information or to join the mailing list, please contact at queer-caucus@uwo.ca
- Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies (GSWS): An academic department located in both the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences, GSWS offers courses on gender and sexuality and administers the intrafaculty Sexuality Studies major. Through GSWS, you can major in Women’s Studies and/or in Sexuality Studies or you can take a minor in either Women’s Studies or Gender, Sexuality, Culture. WSFR is committed to providing a learning environment that celebrates diversity. Learn more at www.uwo.ca/womens
University Students' Council/ Peer to Peer Resources
- The Peer Support Centre is a safe space on campus that provides non-judgemental, non-professional, confidential support from trained peers. Through fostering openness and understanding, the centre can provide a listening ear, resources of all kinds, or any wellness needs. The Peer Support Centre values an inclusive and accessible environment for all students to prioritize their wellbeing. To learn more visit the Peer Support Centre website or reach out to peersupport@westernusc.ca.
- PrideUSC is a USC-funded advocacy group and support service at Western University, leading with an anti-racist, decolonial lens for 2SLGBTQIA+ liberation. We are fully student-run and committed to fighting for the rights of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community both at Western and in the surrounding London area. We are dedicated to amplifying voices, providing support and resources, and fostering a community that is safe and inclusive for all diverse student populations. To learn more visit the PrideUSC website or contact prideusc@westernusc.ca.
Community/Off-Campus Resources
- Alphabet Community Centre: Facilitates weekly support groups for trans and questioning youth (ages 12-20), medical/legal accompaniments, social service referrals, employment programs. Call or text at (519) 765-5000.
- Coming Out Over Coffee: Support meeting every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. at Family Service Thames Valley. Learn more at www.familyservicethamesvalley.com/
- Spot of Delight: A source for gender identity products and inclusive sexual health workshops. Located at 426 Richmond Street in downtown London. For more information, visit our website at www.spotofdelight.com
- Health Resources
- London Middlesex Health Unit: Sexual health services and education, with referrals to LGBT2Q+ Network, approved social service providers. Learn more at www.healthunit.com/lgbtq-resources
- London InterCommunity Health Centre: Provides health and social services in a welcoming setting to those who experience barriers to care. Learn more at www.lihc.on.ca
- Canadian Mental Health Association: A source for mental health services, education, and support. Learn more at www.ontario.cmha.ca/documents/lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-queer-identified-people-and-mental-health/
- LGBT Youth Line: Confidential, non-judgemental & informed peer support from Sunday to Friday between 4:30 p.m.-9:30p.m. Contact us toll-free at 1(800) 268-9688 or chat online at www.youthline.ca
- Phone Lines (24/7)
- Alphabet community Centre (for trans/questioning): Call or text us at (519) 765-5000.
- PFLAG: PFLAG Canada is a national charitable organization, founded by parents who wished to help themselves and their family members understand and accept their non- heterosexual children. The "coming-out" process can be a critical time for families. When the adjustment period is particularly long or painful, relationships can become permanently damaged, resulting in a lifetime of emotional scars. People cannot always rise above the challenge of accepting themselves or their family member, and the results can be devastating, even fatal. We support these families through today, and give them hope for a better tomorrow. Contact us at 1 (888) 530-6777 ext. 224 or visit our website at www.pflagcanada.ca
- Opening the Circle
- A resource page for Group and Peer Supports for individuals in the London area:
- http://www.openingthecircle.
ca/services/providers/9
- Rainbow Health
- A resource page that offers information for both service users and providers and maintains a current service provider directory, a resource library and a trans health knowledge base:
- https://www.
rainbowhealthontario.ca/
- 2Spirited People of the First Nations
- Resources, reports and information on people who identify as Indigenous and LGBTTIQQ2SA+:
- https://2spirits.org/
- Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf (ORAD)
- Serves LGBTTIQQ2SA+ deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people.
- https://www.deafontario.ca/
organizer/ontario-rainbow- alliance-of-the-deaf/
- Trans Pulse
- Videos, presentations, resources, and research about trans health issues in Canada.
- http://transpulseproject.ca/
