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6,423 missing threads. Each one representing an attack on our community.

This Pride season, show the world we won’t be unravelled with our resources to combat anti-2SLGBTQI hate in Canada.

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CRTC Part 1 Application on Removal of Fox News from Canadian Distribution

We are calling on the CRTC to begin public consultations on the removal of Fox News from the List of non-Canadian programming authorized for distribution in Canada.

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Drag Queen storytime starring Bardada de Barbades at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal. (CC: Jennifer Ricard)

Open Letter: All Levels of Government in Canada have a Responsibility to Combat the Rise in Anti-2SLGBTQI Hate

The time has come for all levels of government to take concrete actions to protect the safety, rights, and freedoms of 2SLGBTQI people.

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Open Letter: Egale Canada Urges All Municipalities to Fly the Pride Flag as a Symbol of Solidarity for 2SLGBTQI People in their Community as Anti-2SLGBTQI Hate Continues to Rise Across Canada

We urge you to fly the Pride flag at your municipal buildings this Pride season and beyond.

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The 50 – 30 Challenge: Your Diversity Advantage

This initiative challenges Canadian organizations to increase the representation and inclusion of diverse groups within their workplaces while highlighting the benefits of giving all Canadians a seat at the table.

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Now What? Canada’s Conversion Therapy Ban

Even though conversion therapy is now officially prohibited in Canada, it’s still important to understand the impacts it has made because of the long-lasting and damaging effects it has had on survivors.

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Centering 2SLGBTQI experiences, our research is community-based and action-oriented. The reports we publish are used nationally and worldwide to create positive change for 2SLGBTQI people.

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49%

Trans students have reported experiencing sexual harassment.

52%

2SLGBTQI seniors fear being ‘forced back into the closet’ in residential care.

30%

Canadian employees report to experiencing discrimination in the workplace.

25-40%

Homeless youth in Canada identify as 2SLGBTQI.

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Legal advocacy is how we ensure the research, education, and awareness work we do is lasting. Our legal advocacy work helps to make explicit that 2SLGBTQI experiences are reflected in policy at all levels of government and beyond.

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