Rainbow Table: connecting 2SLGBTQI seniors across Canada, with 5 portaits of older adults

Rainbow Table is a virtual space where 2SLGBTQI seniors and allies can connect during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. This space provides a platform to engage in important and relevant topics that impact our communities. With exciting guest speakers and useful resources, Rainbow Table strives to give 2SLGBTQI seniors and allies a space that is truly their own, and acts as a go-to for support, resources, and community engagement; in areas like health, legal rights, activities, and more!

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Catch up on our past episodes of Rainbow Table as host Deb Pearce chats with dozens of special community guests from across Canada!

Season 2 | Episodes 11-18

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Episode 18: International Day for Older Persons

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 17: Long-Term Care & Aging in Place

With special guests Celeste Pang, Senior Research Officer, 2SLGBTQI Health, Aging & Housing at Egale; and Jackie Tanner, MSW, RSW, Regional Manager & Clinical Lead at Canada HomeShare.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 16: Human Rights & Religion

With special guests El-Farouk Khaki, Refugee & Immigration Lawyer, and Human Rights Activist; and Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, C.M., Founder and Executive Director of Rainbow Faith and Freedom.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 15: #PrideInside2021!

Celebrating Pride 2021 in this special concert edition, with special guests Tamai Kobayashi, Miss Juwanna DeWitt, Yohei Sakai and the St. John’s Gay Men’s Chorus, leZlie lee kam, and Buster Cherry!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 14: IDAHOBIT & The Purge

With special guests Michelle Douglas, Executive Director of the LGBT Purge Fund; and Olivia Baker, Program Manager at Fondation Émergence.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 13: Spring Cleaning Your Finances

With special guests, Rao Movva, Wealth Advisor at TD Wealth; and Marc-Antoine Saumier, Regional Manager, LGBTQ2+ Business Development at TD Wealth.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 12: Rainbow Veterans & Trans Inclusion in the Military

With special guests Major (Retired) Kathryn Foss and Chair of the Board of Rainbow Veterans Canada, Todd Ross.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 11: COVID-19 Facts and Fears

With special guests, Dr. Gloria Gutman from Simon Fraser University, and Dr. Samir Sinha from Sinai Health.

Also Available on Facebook

Season 1 | Episodes 1 – 10

Episode 1: Health Equity

With special guests; Jacquie Gahagan, LeeAnn Pocknell and Karen Hillier

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 2: Sexual Health

With Carlyle Jansen, Owner of Good for Her; Dr. Philip Jai Johnson, Psychologist at the Toronto Sexuality Centre! Plus, guests Rachele Manett from Venus Envy Halifax and a special performance by Elle Noir!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 3: Rural 2SLGBTQI Communities

With Author, Joan Beecroft, and Trevor Taylor from Fogo Island Pride! Plus, a special performance by Flare!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 4: Queer Histories

With Aaron Devor, Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria; Richard Jenkins from 2 Spirits in Motion Society; Professor Wesley Crichlow from Ontario Tech University; and a special performance by Lucas Silveira!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 5: Community Networks and Initiatives

With Michael Phair from Edmonton Pride Senior Group; George Hartsgrove from Ottawa Senior Pride Network; Laura Budd from Moose Jaw Pride; and Julien Rougerie from Fondation Émergence. Plus, a special performance by Drag Performer Extraordinaire, Miss Conception!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 6: Untold Stories

With Canadian Singer-Songwriter and Poet, Ferron; and Documentary Filmmaker and Former Politician, Gerry Rogers. Plus, an interview with Theo & Roger, the first same-sex couple married under Quebec’s Civil Union law in 2002.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 7: Health & Wellness

With Arne Stinchcombe, Assistant Professor at Brock University; Catherine Meade, Former Director of Pan Am Games Capital Projects; Jen Cody, Executive Director of Nanaimo Foodshare, and a roundtable discussion with the creators of Réseau Access Network’s LGBTQI2S Seniors Program, Adrienne, Ashley, and Evan! Plus, a special performance by “Lady Bear Extraordinaire”, Fay Slift!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 8: Faith & Spirituality

With John R. Sylliboy, Co-Founder of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance; Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, Founder and Executive Director of Rainbow Faith and Freedom, and Senior Pastor Emeritus of Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto; Pastor Junia ‘June’ Joplin, and Imtiaz Popat from Salaam Queer Muslim Community in Vancouver! Plus, a special performance by Tara Ryst!

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 9: Policy & Legal Justice

With Todd Ross, Representative Plaintiff on the LGBT Purge Class Action Lawsuit; Levi A. Foy, Executive Director of the Sunshine House and Drag Queen Prairie Sky; plus an interview and performance by Rabbit Richards, performance poet.

Also available on Facebook.

Episode 10: Game Show Edition

Where host Deb Pearce hosts the finale episode of Rainbow Table – the Game Show edition!

Also available on Facebook.