We look forward to continually updating this page as new resources, supports, safe spaces, and opportunities for 2-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Agender (2SLGBTQIA+) newcomers become available and known to us. If your organization provides supports for 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers in Windsor-Essex and you are not listed below, please let us know by emailing afauteux@workforcewindsoressex.com.
Resources & Supports
- Queer & Trans Migrant Advocacy Alliance – https://queertalliancewe.org/
- Trans Wellness Ontario – https://www.transwellness.ca/
- Diversity Dignity Leamington – https://www.facebook.com/people/Diversity-Dignity-Leamington/
- QLink Windsor-Essex – https://www.qlinkwe.ca/
- Windsor-Essex Pride Fest – https://www.wepridefest.com/
- Windsor Pride Community – https://www.windsorpride.com/
- Pozitive Pathways – https://www.pozitivepathways.com/
- Consulate of Mexico in Leamington – https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/leamington/index.php/mexicanos/tramites-inclusivos-para-la-comunidad-lgbtq
- Run For Rocky Legacy Project – https://www.runforrocky.com/
- Rainbow Health Ontario – https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/
- The Canadian Center for Gender & Sexual Diversity – https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/
- EGALE – https://egale.ca/
- Wisdom2Action – https://www.wisdom2action.org/
- Momentum Canada – https://www.momentumcanada.net/
- Count Me In: Human Rights Campaign – https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/count-me-in
- United Nation OHCHR and the human rights of LGBTI people – https://www.ohchr.org/en/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/transgender-people
- GoFreddie – Online PrEP and DoxyPEP provider
Learn More
- June – International Pride Month (in Canada)
- The SAFER Project
- Rainbow Equality Campaign
- About Canada: Queer Rights by Peter Knegt
- Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada by Craig Jennnex and Nisha Eswaran
- Out of the Shadows, On to the Streets: 180 Years of 2SLGBTQIA+ Visibility in Windsor-Essex by Walter Cassidy (2022);
- BI, GAY, LESBIAN, TRANS, & QUEER / WE HAVE & WILL
- ALWAYS EXIST HERE (2022) by Derrick Carl Biso (2022);
- Drag Me to Windsor: An Exhibition Celebrating 150 Years of Windsor-Detroit Drag History
- Understanding & Fighting Back against the Anti-Trans Movement in “Canada”: A guide for Trans Communities and our Allies
- Inclusive Language Guide by OHSU Center for Diversity and Inclusion
- Building Trans-Inclusive Workplaces by Public Service Alliance of Canada
- Restoring the Circle Online Course by Native Women’s Association of Canada
- Intersections: Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ Identities, by Native Women’s Association of Canada
- Annual Report 2023– Rainbow Railroad
On July 25th, 2024, WE LIP hosted a “Welcoming Communities for Queer & Trans Migrants” webinar. Visit the SPICE PLC page to view the recording and slide presentation for that event.
Download the list of resources below (updated July 31, 2024):