Resources by Category

Complete List of Resources

2SLGBTQIAP+ 101: The Basics

• An introduction to the Pride Flag and to the meaning of the 2SLGBTQIAP+ initialism.

2SLGBTQIAP+ Artists

• "June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history."

• Link: https://www.cbc.ca/artsprojects/superqueeroes/

2SLGBTQ+ Community Advisory Committee

• The TDSB has a 2SLGBTQ+ Community Advisory Committee. Find the meeting schedules, agendas, and staff contacts here.

2SLGBTQIAP+ Music

• A YouTube playlist created by TDSB GSA Network Staff Members featuring 2SLGBTQIAP+ artists or artists iconic to the LGBTQ community/spaces. *Note : We recognize that some of these videos contain flashing lights and that some of the songs reference homophobia/transphobia/self-harm/depression or other potential triggers. Please use caution and contact any of the helplines linked below if you need support.

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzjHvzXcSygdqTAmyMonDTD_mmrW1az8L

2 Spritied People of the 1st Nations

• "We provide prevention education and support for 2-Spirit, including First Nations, metis and Inuit people living with or at risk for HIV and related co-infections in the Greater Toronto Area. We base our work on indigenous philosophies of wholistic health and wellness."

• Website: http://www.2spirits.com/

The 519

• "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. "

• Website: https://www.the519.org/

The ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives

• Resources:

  • 2SLGBTQIA+ Stories Matter

  • Become 2SLGBTQIA+ Literate

• Website: https://arquives.ca/

The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD)

• "CCGSD envisions a world in which people can shape the decisions that impact their lives, enjoy freedoms, and navigate an equal world free of violence. CCGSD will be a national force and partner of choice within the movement to end discrimination." The CCGSD hosts resources, training sessions, conferences, initiatives, and engages in advocacy.

  • Link: https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/

Central Toronto Youth Services

• Website: https://ctys.org/

Cissexism in the TDSB

• Link: Click here to view the slideshow.

BLM Toronto

• Website: https://blacklivesmattertoronto.ca/

Egale

• Website: https://egale.ca/

El-Tawhid Juma Circle

• "El-Tawhid Juma Circle is a gender-equal, LGBTQI2S affirming, mosque, that is welcoming of everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender, sexual identity, or faith background."

• Website: http://www.jumacircle.com/

Families In Transition Guide from Central Toronto Youth Services

• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yg2Clxwksrg6iK1GC_fZ1j8hifa3Ed6v/view

GBVP Mailing List

• TDSB Staff can contact Javier Davila (javier.davila@tdsb.on.ca), Student Equity Program Advisor (LC4), to receive emails with resources, event announcements, and other news and articles related to gender-based violence prevention, sexual violence prevention, and healthy relationships using a critical anti-racist, intersectional and decolonial framework.

• Link: Click here to see our archive of GBVP mailouts from the 2020-2021 school year!

Gegi.ca

• "The goal of gegi.ca is to equip all Ontario students and teachers – whether transgender or cisgender – with the tools to advocate for the right to express and live their gender in their own way without experiencing discrimination, harassment or violence, and without being told they have to change. Recognizing that gender expression and gender identity have been protected grounds in the Ontario Human Rights Code since 2012, gegi.ca indirectly supports schools in learning about how their structures, practices and curricula may have to change."

• Website: https://www.gegi.ca/

Gender Neutral & Inclusive Pronouns, Grammar, & Language in French

• Grammaire neutre et glossaire

• Pronoms neutres et pronoms genrés

• Règles de grammaire neutre et inclusive

Glossary of Terms & Definitions

• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-xbdgLlAa1gAFbinKBilGUGlGKeeZog/view

• *Note : We acknowledge that this is not an exhaustive Glossary of Terms & Definitions. It is simply a place to get started if you are looking for information.

Helplines & Virtual "Walk-In" Services

• Link: Helplines & Other Services

History

• 2SLGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, People of Colour Voices in History

  • Link: https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/QTBIPOC-History-Reference.pdf

• A community history of Pride in Toronto

  • Link: https://radicalnoise.ca/2021/06/07/%EF%BB%BFfuck-you-52-some-notes-towards-a-radical-history-of-toronto-pride-1981/

• Marvellous Grounds is a book and web-based project that seeks to document and create space to vision the ways that QTBIPOC (queer and trans Black, Indigenous and people of colour) create communities, innovate projects and foster connections within Toronto/Three Fires Territories and beyond. This collection brings together art, writing and research that engages with space making and is in the service of community building.

  • Link: http://marvellousgrounds.com/

• Resources from the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD)

  • Link: https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/resources/

Inclusive Student Welcome Email & Survey Templates

• Please refer to our Staff Resources page for examples!!

• Link: Staff Resources

Indigenous Resources

• Urban Indigenous Education Centre Teaching/Learning Resources

• Link: https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/uiec-resources-draft/home?authuser=0

j wallace skelton

• This website provides resources connected to j wallace skelton past and ongoing work "building just and ethical systems and supporting people creating right relations."

• Link: https://www.jwallaceskelton.com/

LAEN

• Website: https://laentoronto.wordpress.com/

Peel District School Board Rainbow Resources

• Website: https://sites.google.com/pdsb.net/rainbow-resources?s=03

Pride Toronto

• Website: https://www.pridetoronto.com/

Queer Dates of Significance School Year Calendar

• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15z2bR2wujrud1W4Xh3K4WusGmTt_X4Y0/view

• *Note : We acknowledge that this is not an exhaustive Calendar of Queer Dates of Significance. It is simply a place to get started if you are looking for information.

Rex Pride

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rexdalepride/

Scholarship Opportunities

• List of scholarship opportunities for 2SLGBTQIAP+ students across Canada.

• Link: Student Resources

School Climate Studies

• Every Class in Every School: The first national climate survey on homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in Canadian schools.

  • Link: https://egale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Every-Class-In-Every-School-Final-Report.pdf

• The Every Teacher Project: On LGBTQ-Inclusive Education in Canada's K-12 Schools

  • Link: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/rise/docs/every-teacher-project-final-report.pdf

• The National Inventory of School District Interventions in Support of LGBTQ Student Wellbeing

  • Link: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/rise/docs/national-inventory-final-report.pdf

School Racism Reporting Tool

• "If you are a staff member in Canadian public, Catholic, and private schools who is aware of incidents of anti-Black racism perpetrated against students, colleagues, or even yourself, you can report it anonymously below. This information will be used by PoBC in order to collect data on instances of anti-Black racism in schools across the province. The submission of this form is merely a method to share your story. As a board employee (and potentially a union member), please be reminded that you are still expected to perform any reporting duties to those bodies as necessary. We are in no way affiliated with any school board or union. The purpose of this form is SOLELY to allow PoBC further insight into the realities of anti-Black racism in schools."

• Website: Click here for more information on this tool or to report.

Signing into Your Browser with your TDSB Account

• Tutorial coming! For now, check out this video for instructions.

Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ Students in the Toronto District School Board during COVID-19

• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wTZlEFXioA0PtzX5SAdHbvGge6HPrWBp/view

TDSB Census

• 2017 Student and Parent Census

  • Link: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/portals/0/research/docs/2017_Census.pdf

• Census Portraits: This page contains more detailed analyses such as portraits for LGBTQ students, Black LGBTQ students, and Transgender students

  • Link: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/research/Research/Parent-and-Student-Census/Census-Publications

TDSB Guidelines for the Accommodation of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students and Staff

• Link: Click here to view the document.

TDSB Home School GSAs

• Contact information for GSAs in Bricks & Mortar Home Schools across the TDSB.

• Link: Home School GSAs

TDSB Human Rights Office

• The place to report an incident of hate or discrimination involving or impacting students

• Link: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Human-Rights/Reporting-an-Incident

TDSB LGBTQ2S Advisory Committee

• Website: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Community/How-to-Get-Involved/Advisory-Committees/Community-Advisory-Committees/LGBTQ2S-Advisory-Committee

TDSB Professional Library - 2SLGBTQ+ Resources

• Link: https://tdsb-on-ca.libguides.com/LGBTQ2S

Trans Student Educational Resources

• Website: https://transstudent.org/

The Triangle Program

• "The Triangle Program is a high school that hosts wonderful LGBTQ2+ youth who are in need of a smaller and safer space where they can find and build community. We strive to reflect our students’ experiences in an LGBTQ2+ and social justice-focused curriculum."

• Website: https://triangleprogram.ca/

Virtual Community Support Groups for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth in Toronto

• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cX4l-T9_orBpmlRvMNYZzGpnftOStGPF/view

Zoom Renaming & Accessibility Tutorials

• Please refer to our Staff Resources page for slideshow tutorials and links to resources!!

• Link: Zoom Tutorials

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