Other resources you may find useful, or at least entertaining!

Just for fun in these trying times, take a look at Trent McClellan's NICE agent on Canada's hit comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes (aka 22 Minutes). I loved this - even more fun as it's coming to you from my home, Nova Scotia!

One of the challenges of picking up and moving to a new place, especially a new country, is getting to know the "ins-and-outs" of life in your new community, making new friends, and so on. Have you heard of cohousing? If not, you might wish to take a look at the website of Cohousing Options Canada for some insight. If you're already familiar with cohousing and whether you are looking at Canada or elsewhere, with their robust listing of over 1,000 cohousing communities across the globe, you might want to explore the Foundation for Intentional Community. And, if Nova Scotia is on your list, my community, Treehouse Village Ecohousing, currently has three units for sale. Right off the top I'll let you know that while not 2SLGBTQ+ exclusive, it's very queer friendly. In fact, we've marched as a community in the last two Bridgewater Pride parades.  Other questions? Feel free to drop me a note and I can tell you more.

The Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan 2022 aims to advance rights, improve social, economic, and health outcomes for 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians.  Take a look here if you're interested in knowing more.  And if the acronym 2SLGBTQI+ is new to you, scroll down on that page for info. 

Egale is a national advocacy organization whose mission is "to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada." If you missed the link to their work on the Immigration page, here it is again. 

You're likely familiar with PFLAG. I know that, in my experience throughout the US, their Pride parade contingents often received the most enthusiastic clapping and cheering in response to their passing by. Check out pflag Canada here. And, before you ask, my friend AI tells me that "[t]he use of "pflag" in Canada is consistent with the country's modified down style, which prioritizes a more readable, predominantly lowercase format, whereas the U.S. capitalization reflects the specific name of the American organization, PFLAG, Inc.."

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