Resources

In this one hour webinar Aleks Selim Dughman Manzur (they/them), Co-Executive Director: Programming & Advocacy at Rainbow Refugee Society and Dave Kerr (he/him), Director of LGBTQ+ Refugee Programs, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC) discuss the specific settlement barriers faced by LGBTQIA+ refugees, im/migrants and newcomers, and share some strategies to address them. Recorded on Tuesday, March 15, 2023. 

Led by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), this resource was developed through a collaboration among a broad range of community organizations dedicated to the sexual and mental health needs of international students in Ontario. It is one of the 3 resource guides produced to answer common questions that international students and their service providers often have about 2SLGBTQIA+ life, services, and supports available in Ontario. This guide, which is directed to the service providers, addresses the main questions such as "What do I need to know about supporting LGBTQ+ international students," "psychological implications and practical concerns of HIV diagnosis," and "How can a school counsellor, teacher, or administrator help LGBTQ+ international students." 

Led by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), this resource was developed through a collaboration among a broad range of community organizations dedicated to the sexual and mental health needs of international students in Ontario. It is one of the 3 resource guides produced to answer common questions that international students and their service providers often have about 2SLGBTQIA+ life, services, and supports available in Ontario. This guide is directed to international students themselves and focuses on several key issues including, understanding the culture of sex and recreational drugs in Canada; consent and dating apps; accessing sexual health services, gender transition care, HIV prevention medication, and HIV care as an international student. 

Led by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), this resource was developed through a collaboration among a broad range of community organizations dedicated to the sexual and mental health needs of international students in Ontario. It provides a detailed list of sexual and mental health clinics and resources, settlement and legal services, as well as LGBQT+ and HIV related organizations in Ontario where international students can have access. 

Using someone’s correct, self-determined name, pronouns and gender-markers at their request is a way of validating that we all have the right to live our truth, to share our truth, and to be granted safety, respect and dignity in doing so.

The purpose of this document is to provide organizations with example policy statements that can be used to create or update policies using a SOGIESC perspective. While the statements provided in this document are reflective of best practices and research on SOGIESC in the workplace, readers should use this and other 50/30 Challenge resources as a stepping-stone to developing policies that are relevant to the organization and its communities, and to engage actively and thoughtfully in critical thinking.