June is Pride Month where 2SLGBTQ+ communities come together to celebrate the freedom and individuality of who they are. Pride celebrations stem from decades of history of minority groups that have struggled to overcome prejudice, who continually advocate for being accepted for being themselves.
This Pride Month, Dyslexia Canada would like to share resources for young people and families to help understand and celebrate pride.
Resources for young people and families
Kids Help Phone - LGBTQ2S Blog
Kids Help Phone is a national charity that operates three counselling centres and offers community engagement initiatives through staff and volunteers across Canada.
Egale - Awareness and resources
Egale is Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues.
Scholastic - Read with Pride Booklist
Scholastic Canada is one of the country's leading publishers and distributors of children's books and educational materials in both official languages.
Gender Creative Kids - Online Resources
Gender Creative Kids is a charity based in Tio’tia:ke (Montréal) that advocates for the inclusion of trans and non-binary youth in all spheres of life.
Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through their telephone, text and chat services.
Brave Trails is a national non-profit organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth leadership. We offer accredited summer camps, family camps, mentorship programs, meet-up groups, and year-round leadership programming.
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Gender Spectrum works to create gender-sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
QMUNITY is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, BC that works to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives.
The Centre for Newcomers - LGBTQ+ Newcomer Services
The Centre for Newcomers is a social profit organization that views the integration of newcomers as a two-way process of experience, influence and impact between newcomers and the communities that welcome them.
Do you have a resource that you would like to tell us about? Email info@dyslexiacanada.org