We provide prevention, education and support for 2-Spirit, including First Nations, metis and Inuit people. We base our work on indigenous philosophies of wholistic health and wellness.

THIS RESOURCE IS NOT 2SLGBTQ+ SPECIFIC

ConnexOntario provides treatment service information, including contact information and wait times, for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol, and/or mental health. Our System Navigators will answer your call, text (CONNEX to 247247), and email or web chat 24/7 (www.connexontario.ca) from anywhere in Ontario. We offer support, provide education, and our 24/7/365 service is free and confidential.

ConnexOntario is reachable by phone at 1-866-531-2600
or by Chat at https://www.connexontario.ca/Chat

Creating 2SLGBTQ+ Events for our queer community and allies in the Grey-Bruce Simcoe Region

Managing the only comprehensive calendar for all local queer events (including local PFLAG meetings, etc). Downloadable Google Calendar Available.
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1?cid=ZmVtbWVzLmZldGVzLmFsc0BnbWFpbC5jb20

Website’s “Local Supports” page has supports for 2SLGBTQ+ Community categorized by:
-local supports
-mental wellness and crisis supports
-physical health supports for specialized 2SLGBTQ+ issues

We are the foster care agency for LGBTQ2S youth in Ontario, and the only one in Canada. We are Queer-owned and operated, and we believe in supporting the youth of our community. We have LGBTQ2S-positive foster homes in Windsor, and London. We connect our youth and their foster families to our network of LGBTQ2S positive and specialist supports and services, and we help you build strong and lasting connections in LGBTQ2S communities.

You have several options to access Five/Fourteen’s enhanced supports for LGBTQ2 youth:

If you want to talk with us about being placed in one of our homes (in Windsor/London only) or accessing our enhanced services in your current foster home, you can talk with your CAS worker, or fill-in the self referral form on our website, and we can reach out to your CAS. After you submit the self referral form, you can expect to hear from us within two business days. If you don’t, feel free to contact Lou at 844 514 0514 x105 or by email at lou@fostering.ca.

If your foster parents are LGBTQ2-positive but need or want help to better support you, ask them to contact us and become a Five/Fourteen foster home.

If you feel your foster home is not LGBTQ2-supportive, you can tell your CAS worker you want a placement with Five/Fourteen. This is for ANY youth in Ontario. If you feel your CAS is not supportive of your sexual orientation and/or gender identity, you can contact us directly through our self-referral form.

The Gay/Bi/MSM Men’s Clinic is a sex positive & stigma free environment open to all men who have sex with other men, seeking clinical and health services including sexual health testing and treatment, physical exam, access to PrEP, vaccinations, one-on-one support, harm reduction and other health services.

Connecting Durham Region’s 2SLGBTQ+ residents and resources – offers an event calendar, resource directory, social networking, news, information, discussion and more.

Connecting Simcoe County’s 2SLGBTQ+ residents and resources – offers an event calendar, resource directory, social networking, news, information, discussion and more.

Connecting York Region’s 2SLGBTQ+ residents and resources – offers an event calendar, resource directory, social networking, news, information, discussion and more.

The Gender Care IPC team aims to create a safe, confidential, inclusive, and affirming space for trans, gender expansive, gender non-conforming, non-binary and questioning youth and adults in the Durham Region.

The Team includes a Nurse Practitioner and Systems Navigator who provide gender transition related care and services within a holistic framework for a time-limited length of service.

Specific services include social, legal and medical transition support, hormone related therapy, surgery referral support, advocacy, and health system navigation. We also offer support, education, and resources for families and caregivers of our clients.

We tailor our services to the needs and transition goals of our clients. Clients may retain their primary care providers while seeking gender transition related care from the team and upon completion of goals will be transferred back to their providers. Medical issues not related to gender transition will be directed back to primary care providers.

If you are interested in our services or would like to refer someone, please complete a Referral Form located on our website.

DCHC also offers two peer support programs for folks thinking about gender:
Gender Journeys (ages 10-14, and 15+): https://www.careachc.ca/Global-Assets/Programs/Gender-Journeys
Gender Affirming Chats: https://www.careachc.ca/Global-Assets/Programs/Gender-Affirming-Chats

The Gilbert Centre provides social and support services to empower, promote health, and celebrate the lives of people living with and affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted or blood borne infections (STBBIs) and the individuals and families from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) communities of Simcoe Muskoka.

QT Youth Connection is a drop-in and social space for Queer, Trans, Intersex, Questioning, and Non-Binary youth. A discord server has been created as an e-drop in social space for youth to connect with each other while social distancing. Please contact Ellis at EllisG@GilbertCentre.ca for a server link.