We are a community-based organization made up of dedicated, caring, committed individuals. Staff and volunteers alike provide support, education, and advocacy in a safe and confidential environment for HIV-positive individuals, their families, and their friends.

In 1987, we started the AIDS Committee of Niagara. We were an advisory committee to the Niagara Regional Public Health Service’s AIDS Program. We evolved from a committee to a not-for-profit, community-based AIDS service organization (ASO).

We offer two programs under the Positive Space Umbrella. Namely, Positive Space (for youth ages 14-24; at our Youth Space) and Positive Space Jr. (for ages 7-12; at our main location, 45 Ellis Avenue). Both programs are drop-in programs for members of 2SLGBTQAI+ community and their allies. These are member-led, which means that our sessions will look different depending on the cohort. Some are more interested in arts + crafts, others are more interested in guest speakers, while others are more interested in socialization. We incorporate their ideas into program design and delivery. At it’s core, however, this is a safe space for people to find community and be themselves!

THIS RESOURCE IS NOT 2SLGBTQ SPECIFIC

Positive Youth Outreach (PYO) is a peer support program for young people (ages 16-29) living with HIV. It is coordinated by poz youth, for poz youth. The program includes weekly group programming, which includes workshops, social events, and leadership opportunities, as well as 1:1 peer support around issues such as sexual health, HIV status disclosure, navigating health and social assistance systems, and more. Meals and TTC fare provided

Formerly AIDS Committee of Windsor
We are an AIDS Service Organization that services people living with, at risk of or affected by HIV/AIDS. We offer a wide array of services and educational opportunities aimed at reducing stigma and social isolation through knowledge enhancement of the various social determinants of health that impact some of our community’s most vulnerable members.

Families in TRANSition (FIT) is a 10-week closed group for parents / caregivers of 2-Spirit, trans, non-binary, gender-questioning youth (ages 13-24) who have recently learned of their child’s gender identity. This group typically runs 4 times a year, for 10 weeks. Please contact Jordan.Zaitzow@ctys.org for more information about registration and dates.

For now, this service continues to operate virtually. Parents from anywhere in the GTA, throughout Ontario, or across so-called Canada are welcome to join.

There is also a FIT youth group that is open to youth ages 13-24 who are Two Spirit, nonbinary, trans, or exploring gender in any way. The youth group focuses on gender exploration, identity, and activism, through an arts-based lens. Contact Lev Goldberg at Lev.Goldberg@ctys.org for more details!

Queering Community is a space for queer, trans, and gender diverse youth between the ages of 16-22 to engage in games, mindfulness, and arts-based activities that explore gender, mental health, relationships, and build a sense of community. The group will be in-person at CTYS offices (65 Wellesley Street East, Suite 300) from 4:30-6:30 PM on Tuesday from November 5 to December 3. Please email daniel.robinson@ctys.org for details.

Individual and Family Counselling is for 2SLGBTQ+ youth (age 12 to 24) and their families. Contact CTYS Community Intake to discuss more at community.intake@ctys.org and/or 416-924-2100 ext. 245.

Pride Central is a lobbying, advocacy, peer support, and referral service centre that provides a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, and queer students and community members. Open to the whole community, Pride Central acts as a resource library and education centre with a focus on ending discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The centre acts as a safe and supportive environment where you can engage with your own identity, connect with others, and flourish as an informed person passionate about social justice!

2SLGBTQ+ support resource at the University of Ottawa.

The Pride Centre is a student service that strives to promote and represent a culture of affirmation through the celebration of individual diversity and choice in all areas of life. We address various equity sectors (anti-ableism, anti-racism, anti-colonialism, etc.) with a core focus on the intersections of 2SLGBTQ+ topics at the University of Ottawa. By hosting events, programming, offering resources and advocating for students, we look to create an environment of respect and acceptance with our communities and allies.

PCC is a student-run service provided by the MSU that aims to challenge oppressive social attitudes and norms, patriarchy, homo/trans/bi/lesbophobia, and the like, at the systemic level.

PCC provides a contact point for McMaster students that may identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or any of the other diverse identities that make up our community. We offer educational programming and access to resources of interest, as well as peer support and a physical space for students to meet and socialize with each other. As advocates for gender & sexual diversity, the PCC’s mandate upholds that 2SLGBTQ+ students are entitled to a safe and supportive campus, absent of homophobia and transphobia, where the expression of one’s gender & sexual identity is welcomed and respected.

The Hamilton Pride Organizing Committee is a grassroots assembly of LGBTQ+ community members who live and/or work in Hamilton, organization representatives who serve LGBTQ+ communities in Hamilton, and LGBTQ+ allies.