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It is through all the generous donations and grants that we recieve, that we are able to provide as many events, conferences, campaigns, programs and workshops as we do. Consider this as a form of support by a one-time or a monthly donation to an area of work of you want to see more of!
Workshops
As we are moving forward, education is becoming more of a center focus. They are a way we are able to share our campaigns, programs, and training to a wider audeince. Think about booking a workshop or think about collaberating with us to create one specific to you! See our In-Partnership workshops for more info.
Stay Up to Date On All Things CCGSD
CCGSD Statement on Transphobic Campaign Targeting Ottawa Schools
Advocacy in Ontario CCGSD Statement on Transphobic Campaign Targeting Ottawa Schools October 19th, 2021 Ottawa --- On October 18 and 19, 2021, activists, community members, and organizations in Ottawa mobilized online and in person against an anti-trans “activist”...
We Still Demand: Fifty Years Later – A Guest Blog Series with Dr. Patrizia Gentile (PART 1)
Instead of me talking about the 50th anniversary of the We Demand protest, I am doing something a little different with my executive director blog. I am passing the mic to a feminist queer historian– interview style! Consider this my amateur attempt at oral history…
CCGSD’s LGBTQ2 Action Plan Survey and Findings
CCGSD's LGBTQ2 Action Plan Survey Report & Findings In the Spring of 2021, the Government of Canada invited civil society organizations, including the CCGSD, to provide a written submission to help inform the LGBTQ2 Action Plan. Over a two-week period in...
CCGSD reaction to recent violent homophobic attack at hanlan’s Point Beach, Toronto, and that Ottawa Redblacks player was suspended for alleged involvement.
Advocacy in Ontario CCGSD reaction to recent violent homophobic attack at Hanlan’s Point Beach, Toronto, and that Ottawa Redblacks player was suspended for alleged involvement. June 10th, 2021 Content Warning: homophobia, violence, assault In response to the recent...
SPEARHEAD BREWING CO. Pride Month Press Release
SPEARHEAD BREWING CO. PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEWEST BEER, QUEEN OF WHEAT IN TIME FOR PRIDE MONTH A portion of the proceeds will go to the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity May 25, 2021 - (Kingston, Ontario) - Spearhead Brewing Co. is proud...
Amazon Prime – Watch To Give BAck Press Release
Amazon Prime Video selects the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) as the next recipient of the Watch to Give Back initiative. Starting June 1, Prime Video will donate 100 per cent of proceeds from the rental or purchase of select titles in Canada...
CCGSD Motion to Fly the Pride Flag at OCSB
Advocacy in Ontario CCGSD reaction to OCSB Board of Trustees 9-1 vote in favour of flying Pride flag at all OCSB institutions for the month of June. May 26, 2021 In response to yesterday’s announcement that the Ottawa Catholic District School Board (OCSB) has voted in...
Why A Trans Inclusive Feminism Matters to CCGSD
HERE’S WHY A TRANS-INCLUSIVE FEMINIST MOVEMENT IN CANADA MATTERS TO CCGSD In recent months, the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) and other queer, feminist and youth-focussed organizations have witnessed the growing rise of anti-trans...
Big Win at the Toronto Catholic District School Board!
CCGSD reaction to TCDSB Board of Trustees vote in favour of proclaiming Pride Month every June starting in 2021; and that the Pride flag be flown at the Board office and all TCDSB schools for the month of June. May 7th, 2021 In response to today’s announcement that...
Our Feminism Is Trans Inclusive
Our Feminism is Trans Inclusive. May 4, 2021 We, the undersigned, vehemently reject the dangerous and bigoted rhetoric and ideology espoused by Trans Exclusionary Radical ‘Feminists’ (TERFs). As feminist and women’s rights leaders, we know that feminism is not without...