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CCGSD Announces Departure of Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, Executive Director
A message from Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah Dear supporters, partners, and friends, After four years as the Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity, I will be moving on from my role as of May 31st, 2024. This news is bittersweet for many...
Joint Statement: #YouthVoicesWillPrevail Campaign
Youth-focused 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations across Canada announce #YouthVoicesWillPrevail campaign to uplift and centre voices of queer and trans youths amidst rising hate
CCGSD Reacts to 2023 Federal Budget
Budget 2023: while investments in gender equity, sexual and reproductive health are cause for celebration, lack of new funding for 2SLGBTQI+ community signals government apathy to rising anti-trans hate March 29, 2023 OTTAWA: During an unprecedented spike in...
Déclaration: Il n’y a pas d’égalité de genre sans les femmes trans
« Il n'y a pas d'égalité de genre sans les femmes trans » : Coalition nationale des organismes communautaires 8 mars 2023 View this statement in English OTTAWA – À l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la femme 2023, des centaines d'organismes communautaires de...
Statement: There’s no Gender Equality Without Trans Women
"There's no Gender equality without trans women": National coalition of community organizations March 8 2023 Lisez cette déclaration en français OTTAWA – On International Women’s Day 2023, hundreds of community organizations from across Canada have signed a statement...
Resisting Anti-Blackness in the Education System
Join us March 15th for a Zoom Webinar on "Resisting Anti-Blackness in the Education System"As an organization invested in ending discrimination through education, CCGSD is deeply aware that while education has the potential to be sites of change, community, and...
Statement RE: CCGSD Facebook page
Statement re: CCGSD Facebook page December 14, 2022A message to the CCGSD community: This message is to inform our community that as of Friday, December 9, 2022, the CanadianCentre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) has lost access to the Facebook page...
Press Release: TELUS Friendly Future Foundation Donates $20,000 to CCGSD.
Press release: telus friendly future foundation donates $20,000 to ccgsd. December 13, 2022 Funding will assist in building connections that will mitigate feelings of loneliness and isolation in 2SLGBTQ+ youth brought on by the pandemic, directly serving 1000-1500...
Joint statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women
Joint statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women December 6, 2022 – As we observe the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the...
Statement: CCGSD condemns Ontario’s decision to cut virtual gender-affirming care.
Statement: CCGSD condemns Ontario’s decision to cut virtual gender-affirming care. Dec 5, 2022 Due to the changes made to the Physicians Service Agreement by the Ontario Ministry of Health, Connect-Clinic will no longer be able to provide virtual gender affirming care...
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