CTV: First Long-Term LGBTQ Youth Group Home In Canada Opens In Saskatoon
Canada’s first long-term group home for LGBTQ youth has opened its doors in Saskatoon.
The first two residents moved into OUTSaskatoon’s Pride Home at the end of January. The space gives people a safe place to live with access to the non-profit’s services, like youth programming and counselling.
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shOUT! Newsletter Dec. 2016 - Jan. 2017
shOUT! Newsletter Dec. 2016 - Jan. 2017
This last month has included such a lovely mix of nostalgia, celebration, and anticipation as we commemorated 25 years of Gay and Lesbian Health Services, The Avenue Community Centre, and OUTSaskatoon!
Read moreGender-neutral bathrooms coming to Saskatchewan's joint-use schools
Our very own Amanda Guthrie was interviewed on gender inclusive washrooms and the very importance they hold. Great job Amanda!
Read moreCBC: Trans Youth Homelessness
It's going to be a special holiday for Daniel Despins. For the first time in years, he's going to have Christmas dinner at home in Saskatoon.
"I'm very anxious to see my family," said Despins.
Born a woman, the 18-year old transgender teen has struggled since he revealed his sexual identity to his mother four years ago.
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OUTWord: Internalized Gay Ageism of Older Men
The paper, out this week in the journal Social Science & Medicine, looked at a sample of 312 gay men with an average age of 61; a team of researchers led by Richard G. Wight asked the men the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with statements like “aging is especially hard for me because I am a gay man,” and “as I get older, I feel more invisible when I am with other gay men.”
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Daily Xtra: Will Saskatchewan Protect It's LGBT Students?
Amanda Guthrie is the youth and education coordinator at OUTSaskatoon, Saskatchewan’s queer resource centre. She tells Daily Xtra having queer students’ rights enshrined in legislation, rather than just in Ministry of Education policy, is key.
“We need to have legislation,” she says. “We need hard guidelines.”
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Star Phoenix: Local Author Wes Funk Passes
The Star Phoenix paid homage to local Saskatchewan author, Wes Funk today, who passed away this past weekend. He will be missed by both the LGBTQ2S+ and the literary community.
Please find the article here.
ICCC Movie Night - Naomi Campbel
A trans woman from Chile named Yermén tries to formulate a plan to get sex reassignment surgery.
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