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2024 Important LGBTQ2 Dates
9 2024 Important Dates
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February 19th – 25th
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Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week |
| March: | Bisexual Health Awareness Month |
| March 1st | Zero Discrimination Day |
| March 31st | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
| April 6th | International Asexuality Day |
| April 22th – April 28th | International Lesbian Visibility Week |
| May 17th | International Day Against Homophobia, Biophobia and Transphobia (IDOHBT) |
| May 19th | Agender Pride Day |
| May 22nd | Harvey Milk Day |
| May 24th | Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness & Visibility Day |
| June: | Pride Month |
| June 5th |
HIV Longtime Survivor’s Awareness Day |
| June 28th | Stonewall Riots Anniversary |
| July 6th | Omnisexual Visibility Day |
| July 13th – 19th | Non Binary Awareness Week |
| July 14th | International Non-Binary Day |
| July 16th | International Drag Day |
| August 14th | Gay Uncle Day |
| September 16th – 23nd | Bisexual Awareness Week |
| September 23rd | Bisexual Visibility Day |
| October | 2SLGBTQ+ History Month |
| October 11th | National Coming Out Day |
| October 16th | International Pronoun Day |
| October 19st | Spirit Day |
| October 20th – 26th | Asexual Awareness Week |
| October 26th | Intersex Awareness Day |
| November | Trans Awareness Month |
| November 2nd | Trans Parent Day |
| November 8th | Intersex Day of Solidarity |
| November 13th – 19th | Trans Awareness Week |
| November 20th | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| December 1st | World Aids Day |
| December 8th | Pansexual Pride Day |
| December 10th | Human Rights Day |
| December |
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2024
March 2024, More than 400 Canadian artists sign letter denouncing ‘anti-trans’ policies
https://globalnews.ca/news/10394167/canadian-artists-letter-transgender-policies/
March 2024, Trans content creators say social media can be toxic, but won’t let hate push them offline
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/anti-transgender-hate-online-1.7146085
2024, BC Govt. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/erase/sogi
Feb. 2024 . Vancouver Coastal Health 2slgbtq+
https://www.vch.ca/en/health-topics/2slgbtqia
Jan. 2024, BC Government -Gender equity & 2SLGBTQIA+ resources
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/gender-equity/resources
2023
Nov 2023 , Canada issues 2SLGBTQ+ travel advisory for the United States
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/08/30/canada-2slgbtq-us-travel-advisory/
Happy Pride from Surrey Libraries! Celebrate with these 2SLGBTQIA+ titles for the whole family!
https://www.surreylibraries.ca/news/happy-pride-2023
August 2023, Ottawa warns LGBTQ travellers they could be hit by U.S. state laws
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/global-affairs-lgbt-unitedstates-warning-1.6950833
Summer 2023 common myths about the LGBTQ2 community — and why they’re false
https://globalnews.ca/news/9756987/pride-lgbtq2-mythbusting-stereotypes/#grooming-kids
Summer 2023 ,9 exciting Pride festivals to check out around Metro Vancouver this summer
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pride-festivals-events-metro-vancouver-summer-2023
2023 Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan… Building our future, with pride
https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/free-to-be-me/federal-2slgbtqi-plus-action-plan.html
June 2023 Celebrating Pride and 2SLGBTQ+ immigrants in Canada
June 2023 Sportsnet Celebrates Pride
https://www.sportsnet.ca/events/pride-month/
November 2022, LGBTQ advocacy group hopes monthly meetups will expand safe, inclusive spaces in Surrey, B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sher-vancouver-surrey-monthly-meetups-1.6665805
August 2022, Canada (Govt) invests $100M in ‘historic’ action plan for 2SLGBTQ communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-action-plan-lgbtq-1.6564977
June 2022, Sports Net Celebrates Pride Month
https://www.sportsnet.ca/events/pride-month/
Ongoing They and Us. Podcast (CBC) 6 episodes
(1) Pronouns in a Pandemic. (2) What kind of man do you want to be? (3) Riot For Your Rights. (4) Raven Transforms.
(5) Transitioning isn’t fun. (6) Family Ties. July,2020,
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/424-they-us
LGBTQ&A Jeffrey Masters / The Advocate/ Podcasts
Weekly interviews with the most interesting LGBTQ+ people in the world. Ongoing.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lgbtq-a/id1151561226
University of Victoria (B.C)., Transgender Archives, Ongoing
We believe that the history of pioneering trans, nonbinary, Two-spirit, and other gender-diverse activists and the work they have done on behalf of their communities must be preserved. The Transgender Archives is actively acquiring documents, rare publications, and memorabilia of persons and organizations that have worked for the betterment of trans, nonbinary, Two-spirit, and other gender-diverse people. The Largest Collection of Transgender Archives in the World.
https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/index.php
Jan. 2022 B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without Doctors confirmation.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8512822/bc-change-gender-id-cards/
Dec. 2021 LGBTQ Advocates Hail Canada’s Ban of Conversion Therapy
https://www.voanews.com/a/lgbtq-advocates-hail-canada-s-ban-of-conversion-therapy-/6352550.html
Dec. 2021 Legislation to ban conversion practices tabled in B.C. Legislature
Oct. 2021 Joint Letter of Agreement with the World and United States Professional Associations of Transgender Health-Must Read
https://www.wpath.org/policies
Sept. 2021 Can a trans man find happiness in Labrador? I’m about to find out Social Sharing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mason-woodward-first-person-1.6185221
Oct. 2021 LGBTQ Secretariat Information and resources related to the Government of Canada’s work to improve equality for LGBTQ2 communities through the promotion of human rights and the development of inclusive federal policies, programs and laws.
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/free-to-be-me.html
Oct. 2021 Travel and sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sexual characteristics. Foreign laws and customs related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) can be very different from those in Canada. As a result, you could face certain barriers and risks when you travel outside Canada. Research and prepare for your trip in advance to help your travels go smoothly.
https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/lgbt-travel
Sept. 2021 B.C.’s Transgender Community speaking out after ‘deadnames’ appear on Vaccination cards.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8182017/transgender-name-vaccine-card-passport-deadnames
June 2021 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)
https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/votes/43/2/175?view=province-territory
Check out How our B.C. MPs voted, 27 Yeas, 12 Nays, Ask your MP why they voted No. and Remember at the next election.
April 2021 Cloverdale-Langley City MP draws criticism over conversion therapy debate comments
March 2021 Vatican says no to Same Sex Marriages
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vatican-catholic-church-excludes-same-sex-blessing-1.5949853
Jan. 2021 Mission High School LGBTQ Bullying Incident
https://globalnews.ca/news/7583841/teen-arrested-school-violence-mission-bullying/
Oct. 2020 Bill to ban LGBTQ2 conversion therapy re-opens Conservative Party split
July 2020 Sher founder says more needs to be done
https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/sher-founder-says-more-needs-to-be-done-3125640
Dec. 2019 A tale of two Mounties: Surrey RCMP officer writes about LGBT purge
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-tale-of-two-mounties-surrey-rcmp-officer-writes-about-lgbt-purge-1.4730787
June 2019 To mark the 50th anniversary of Bill C-150—which amended Canada’s Criminal Code and represented a significant step forward for gay rights—Maclean’s looks back on five historic images from the past five decades, each of which highlights a key moment for the LGBQ community. (You may note a ‘T’ is missing from that familiar acronym. While the 1969 relaxing of prohibitions included expressions of sexuality, it didn’t extend to gender identity, and did little to improve issues faced by trans people.
https://www.macleans.ca/marching-brave-lgbq-rights-canada/
June 2019 Aldergrove House, Pride Flag Controversy
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/why-a-b-c-bylaw-officer-took-down-a-pride-flag-on-private-property-1.4470769
https://globalnews.ca/news/5421301/langley-pride-flag-stolen-again/
June 2019 B.C. Church’s Pride flag defaced for second time in 12 days
https://www.abbynews.com/news/b-c-churchs-pride-flag-defaced-for-second-time-in-12-days/
June 2019 Surrey to get its own chapter of group created for friends, family of LGBTQ people
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-pflag-chapter-1.5194942
June 2019 Pride society files human rights complaint after Catholic parish refuses to rent venue https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pride-society-discrimination-1.5161427
June 2017 Being LGBTQ is a choice, say parents who packed Langley school board meeting.
Sept. 2016 How Vancouver is leading the way for trans youth
https://www.vanmag.com/how-vancouver-is-leading-the-way-for-trans-youth
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