Queer Links

Ontario - Local Agencies and Resource Directory

Health & HIV

AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County - HIV/AIDS services in Guelph and Wellington County, through innovative health promotion strategies and community partnerships

AIDS Committee of Ottawa - Providing free, confidential services for people infected with HIV and others affected by HIV/AIDS in the Ottawa-Carleton area

AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay - A leading source for confidential HIV/AIDS information and support in Northwestern Ontario.

AIDS Committee of Toronto - Information and support services for people with HIV. Gay men's, women's and youth outreach programs.

Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention - Preventative education and support to South Asians infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, outreach, and advocacy. Services are available in Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, and Bengali.

Asian Community AIDS Services - HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and support services to the East and South East Asian communities.

Black CAP - Official virtual reality site of the organization. Works to reduce the spread of HIV infection within Black communities and enhance the quality of life of Black people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Canadian AIDS Society - A national coalition of 115 community-based AIDS organizations across Canada

Canadian Harm Reduction Network - The meeting place for individuals and organizations across Canada dedicated to reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies.

Casey House - A hospice providing compassionate palliative and supportive care for people living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto.

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange - CATIE serves people living with HIV/AIDS, and the people and organizations that support them, by providing accessible, accurate, unbiased and timely treatment information.

David Kelley HIV/AIDS Community Counselling Program - Offers free counselling to individuals, couples, and families living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Fife House - Provides secure and affordable supportive housing and support services for persons living with HIV/AIDS

HALCO - A not-for-profit, community-based legal clinic serving low income People with HIV and AIDS (PHA's) in Ontario.

Ontario AIDS Network - A province-wide coalition of diverse community-based organizations with a focus on HIV/AIDS referrals and information.

PWA Foundation - The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation is a safe place to get practical information and support services for people with HIV/AIDS.

Toronto Men's Health Network - A non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of men and boys in Toronto.

Voices of Positive Women - Health agency serving women living with HIV/AIDS.

Homelessness

211 Toronto - On-line community information directly about all government and non-profit services in Toronto.

Community Info Toronto - Organization that compiles information and resources on community services.

Fife House - Provides secure and affordable supportive housing and support services for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Homeless outreach project to HIV+ homeless people.

PWA Foundation - The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation is a safe place to get practical information and support services for people with HIV/AIDS.

Daily Bread Food Bank - Our agencies deliver to neighbourhood food banks where people come to access food hampers, as well as meal programs where people can access prepared meals such as soups or casseroles

Fort York Food Bank - FYFB is a multi-service agency focused on reconnecting people with our community.

Toronto Disaster Relief Committee - Activist organization which generates research and advocacy about the national disaster of homelessness.

Older Adults

Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network - Works to raise awareness about the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders and about the unique barriers they encounter in gaining access to housing, healthcare, long-term care and other needed services.

Older Women's Network - Works to achieve a caring society in which older women have the opportunity to live in security and with dignity; to participate in the choices affecting their lives; to give mutual support and share creative interests and activities; and to realize their potential.

Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens Organizations - Provincial organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Ontario's seniors through offering education programs, policy and research, information, referral, counseling, research materials, outreach and support, self-help and volunteer programs.

Prime Timers - A varied and diverse group of gay and bisexual men over forty who gather in a supportive atmosphere to enjoy social, educational and recreational activities.

Senior Link - Social service agency providing services primarily in east Toronto which provides a continuum of services from employment assistance to housing and health services.

Transgender Aging Network - Exists to improve the lives of current and future trans/SOFFA (significant others, friends, family and allies) elders.

Parents and Kids

Children's Mental Health Ontario - Agency representing centres that serve 148 000 children and their families throughout Ontario. Promotes the mental health and well-being of children and youth and their families.

Children's Wish Foundation - The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada is dedicated to fulfilling a favorite wish for children afflicted with a high risk, life-threatening illness.

Family Pride Canada - National online resource centre for queer parents, partners, children, families, and allies.

Justice for Children & Youth - Justice for Children and Youth provides legal representation and advocacy to low-income children and youth in Toronto and vicinity.

Mommy Queerest - Online magazine uniting Canada's queer moms.

Native Child & Family Services - Native Child and Family Services of Toronto strives to provide for a life of quality, well being, caring and healing for our children and families in the Toronto Native Community. It does this by creating a services model that is culture based respecting the supreme values of the Native people, the extended family, and the right to self-determination.

Queer

Asexual Visibility and Education Network - AVEN hosts the world’s largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.

Behind the Mask - A website magazine on lesbian and gay affairs in Africa.

Bisexual Men of Toronto - On line discussion group for bisexual men.

Bisexual Women of Toronto - Support group for bisexual women.

The Canadian Online Journal of Queer Studies in Education was created to provide a forum for scholars, professionals, and activists to discuss queer topics in education and the social sciences in the Canadian context.

Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives - Resources about the history of the queer community. Office hours for research available.

Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition - A national organization whose objective is to address the various health and wellness issues encountered by people who have sexual and emotional relationships with people of the same gender, or a gender identity that does not conform to the identity assigned to them at birth.

Celebrasian - Formerly Gay Asians Toronto, Celebrasian seeks to enhance the lives of trans, bi, lesbian and gay asians of east and southeast Asian heritage.

Classical Music Club - The Classical Music Club of Toronto is a music appreciation society intended for gay men and women. They meet to hear and discuss classical music.

Coalition for Lesbian & Gay Rights in Ontario - Grassroots advocacy group for the queer community.

Colage - Activity group for children with queer parents. North America-wide.

Counterpoint Community Orchestra - Queer orchestra that holds community performances.

Deaf Queer Resource Centre - Comprehensive information about the deaf queer community.

Divers/cite Montreal - Information about Montreal's Pride celebrations.

Equal Marriage for Same Sex Couples - Resource and news about the fight for equal recognition of same sex marriages.

Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere - National lobby group promoting queer rights.

Family Pride Canada - National online resource centre for queer parents, partners, children, families, and allies.

Fifty Plus - Older lesbian social group organizes regular events and publishes an on-line newsletter.

Forte Gay Men's Chorus - A chorus dedicated to highlighting the talents of the community and building bridges through performance.

The Fraternity - A social and business networking club for professional gay men.

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders - Information about the fight for equal marriage in the United States. Includes info about coming to Canada to get married.

The GLBTTQ Community Centre of Ottawa - Provides space for, and supports the development of resources, services, and celebrations for the Ottawa GLBTTQ community in an inclusive, participatory, accessible manner, that respects our individual dignity and worth.

Gay Line(Quebec) - Quebec's free and confidential information/help line for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people since 1976.

Gay Ottawa - Ottawa's first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender website. Contains adult material.

Gay Partner Abuse Project - Community organization providing support, education and advocacy for men who experience violence and abuse in intimate relationships.

Gay York Region - Promotes communication within the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community of York Region.

GLAMS - Gays and lesbians with multiple sclerosis, support and community-building.

Groovy Annie's Resources for Canadian Lesbians

Hamilton Pride Festival - Group organizes Pride Week each year in Hamilton, Ontario.

HALCO - HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario. Provides legal advice and services to HIV/AIDS community.

The OUTeXpressions Newspaper Formerly the Inside Story Newspapr online since 1996. The OUTeXpressions newspaper is committed to promoting the excellence within the Toronto Queer West Village arts and culture community. Each year we help to inform the entertainment and news decision-making process of more than 2.8 million visitors from within Canada and abroad who spend an average of 8 to 53 minutes here every day of the week.

Lambda Foundation - Addresses Equality Rights Section of Canadian Charter. Raises funds and accepts donations and wills to establish scholarships in gay and lesbian studies at Canadian universities. Celebrates the voice of GLBT people in an annual, popular literary tour, Wilde About Sappho.

Leather S/M Fetish Coming Out - A support group for men who are new to the BDSM fetish scene.

LGBTOUT - Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgendered at University of Toronto.

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Resources at U of T - Queer student support services at the University of Toronto.

Mommy Queerest - Online magazine uniting Canada's queer moms.

National Day Against Homophobia - Website dedicated to the elimination of homophobia on a national level.

Niagara Pride - Gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender coalition in the Niagara Region (Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Fort Erie, Welland)

Out & Out - Social and recreation club for the queer community.

Out Proud - Online brochures about issues related to sexual orientation from a national LGBT organization in the U.S.

Iranian Queer Organization (formerly PGLO) - Iranian Queer Organization (formerly PGLO) is a non-governmental organization for the Iranian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people. Our goal is to provide Human Rights for our same sense friends by means of mostly cultural affairs and human rights defending. We also deal with homophobia and send letter on behalf of the Iranian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender refugees.

PFLAG Toronto - web link not working, gone out of business? Contact Queer West.

Pink Pages - Online business directory for the queer community.

Pink Triangle Services - Queer community services in Ottawa.

Positive Space Coalition of Peel - Working to foster a community free of prejudice that accepts and celebrates the diversity of lesbian, gay, bi, trans, questioning and queer community in Peel.

Queer McGill (Montreal) LGBT Student Organization at McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Queer Peace International - Queer Peace International is a consortium of Queer (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified, questioning, straight allies) individuals who are concerned with building peace and reconciliation in Queer communities around the world. Already representing Queers from 40 countries, QPI continues to outreach and network itself.

Queer Resources Directory - International database of information about queer issues.

Queer Girl - A website for queer urban women

Queer West (West Toronto, Ontario) - A welcoming not-for-profit organization, that produces performing arts festivals and outreach programming for all orientations, with a focus on Parkdale's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) and allied communities, since 2000.

Rainbow Voices of Toronto - Queer community choir, performs benefits in and around the community.

Reelout - A queer film and video festival in Kingston, Ontario.

Saskatchewan Resources for Sexual Diversity This site will guide you through various types of materials available concerning gender and sexual diversity

Salaam Queer Muslim Community - Activist group offers support to queer Muslims from around the world.

Settlement.org - An LGBT service listing website newcomers.

ShOUT! Queer West Young Adult (Un)Conference Series (Targeting 20 to 30 something age group, but no one turned away) ShOUT is free and Runs on Last Wed of every month from 6:30 pm to 8.30 pm at the Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre, 220 Cowan Avenue (Toronto Parkdale) Street Map Families welcome too. RSVP Jaclyn Isen, Project Director qwshout@gmail.com ShOUT Queer Youth Program Help line 416-879-7954 Brochure Queer West, Toronto Ontario

Singing Out! - Lesbian and gay chorus of Toronto.

Straight Forward - A peer-support resource group for people with LGBT spouses.

Team Toronto - Membership-based organization of individual athletes who attend the Gay Games.

Toastmasters - Organization dedicated to improving public speaking and communications.

Toronto Bisexual Network - Umbrella network for bisexual men and women.

Toronto Civic Wedding Chambers - Information about how to perform a wedding at Toronto City Hall.

Toronto Gay Hockey Association - Provides an outlet where gay, bisexual, transgender and gay-positive individuals can play hockey in an environment free from harassment or discrimination in a space that encourages fair play, openness and friendship.

Toronto Women's Bathhouse Committee - Organizes the Pussy Palace women's nights around Toronto.

Toronto Vibe - Information website produced by ACT with information about club drug use.

Trent Queer Collective - Group challenging homophobia at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

Triangle Program - Toronto District School Board - High school for queer youth who have dropped out of school or are facing harassment on the basis of sexual orientation.

Triangle Squares Toronto - A queer square dance club.

Triggerfish Waterpolo Club - A recreational sport and social LBGT group that practices twice a week, year round at Toronto Pools.

Tri-Pride: Cambridge, Guelph and Kitchener Waterloo - Organizers of Pride in the tri-city area of Cambridge-Guelph-Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

Ukrainian Lesbian and Gay Association - Organization that brings together Canadian lesbians and gays of Ukrainian background, their partners and friends.

U of T Sex Education Centre - Sexual health and information resources provided by the University of Toronto.

Whitby Pride Association - Official site for LGBT Pride celebrations in Whitby. Information about events, health issues, and community news.

Xtra! Magazine - Queer community news and views in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver.

Toronto Services and Agencies

The African Pages - The African Pages is the link between African-Canadian businesses and their clients. This directory is updated and published every year. The last edition exposed participating businesses to well over 200, 000 members of the African-Canadian community drawn from such countries as Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan Somalia, South Africa etc. resident in the Greater Toronto Area and environs. It also drew readership from many other Canadians.

Canadian Harm Reduction Network - The Canadian Hearing Society offers American Sign Language classes by trained Deaf instructors.

Canadian Union of Public Employees - Canada's largest public-sector worker's union. Information on local events from a pro-labour perspective.

Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples - A community agency for and by SPanish-speaking communities. Offers resources, outreach and HIV program.

Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty - An organization that works to restore Indigenous solutions, practices and ways of life to Indigenous communities. Includes info about 2-Spirit organizations.

Charity Village - A site to look for jobs in the non-profit sector and in community organizations.

City of Toronto Official Page - Official page of the local municipal government: maps, events, policies, contact information. Great for tourists.

Community Information Toronto - Looking for information? These folks operate the Street Helpline, 211 and maintain an exhaustive database of local services.

Community Legal Education Ontario - On-line access to legal information and policy in plain language. From an activist point of view.

Culture Link - Organization that works with newcomers to help with settlement issues. Works from an anti-racist perspective.

Dream Team - Advocate site for psychiatric consumer/survivors

Feminist Advocates for Counselling Ethics - Information on your rights in a counselling and/or psychotherapy setting.

FoodShare - Information about affordable, local food initiatives and programmes.

Government of Canada - Official site. Websites for each ministry. Particularly useful for information on health, employment and taxes.

Government of Ontario - Official site. Links to each ministry. Useful for identification, service and registration applications.

LSBN Toronto - Local lesbians online! A site for queer women in and around the city.

National Eating Disorder Info Centre - Information about the health issues related to eating disorders and body image.

Ontario Coalition for Social Justice - Activist group organizes province-wide campaigns to improve people's lives.

Ontario Human Rights Commission - Official site. Provincial mediation body that enforces the Human Rights Code in disputes. Province-wide.

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition - Works to strengthen the social, environmental and economic well-being of people.

Possibilities Project - An on-line employoment resource centre.

Second Harvest - Our mission is to help feed hungry people by picking up excess fresh food and delivering it daily to Toronto social service agencies.

Self Help Resource Centre - Information about self-help groups and issues. Information about 12-step meetings around the city.

Settlement Organization - Provides newcomers with information and answers to settle in Ontario, Canada.

Status of Women Canada - Government of Canada website that promotes gender equality and full participation of women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of Canada.

Toronto Neighbourhood Centres - Locate your local community centre!

Toronto Tenants - Legal and political information on tenant's rights.

toronto.com - Information about local Accommodations, attractions, services, events, restaurants/bars, and news in Toronto.

Volunteer Lawyers Service - Information about free legal services.

Transsexual/Transgender

shOUT! (formerly Java Knights) New and improved. An interactive educational public forum for Youth and Young Queer Adults, their friends and allies in Toronto Ontario, with a focus on Parkdale neighbourhood. Starting Wednesday February 24, 2010. Free and Wheelchair Accessible. From 7 pm to 8.30 pm at the Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre, 220 Cowan Avenue (Toronto Parkdale) Street Map For Queer Youth - Run by Queer Youth (Gen-Yers). More Information 416-879-7954 Gay West Community Network a not-for-profit arts and culture centre.

Singing Out! - Lesbian and gay chorus of Toronto.

Cross-Dressing Resources in Canada - Canada-wide list of resources for crosdressers.

FTM International - The internet contact point for the largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men

Gender Expressions - A safe haven for transgendered folks from the Atlantic provinces of Canada and support group which relies on peer support.

Gender Metaphor - Helps individuals with issues of gender identity, so they may increase their own sense of worth to society and themselves.

Gender Mosaic - Transgender support group in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.

Illusions - Saskachewan - A club for transgendered (crossdressers and transsexuals) individuals.

International Journal of Transgenderism - Electronic journal for the transmission of scholarly work in the area of transgenderism.

Masquerade - A Winnipeg social club for cross dressers, the transgendered, and their wives/girlfriends

Trans Alliance Society - A B.C.-wide organization devoted to providing varied forums and resources to assist in the personal development, growth, and contact of its members with the transgendered community.

Transcend - Transcend's purpose is to address the systemic social, political, and economic conditions that negatively affect trans people, intersex people, and our family members.

Transgender Aging Network - Exists to improve the lives of current and future trans/SOFFA (significant others, friends, family and allies) elders.

Transgender Cafe - The Winnipeg Transgender Group is a volunteer organization of post-surgical and pre-surgical male-to-female, female-to-male and intersexed individuals.

Trans-Health - The online magazine of health and fitness for transsexual and transgendered people.

Transsexual Menace Toronto - An on-line show of force for transgender activism.

Transsexual Women's Resources

Xpressions - A not-for-profit support and social group designed to enhance the lives of cross-dressers and their families.

Women

ACTEW - Organization promotes training opportunities for women. Brings together training providers to share information and network online.

Barbra Schlifer Clinic - A free counselling, legal, interpretation, information and referral service for women who are survivors of violence.

Disabled Women on the Web - Website of the Disabled Women's Alliance which provides information, resources, and support for women with disabilities to continue to change the world.

Education Wife Assault - Provides information about the issue of wife assault/woman abuse in order to decrease the incidence of physical, psychological, emotional and sexual violence against women and the effect that woman abuse has on children.

Lesbians and Partners' Cancer Support Group - This group was formed to meet the special needs of lesbians and their partners living with cancer. We meet in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment to be together and share our unique journey and personal experiences with cancer.

METRAC - Advocacy group which work toward structural change in agencies encountered by women who have experienced violence.

Mommy Queerest - Online magazine for queer mums and families.

National Action Committee on the Status of Women - National lobby group for the social, political and economic liberation of women.

Native Women's Resource Centre - A culturally-based organization that delivers programs and services to empower and enrich Aboriginal women and children to build strong families and communities.

Nellie's - A non-profit women's organization helping women and children in crisis locate safe affordable housing, support services and a bridge to a better future.

North York Women's Centre - Programs and services at the North York Women's Center are planned to provide a safe, supportive place where women can voice their concerns, share experiences, gain information, learn skills and build friendships with other women.

Older Women's Network - OWN works to achieve a caring society in which older women have the opportunity to live in security and with dignity; to participate in the choices affecting their lives; to give mutual support and share creative interests and activities; and to realize their potential.

Pussy Pen - A monthly reading night for women/trans-people which includes spoken word, readings, performances, and other forms of art.

Wen-do Women's Self Defense - Organizes self defence classes for women in business and community locations.

womennet.ca - A virtual information centre which helps women respond to challenges and improve their quality of life.

Women's Health Matters - Online information about annual forum and expo on women's health organized by Women's College Hospital.

Women's Hockey Club of Toronto - An adult recreational non-body-checking ice hockey league open to women who are gay and/or gay-positive.

Women for Recreation, Information and business (WRIB) - A social and networking environment for lesbians, bisexual, transgendered, and gay-positive women with common goals and interests.

Youth

Culture Link - A settlement agency for new Canadians with programs for queer youth.

East Metro Youth Services - Works with youth to achieve their personal best through improved mental health and well being in partnerships with their families, schools, and other professionals.

Justice for Children & Youth - Provides legal representation to low-income children and youth in Toronto and vicinity.

Gay Youth Line - Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans queer youth -Province-wide hot-line Toll free: 1 800-268-9688 or Toronto GTA 416-268-9688

Positive Youth Outreach - Peer support services to HIV+ youth 13-29.

Street Outreach Services - Provides a variety of services to street youth involved in or at risk of becoming involved in prostitution.

Triangle Program - Toronto District School Board - Full-time high school program offers the structure and support needed to work together with other gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students and those affected by homophobia.

Youth Employment Services - YES provides employment counselling, job training and job placement services for youth who are at-risk and disadvantaged. YES also provides business skills training to youth who want to start their own business.