2SLGBTQI+ Resources and Information

When we support the 2SLGBTQI+ community, we make Alberta a safer, healthier place to live.

Seventy-four per cent of Canadians know someone who is 2SLGBTQI+, and 40 per cent of the 2SLGBTQI+ community have experienced discrimination. People who are 2SLGBTQI+ are more likely to experience declining mental health because of the pandemic. CMHA believes that having healthy and supportive places to live, work, play and learn can protect the mental health of those in the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

For a listing of the most current resources, visit 211.ca.
If you’re thinking about suicide, call or text the Suicide Crisis Helpline at 9-8-8.

2SLGBTQI+ Resources

Alberta

• The Pride Centre of Edmonton
• Brite Line – Brite Line is Edmonton’s first mental health and wellness helpline dedicated to supporting people in Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community
• Calgary Pride
• Central Alberta Pride Society (Red Deer)
• Fyrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity
• The altView Foundation for Gender and Sexual Minorities – provides resources and support to gender and sexual minority persons in Strathcona County and surrounding regions.
• Edmonton 2 Spirit Society – provides social, health, and/or cultural programs and services primarily for 2Spirit, IndigiQueer and/or Indigenous LGBTQIA+ communities.
• Rainbow Alliance for Youth of Edmonton – sharing the diverse stories of 2SLGBTQI+ youth between ages 12 – 24 living in the Edmonton area to promote increased understanding, empathy, and knowledge of this community’s specific needs, strengths, and experiences.
• Alberta Health Services – 2SLGBTQI+ / Sexual and Gender Diversity Resources
• Trans Equality Society of Alberta
• Calgary Outlink – a community-based, not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQI+ and allied community in Calgary, Alberta.
• Centre for Sexuality (Calgary) – provides services and supports for the 2SLGBTQI+ community including comprehensive health education and counselling; they also host Camp fYrefly, a national leadership retreat for 2SLGBTQI+ youth aged 14-24.
• Pride YMM – supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community in Wood Buffalo with Pride.
• Skipping Stone – leads the way in providing affirming care to trans and gender-diverse youth, adults, and families in Calgary.

National

• CMHA Ontario – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Queer Identified People and Mental Health
• Parents, Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) – PFLAG is a resource for 2SLGBTQI+ people and their families.
• Kids Help Phone – Children and youth ages 5 to 20 can speak with trained counsellors at Kids Health Phone (1-800-668-6868).
• Egale – National lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) human rights organization: advancing equality, diversity, education and justice.
• Rainbow Health Ontario offers evidence-based health resources for 2SLGBTQ+ community members, service providers, and the general public.