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June marks the start of Pride Season

06/16/2022

June marks the start of Pride Season — a term that refers to the wide range of Pride events that take place where 2SLGBTQ+ communities and allies come together to spotlight the resilience, celebrate the talent, and recognize the contributions of 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

Throughout the month we’ve been sharing resources, and events happening in our community with our teams. We wanted to share a few with you as well.

These resources provide opportunities to advance our understanding of the issues faced by 2SLGBTQ+ communities and to show and help people access support.

• Read through QueerEvent’s timeline of Pride milestones in Canada
• Find featured resources from Rainbow Health Ontario
• Check out @familyOttawa Around the Rainbow website providing education, counselling and support
• This year Capital Pride is scheduled for August 21-28, 2022. You can find more info via the Capital Pride website.
• We are also encouraging our Team members to use pronouns in their email signatures, and we encourage our families and loved ones to let their care team know their preferred pronouns.
• Bruyère, in collaboration with Ottawa Senior Pride Network developed Ally – Supporting the 2SLGBTQI+ Community, a virtual training series available for our team members.