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Check out the organizations below that have been supporting Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ community. Learn more about each organization and click to get involved as a volunteer or access services that are of interest to you! Supporting the 2SLGBTQ+ community is a priority not only during Pride Month, but all year round. Show your support by getting involved as a volunteer, showing support as ally, and support 2SLGBTQ+ organizations doing amazing work across the city!

LGBT YouthLine
LGBT YouthLine is a 2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario by:
- Providing anonymous peer support and referrals;
- Training youth to provide support to other youth; and
- Providing resources so youth can make informed decisions.

Get involved as a Volunteer here.
Access Online Resources here.

The 519
The 519 is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities. A City of Toronto agency with an innovative model of Service, Space and Leadership, The 519 strives to make a real difference in people’s lives, while working to promote inclusion, understanding and respect.

Get involved as a Volunteer here.
Access Programs and Services here.

Pride at Work Canada
Pride at Work Canada empowers Canadian employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees regardless of gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Our learning, networking and community events happen across the country, advising, celebrating and connecting the most inclusive Canadian employers. We help private, public and non-profit employers to create safer, more inclusive workplaces that recognize the skills of 2SLGBTQIA+ people.

Get involved as a Volunteer here.
Access Programs and Services here.

Inside Out Film Festival
Inside Out is a not-for-profit registered charity that exists to challenge attitudes and change lives through the promotion, production and exhibition of film made by and about 2SLGBTQ+ people of all ages, races and abilities.

Learn more here.   
Get involved as a Volunteer here.

PFlag Canada
Pflag Canada is a national charitable organization, founded by parents who wished to help themselves and their family members understand and accept their LGBTQ2S children.

Access Online Resources here.
Get Involved here.

Rainbow Railroad
Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that helps LGTBQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. In a time when there are more displaced people than ever before, LGBTQI+ people are uniquely vulnerable due to systemic, state-enabled homophobia and transphobia.

Learn More here. 
Take Action here.  

Egale Canada
To improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. Egale will achieve this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education, awareness and legal advocacy.

Access Online Resources here. 
Get Involved here.

Queer & Trans Asian Youth
Asian Community AIDS Services’ (ACAS) Youth Program for East and Southeast Asians aged 16-29 strives to increase education, opportunities, support and resiliency skills for Asian youth in Toronto in dealing with the various social/health challenges and questions of being at the intersections of queerness and Asianness.

Access Online Resources here.
Get Involved here.  

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