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Advocacy

EGALE Canada
www.egale.ca/

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Canada
www.pflagcanada.ca

Metropolitan Community Churches
www.mccchurch.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Canadians for Equal Marriage
www.equal-marriage.ca/

Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario / Coalition pour les droits des lesbiennes et personnes gaies en Ontario
www.web.ca/clgro

International LGBT Rights Campaign
www.gays-right.org

Substance Use

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
www.camh.net

Fred Victor Centre – Harm Reduction program www.fredvictor.org/community.html#
 

Business

LSBN Toronto - Lesbian Social and Business Network Toronto
www.lsbntoronto.com/

Church Wellesley Village BIA
www.churchwellesleyvillage.ca

Ontario Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
www.oglcoc.com  

Women for Recreation, Information and Business-WRIB (lesbians, bisexual, transsexual and transgender women)
www.wrib.ca  
 

Camps for LGBT kids & youth

Camp Ten Oaks                                      
www.camptenoaks.org

Camp fYreflY
www.fyrefly.ualberta.ca/
 

Community Centres

The 519 Community Centre (Toronto)
www.the519.org/

Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre (services for Black women and women of colour)
www.whiwh.com/
 

Community Information - Toronto

211 Toronto
www.211toronto.ca
 

Counselling

Pride & Prejudice - Central Toronto Youth Services (CTYS)www.ctys.org/programs/prideprejudice.htm  

David Kelley Lesbian and Gay Community Counselling Program
www.fsatoronto.com/programs/fsaprograms/davekelleylesgay.html

David Kelley HIV/AIDS Community Counselling Program http://www.fsatoronto.com/programs/fsaprograms/davekelley.html


Queer DisAbility Resources :

Cross-DisAbilities/Genders/Sexualities Working Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/x-disabilities/

Bent: A journal of cripgay voices
http://www.bentvoices.org/

Deaf Queer Resource Centre
http://www.deafqueer.org

Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf  
http://www.orad.ca


The 519 Community Centre Community Counselling Program
http://www.the519.org/programs/counselling/counsel.shtml

Education – ESL (English as a second language)

Search for an ESL Program - Toronto District School Board
www.settlement.org/sys/link_redirect.asp?doc_id=1002855
 

Employment

Fred Victor Centre - Employment www.fredvictor.org/employment.html

St. Stephen's Community House - Employment & Training Centre
www.ststephenshouse.com/etc.shtml

Skills for Change
www.skillsforchange.org/
 

COSTI
www.costi.org

Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services (ACCES)www.accestrain.com/

Job Start
www.jobstart-cawl.org/
 

Foodbanks and Meal Programs

The Red Cross 416.929.7848

Scott Mission 416.923.8872

St.John the Compassionate Mission 416.466.1357
 

Health Care 

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/

Sherbourne Health Centre
www.sherbourne.on.ca/

Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition
www.rainbowhealth.ca/

Canadian Health Network
www.canadian-health-network.ca

Central Toronto Community Health Centre
www.ctchc.com

Access Alliance Multi-cultural Community Health Centre
www.accessalliance.ca/

National Eating Disorder Information Centre
www.nedic.ca

Ontario Women's Health Network
www.owhn.on.ca

Women's Health in Women's Hands
www.whiwh.com

SHOUT Clinic 416-927-8553
www.ctchc.com/ 

The House (Planned Parenthood) 416-927-7171
http://www.ppt.on.ca/thehouse.html


Street Outreach Services (SOS) 416-926-0744
http://www.loftcs.org/program-street.htm


Sexual Health

Hassle Free Clinic
www.hasslefreeclinic.org/

Sexualityandu.ca
www.sexualityandu.ca/

GayMenPlaySafe.com
gaymenplaysafe.com/

Bisexual Women of Toronto
www.biwot.org

Planned Parenthood of Toronto
http://www.ppt.on.ca

Teen Sex Information Program (Planned Parenthood)
http://www.ppt.on.ca/tsip.htm

The House Community Health Centre (Planned Parenthood
http://www.ppt.on.ca/thehouse.html 

Toronto Women’s Bathhouse
Pussy Palace - Toronto Women's Bathhouse Committee
www.pussypalacetoronto.com

 

HIV/AIDS/STI's

AIDS & Sexual Health InfoLine  416.392.2437

The AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
www.actoronto.org/

Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP)
www.black-cap.com/

Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention
www.asaap.ca/low/home/index.html

Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS)
www.acas.org/

Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA)
www.pwatoronto.org/

Canadian AIDS Society / Société canadienne du sida
www.cdnaids.ca

HIV, Women and Youth
http://ppfc.ca/ppfc/HIV

Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Network
www.caan.ca/

Toronto Hospital HIV/AIDS Clinic
www.tthhivclinic.com/

African & Caribbean Council on HIV /AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO)http://www.accho.ca/
 

Housing

Fred Victor Centre - Housing access and support
www.fredvictor.org/housing.html

Casey House for People living with HIV/AIDS
www.caseyhouse.com

Fife House for People living with HIV/AIDS
www.fifehouse.org/

Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal
www.orht.gov.on.ca

Housing Connections
http://housingconnections.ca/
 

Homophobia and Violence

National Day Against Homophobia (Foundation Emergence)
www.homophobiaday.com/

Outlive Homophobia
www.rainbowhealth.ca/outlive


Homelessness/Poverty

Homelessness Action Group
www.homelessness.on.ca/

Metro Network for Social Justice
www.mnsj.org

Nellie's
www.nellies.org/

Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
www.ocap.ca/


Immigration

LEGIT - The Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force – Canada
www.qrd.org/qrd/www/world/immigration/legit.html


Legal: Legal Aid

Justice for Children & Youth
www.jfcy.org

Legal Aid Ontario
www.legalaid.on.ca

HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario
www.halco.org

Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
www.cleo.on.ca

A Legal Resource Centre for People with Disabilities
www.arch-online.org

Pro Bono Law Ontario
www.pblo.org


LGBT History

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
www.clga.ca/

Gay Thunder Bay
www.gaythunderbay.com
 

Mental Health

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - Rainbow Services http://www.camh.net/Care_Treatment/Program_Descriptions/
Addictions_Programs/Rainbow_Services/index.html

Across Boundaries Community Mental Health Centre
www.acrossboundaries.ca

Children's Mental Health Ontario
www.cmho.org

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division www.ontario.cmha.ca

Griffin Centre
http://www.griffin-centre.org/

Gerstein Centre
http://www.gersteincentre.org/

 

Settlement/Immigration

Settlement - Welcome to Ontario
www.settlement.org

Culture Link
www.culturelink.net/
 

Shelter - Youth

Covenant House
www.covenanthouse.org/

Turning Point Youth Services
www.turningpoint.ca/

Youth without shelter
www.yws.on.ca/
 

Shelter for Abused Women

Shelternet
www.shelternet.ca

STOP 86 - For girls between 16-25
www.actoronto.org/website/referrals.nsf/pages/0273


Shelter for Refugees

Romero House - 416.763.1303
www.romerohouse.org/

Sojourn House - 416.864.0515
www.sojournhouse.org/

Matthew House  - 416.203.7848
www.matthewhouse.ca/


Social & Financial Assistance

Ontario Works - Social Assistant www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/social/programs/ow.htm  

Online magazines

Gay Guide Toronto
www.gayguidetoronto.com/
 

Other Queer groups

Salaam Canada (Queer Muslim Community)
www.salaamcanada.org/

Kulanu Toronto, a Jewish LGBTQ social group
www.kulanutoronto.ca

Avanti - Italian Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals
www.web.net/avanti
 

Phone Lines

Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youthline
www.youthline.ca
// 1.800.268.9688 

Kids Help Phone
www.kidshelpphone.ca // 1.800.668.6868

Scarborough Sexual Health Clinic // 416.338.7438
 

Trans, Two Spirit, Intersex

Trans Youth Toronto (The 519 Community Centre)
www.the519.org/programs/trans/transyouthtoronto/index.shtml 

Trans Programmes at the 519 http://www.the519.org/programs/trans/index.shtml

Two Spirited People of the 1st Nations
www.2spirits.com

Intersex Society of North America
www.isna.org

Bodies Like Ours (Intersex)
www.bodieslikeours.org


Information on Name Changes in Ontario http://www.cbs.gov.on.ca/mcbs/english/change_name.htm

Xpressions
www.xpressions.org/ 

Transsexual Menace
www.themenace.net/ 

FIERCE NYC
www.fiercenyc.org

Sylvia Rivera Law Project
http://www.srlp.org

Vancouver Transgender Health Program
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/

FTM International
http://www.ftmi.org

Trans Health
http://www.trans-health.com/


Guelph
 

Guelph Queer Equality
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gqe/

OUTline - 519.836.4550
www.uoguelph.ca/~outline/
 

Hamilton  

Hamilton AIDS Network
www.aidsnetwork.ca/
 

Ottawa

GLBTQ Community Centre Initiative
www.ottawaglbtqcentre.com/

Housing Help / Aide logement
www.housinghelp.on.ca/glbt.shtml

Housing Help for people with HIV/AIDS
www.brucehouse.org/

Gay Ottawa
www.gayottawa.com/
 

Thunder Bay

AIDS Thunder Bay
www.aidsthunderbay.org

 



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