UFCW Canada honours Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20
Toronto – November 17, 2020 – Since 1999, the Transgender Day of Remembrance has been observed annually on November 20, following the murder of Rita Hester.
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UFCW Protects the Rights of LGBTQ+ Workers
Toronto – October 14, 2020 – In honour of National Coming Out Day, UFCW OUTreach, in collaboration with UCLA Labor Center, has released a first-ever report on the rights of LGBQITNB persons at work.
UFCW Canada commemorates International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia & Transphobia – May 17
Toronto – May 13, 2020 – May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Created in 2004, IDAHOBIT seeks to raise awareness of the discrimination and violence that is experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2S) persons around the world.
COVID-19 and LGBTQI2S persons: New survey released by Egale Canada Human Rights Trust
Toronto – April 16, 2020 – Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, a UFCW Canada national partner, has released a survey on the impacts of COVID-19 on Canada’s LGBTQI2S communities.
Stand against conversion therapy in Canada
Toronto – February 24, 2020 – Calling all UFCW Canada activists and allies: your urgent support is needed to help stop the backward practice of conversion therapy, which is ruining lives in the LGBTQI2S community and encouraging discriminatory and harmful attitudes towards sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada..
UFCW Canada shows solidarity at Fierte Canada Pride National Conference
Regina, Sask. – February 11, 2020 – UFCW Canada activists recently attended the Fierte Canada Pride National Conference, held in Regina, Saskatchewan from February 6 to 9. For the second year in a row, UFCW Canada was a proud sponsor of the event, helping to support over 70 pride organizations in the country both celebrate and advocate for issues affecting LGBTQI2S Canadians.
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