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Sexuality and gender are part of being human! You may hear new or different words and acronyms related to sexuality and wonder what they mean. Learn more about sexuality and gender here.

What is 2SLGBTQ+?

The Acronym

What is 2SLGBTQ+?You may be hearing all kinds of new words and acronyms related to sexuality and wonder what they mean. Although language is often cha...

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Sexual Orientation

Sexual OrientationSexual orientation, sometimes just called “orientation” is talking about who people like or fall in love with. It refers to who ...

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Gender Identity

Gender can be complex and confusing to understand!Gender identity is the term used to talk about a person’s own sense of being a man, a woman, or an...

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Transgender Supports

Transgender Youth

We often get asked what it’s like to be young and trans.If you’ve realized you’re transgender, you might feel relieved you’ve discovered who y...

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Transitioning

Transition is a word used to describe the changes a person may make to express their gender.These changes can help reflect the things you understand a...

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Dysphoria

Gender dysphoria is when a person experiences strong, ongoing feelings of discomfort because of their body or the expectations placed on them because of the gender they were assigned at birth.

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What is Non-Binary?

Non-binary identities are any gender identities that fall outside the two genders: man and woman.“Non” stands for not, while “binary” refers t...

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What is Transgender?

TransgenderIf someone is transgender this means that the gender they were assigned at birth does not fit for them. Transgender people include people b...

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Being an Ally

How to Show Support

When people show support to the 2SLGBTQ+ community, this is called “being an ally".An ally uses their position of safety to advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ pe...

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Bystander Support

Becoming an Ally: Being an Engaged BystanderAn important part of being an ally is also being an engaged bystander when you witness harassment, bullyin...

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How to support your child

Supporting your 2SLGBTQ+ ChildIf your child has recently come out to you, try to think about why it might be a big deal and how important your reactio...

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Being a Trans Ally

Transphobia and Cissexism can be hard to notice in ourselves and our communities.Transphobia and cissexism have a serious and significant impact on th...

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2SLGBTQ+ Supports

Resource List

If you experience any discrimination from the community resources listed, please contact the Centre for Sexuality’s Director of Programs, Roseline C...

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GSA Network

Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) NetworkCentre for Sexuality is proud to host and support a growing network of students, schools and community organization...

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Gay, Bi and MSM Sexual Health

In partnership with Alberta Health Services’ Safeworks, Centre for Sexuality offers rapid HIV and STI testing for gay, bisexual, and other men who h...

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Natural Supports

What are Natural Supports?For over 46 years we have provided relevant, impactful programming to youth which puts us in a unique position to understand...

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Coming Out

Coming Out

Coming out is the process of acknowledging and accepting your own sexual orientation or gender identity and then sharing this with other people you ch...

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2SLGBTQ+ Older Adults

Older adults in the 2SLGBTQ+ community face all the same social, emotional, and physical changes that their heterosexual and cisgender peers face, alo...

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