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Sexuality and Gender
What is 2SLGBTQ+?
Asexuality
Asexuality means that someone doesn’t experience sexual attraction to others or has a very low desire for sexual activity. Asexual folks (or “aces”) are generally not sexually attracted to others. Just like other sexual orientations, it's not a choice - it’s just part of who someone is.
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...
Sexual Orientation
Sexual OrientationSexual orientation, sometimes just called “orientation” is talking about who people like or fall in love with. It refers to who ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
GSA Network
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) NetworkCentre for Sexuality is proud to host and support a growing network of students, schools and community organization...
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...
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...
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...
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...