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Celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17, 2024. This day is often referred to and known by the acronym IDAHOBIT. It was founded in 2004 and was created to bring visibility and awareness to the discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex people, and those with diverse sexual orientations, […]

Teacher Appreciation Week celebrates the remarkable educators who devote their lives to shaping our society’s future. It’s a time to express gratitude for their tireless efforts, passion, and dedication to nurturing the minds of our children. The Canadian Pride Historical Society is committed to enriching educational resources for teachers aiming to foster pride-related discussions in […]

Empowering Mental Health May marks the commencement of Mental Health Awareness Month, serving as a pivotal moment to underscore the significance of mental well-being and its profound effects on individuals, families, and communities. In Canada, mental health stands as an escalating concern, with roughly 1 in 5 Canadians grappling with a mental illness annually. This […]

Lesbian Day of Visibility, celebrated annually on April 26th, serves as a powerful platform to recognize, and celebrate the diverse experiences and contributions of lesbian individuals worldwide. This observance emerged as a response to the need for greater visibility and representation of lesbian identities within the broader gender, sexual, and relationship diverse (GSRD) community and […]

To delve into a historical event from over two decades ago, let’s rewind to February 2000. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in May 1999, the Liberal Party introduced Bill C-23, known as the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act. This legislation aimed to afford same-sex partners who had cohabited for over a year the same […]

International Children’s Book Day was started in 1967 around Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday to encourage a love of reading amongst children all over the world. This annual tradition is celebrated globally and is meant to highlight children’s books. Celebrate International Children’s Book Day on April 2, 2023 by selecting affirming books from the alphabetized list […]

This post contains discussions of medical trauma, bigotry, denial of gender-affirming care, murder, suicide, depression, AIDS, and death. Please take care of yourself and skip this post if you find any of these topics triggering. The week of March 18th marks the twenty-second occurrence of National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week—an occasion championed by the National […]

In September of 2007, at Central Kings Rural High School in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, a 9th grader wore a pink shirt to his first day of school. If you’ve been taught in Canada’s public education system in the years since, you likely know the basics of the story that followed. The student was threatened […]

Every year since 2009, on February 20th, the United Nations and people across the world recognise the World Day of Social Justice. First approved in 2007, the World Day of Social Justice came about due to a need to acknowledge the importance of social justice as the world became more globalised and technology sectors grew, […]

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW) takes place this year from February 18th through February 24th. It typically occurs during the first full week following Valentine’s Day. ASAW started in 2014 and was started largely due to those in the aromantic community struggling to feel like their experiences were included in such a romanticized holiday. The […]

Missing Plaque’s Project’s Bathhouse Raids Poster https://localwiki.org/toronto/Bathhouse_Raids On the late winter night of February 5, 1981, Toronto police officers rushed into several of Toronto’s gay bathhouses as part of a coordinated raid. The raid had been several months in the making and the intent was to investigate alleged sex work and other activities that officers […]