2SLGBTQ+ Black History

Organizations that serve queer and trans Black youth for you to check out and support:
Black Queer Youth Collective
Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP)
Supporting Our Youth (SOY) – Black Queer Youth (drop-in group)
Blackness Yes!
Queer Events – Blockorama
Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance

Black 2SLGBTQ+ Icons
10 Black Trailblazers You Should Know
Canadia Pride Historical Society – 7 Queer Black (Canadian ) Trailblazers You Should Know

The CCGSD created these excellent booklets on 2SLGBTQ+ Black history in Toronto:
101 Dewson Street – A Hub of Black 2SLGBTQIA+ Activism in Canada
2 SLGBTQIA+ Black Indigenous People of Colour: Voices in History
Black Women’s Collective
Sister Vision Press
Reflections: Historic Black 2SLGBTIA+ Community in Toronto

Misc. News Articles
Time – Black Queer History Is American History
Global News – Canada’s Queer Rights Movement Exists Because of Black People – But That History is Often Ignored
CBC – Grand Central Station for Toronto-s Queers of Colour: The Inside History of Dewson
House
This – Yet Another Pride Scandal: The Marginalization of ‘Blackness Yes!’
NOW Toronto – 85% of Black queer Canadians have experienced racism in 2SLGBTQ+ spaces – This group wants a national organization to support this community

Black owned businesses in Ontario

2SLGBTQ+ Media To Delve Into During Black History Month