We are a Trans* peer support group located in St. Catharines, Ontario. Our primary purpose is to provide the Trans* community in the Niagara region with access to information, resources, and the companionship of others like ourselves. Our meetings are held at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Silver Spire United Church located at 366 St Paul St. in St. Catharines. Everyone is welcome, including partners and allies. Whether you need support, or have support to offer, we welcome you.

This program is a Clothing Exchange is open to all genders/gender identities and sexuality though priority is given to Trans, Gender Diverse and GRSM Communities. The goal for TransTrade Peel is to give trans and non-binary folx the chance to be comfortable in their own bodies and clothes.

To stay up to date about when our next clothing exchange is, follow on social media or check the website.

Many Trans, Gender Diverse and GRSM folx are marginalized and low or no income, for those purchasing clothing and accessories that match their gender identity or true-self is out of their financial situations.

The Triangle Program hosts wonderful LGBTQ2+ youth who are in need of a smaller and safer space where they can find and build community. We strive to reflect our students’ experiences in an LGBTQ2+ and social justice-focused curriculum. We offer caring and flexible supports to help our students earn their high school diploma.

We are a high school program under the Toronto District School Board. We offer a lunch program, social worker supports, and free supplies and field trips.

2-Spirit Circle Closed Group is an all ages group that provides programming for 2-Spirit First Nations, Inuit and Métis community members in Windsor Essex, facilitated by Shane Lyon (2S Mi’kmaw/Irish) and presented by the Windsor-Essex Pride Fest. The 2-Spirit Circle ensures that everyone attending this group will have a non-judgmental, supportive space to get together and explore your identities and what that means to you. We will do this through Sharing Circles, Traditional Teachings, music, crafts, game nights and other activities to build connections within our community of Windsor-Essex.

Rainbow Camp: Welcome Friend Association’s Rainbow Camp is a paid in-person overnight summer camp for 2SLGBTQ+ and allied youth, their siblings and children in queer families, ages 8-18. WFA’s Rainbow Camp is committed to developing a camp community which honours creativity, individual choice, and social justice while having fun!

Rainbow Online Connection (ROC): Rainbow Online Connection (ROC) is WFA Rainbow Camp’s online programming to connect with campers and camp families throughout the year! Our programs include Youth ROC (free), Dungeons and Dragons (six-session Dungeons and Dragons campaigns for ages 12-17, all experience levels welcome)
and Parents ROC (free support group for parents, guardians, and caregivers of 2SLGBTQ+ youth)

Windsor-Essex Pride Fest strives to strengthen the sense of community and
contribute to the vibrancy, health and overall well-being of LGBTQ2S+ persons
in WindsorEssex. Raising awareness of ongoing issues facing the LGBTQ2S+
community including youth suicide, discrimination & bullying. Windsor-Essex
Pride Fest as an organization is more than just a festival, it empowers
individuals to reach out to each other and facilitates opportunities for
connection and belonging through age-specific activities or initiatives,
peer-facilitated groups and special events and will address social isolation
and create a social environment that is more accommodating, resilient and
connected to the broader LGBTQ2S+ community in Windsor-Essex.

By connecting and collaborating with education, health care and employment providers, the Xperience Annex supports youth ages 18-29 in achieving their goals. Our youth navigator understands the challenges youth face and helps them prepare them for their future by creating pathways to community services and employment. The Xperience Annex is a partnership initiative between the City of Hamilton and community partners, with funding from the Local Poverty Reduction Fund. This is not a 2SLGBTQ specific program.

Transitional housing and intensive case management for 2SLGBTQ youth for one year.

York Pride organizes year-round events as well as one of Canada’s fastest growing regional Pride Week Festivals, staged each June to celebrate Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) residents throughout York Region, Ontario. York Pride is run exclusively by a team of dedicated volunteers and representatives from local community organizations.
Our mission is: to organize festivals, events, entertainments and other initiatives which, in the context of sexuality and gender identity, across York Region and beyond, illuminate and celebrate human diversity, captivate the general public, inspire inclusivity and foster harmony and acceptance.

York Rainbow Support: provides Individual, Couple and Family Counselling Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two Spirit, Queer & Questioning.

FSYR is proud host and lead agency for the York Rainbow Network and York Rainbow Information, Referral and Support Line 1-888-York-LGBT (1-888-967-5542). The York Rainbow Network was established through a Trillium Grant to reduce barriers and build capacity to serve the LGBTTQ Community. To book an appointment or for more information simply call one of our Intake Workers.

FSYR is also offering the following LGBTTQ Groups:
FREE to BE
Transgender Support/Drop in Group

For more information contact Barbara Urman at 1-866-415-9723 or 905-475-9717