Celebrate #GivingTuesday with Support for Trans and Non-Binary People
We’re excited to send out our first #GivingTuesday appeal as a registered charity. Now when you support the Hamilton Trans Health Coalition and access to gender-affirming care in Hamilton, you’ll get a tax receipt! It doesn’t take much looking around (e.g., your local library branch, or the comments on our new mayor’s tweets) to see […]
Our Position on Gender Affirming Care
Hamilton Trans Health Coalition is committed to increasing capacity for, and access to, gender-affirming care (including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries), for all trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people who wish to access it. Given that trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people also require access to affirming primary care, the Hamilton Trans Health Coalition works […]
We are creating an Advisory Committee for gender-affirming care!
This committee will help us ensure that our work reflects the needs and experiences of community members. The committee will have input into our education and outreach materials as well as resource mapping that we’ve been working on. I’ll also be bringing feedback and insights from the committee to our all-members meetings in the future. […]
A Community Response to Hate (Mar 3)
We are proud to be a member of No Hate in the Hammer and to participate in their Together: Building Solidarity in Hamilton conversation series. Registration is still open for the event starting 4:15pm tonight: no-hate.ca/register Watch the whole series at no-hate.ca/together Pre-register for Listen Learn Act, A Community Anti-Hate Summit in May 2021 at […]
Job Opportunity: Trans-Femminine Peer Support Facilitators (Mar 8)
Compass Community Health is hiring two peer support facilitators to leads trans-feminine support groups in Hamilton – one would work with youth, one with adults. This is a 1 year contract position, 16 hours/month, $25/hour TRAINING IS INCLUDED in the position! Experience isn’t necessary. The link to the job posting: https://www.compassch.org/about-us/employment-opportunities-careers
Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov 20)
Join the Trans Peer Support Group to watch a live stream offered by SexGen at York University from 10am to 2pm, followed by a Zoom meeting from 7pm to 9pm to discuss the SexGen event and Trans Day of Remembrance in Hamilton. Registration is required for both events. You can register directly for the SexGen […]
Trans PULSE Report: Health and Well-Being Among Racialized Trans and Non-Binary People
New from Trans PULSE: “We are excited to announce the release of the second Trans PULSE Canada Report, highlighting health and well-being among racialized trans & nonbinary people nationally. It can be downloaded from our website: https://bit.ly/3n7NfSO“
trans-LINK Project Update
trans-LINK is mobilizing partnerships to advance a provincial intersectional network on trans-affirming practice to support sexual assault survivors.
Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA Virtual Circle
A new facilitated peer support group specifically for Indigenous Two-Spirit & LGBTQ community members aged 16+. Biweekly virtual sharing & social circle taking place online through a secure online meeting platform. The first session will be taking place on Wednesday, November 11th, 5:30pm-7:00pm. Facilitated by River, a Mental Health Peer Outreach Worker at De dwa […]
RHO THMC Updates
These updates were shared at the May 2020 coalition meeting. Sign up to join the RHO Trans Health Mentorship Call to receive the full set of notes following each meeting. The full notes include the question-and-answer section about gender-affirming care, not included here. We’ve also trimmed updates that have already been shared in previous minutes. […]