This website has been designed to
assist educators in their legal, professional and ethical responsibilities
to protect all students and to maintain a safe caring and inclusive
learning environment. Addressing homophobia is an important part
of that obligation. This website provides Alberta teachers and students
with information, contacts and resources that can assist them in
creating safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for LGBT
students and staff.
The Calgary Gay Fathers are a peer support group for gay, bisexual, questioning, or partnered fathers. The group holds informal meetings twice a month, with individual members in contact in between. Membership is free and confidential.
PFLAG Lethbridge and Area is available 24 hours a day for information, crisis intervention, family mediation/counselling, individual counselling and support, and connections to other GLBT teens/parents, and resources. Contact person is parent: Betty Neil, MSW, RSW, who is also a community mental health therapist for ages 15-26.
Phone: (403) 360-1150 (cell)
(403) 382-4567 (direct line at work)
E-mail: bjneil1@shaw.ca
Web: www.pflag.ca (Canadian)
Lethbridge
PFLAG Medicine Hat
Born of a need by parents to help
themselves and family members deal with , understand, and accept
their non-heterosexual children and the new world they are thrust
into when their children "come out".
Sheila or Ryan
Phone: (403) 488-2260
Medicine Hat
Planned Parenthood Alberta
Provides educational resources,
presentations, and training for community and educational organizations
in Alberta.
Safe Spaces is a joint initiative
of the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) and the Society for Safe
and Caring Schools and Communities (SACSC). The Safe Spaces
Initiative comprises a poster, brochure and sticker designed to
identify your classroom and/or school as a safe and inclusive space
where LGBTQ students, teachers, friends, families and allies are
welcome and supported.
Facilitates access to sexual health education, information and
services for all Albertans. SHAA operates a Sexual Health Resource Centre and www.wontgetweird.com, a website
directory of youth-friendly, non-judgmental, confidential sexual health care services throughout Alberta.
This church provides a safe space
for all people to explore their spirituality. The UCC embraces and
celebrates the presence and participation of people of all races,
sexual orientations and physical limitations.
