For Teachers, Family, and Friends

Resources for fighting back against book bans and censorship of 2SLGBTQQIA+ materials in schools and libraries.

The National Film Board of Canada has many films for Pride available for free on their website.

Compiled and created by Lucy Santos Green.

This publication is full of information, first-person stories, and expert input geared to those who have a loved one who has come out as trans or gender expansive.​

Prior to 2014, PFLAG was named for an acronym, standing for "Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays". Now, it is simply PFLAG, to reflect the community it serves: the name cannot be broken into disparate pieces, and neither can the community.

This site acts as a good jumping off point for a variety of articles relating to 2SLGBTQQIA* parenting, birth, pregnancy, chest-feeding, early childhood, post-partum depression, among other topics.

Check out this oral history project capturing the stories of those who were raised by 2SLGBTQQIA parents. This collection is housed at The ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives but can be listened to online at the above link.

2SLGBTQIA+ Stories: An Adaptable Mini-Unit Plan for English or History Classrooms was first developed and piloted by The ArQuives in 2021 to support educators in incorporating queer and trans perspectives into Grade 9-12 English and History curricula. We understand that many teachers feel unsure about including 2SLGBTQIA+ topics in their lesson plans because they don’t think they know enough about queerness and transness and are worried will do the work “wrong.” Others aren’t sure how to address negative responses from colleagues, parents/caregivers, or community members.

To attend to these issues, we have developed two companion resources: Become 2SLGBTQIA+ Literate and 2SLGBTQIA+ School Advocacy: A Policy Resource. Become 2SLGBTQIA+ Literate is an accessible introduction to queer and trans histories in Canada, with a focus on (educational) activism. 2SLGBTQIA+ School Advocacy is an introduction to understanding and implementing policies on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in Canadian schools.

While these documents were developed for use in secondary schools in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick, they can be adapted for a number of other educational settings.