We are a national, nonpartisan, grassroots organization and registered nonprofit dedicated to ending conversion “therapy”/conversion practices. We work directly with conversion “therapy” survivors, the LGBTQ2+ community, civil society organizations, medical professionals, academics and policymakers to raise awareness about conversion practices in Canada, develop comprehensive legislation to outlaw this abuse at all levels of government and develop fulsome survivor supports to foster healing.
ORGANIZE
Canada has a responsibility to protect 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians from torture. Canadians agree and demand action to end this abuse. If you agree, sign the letter here to tell the Senate of Canada to ban conversion practices now. There’s no time to wait.
We know there’s strength in numbers, which is why we work with LGBTQ2+ organizations, queer leaders, civil society groups and Canadians from coast to coast who believe in standing up for the safety and human rights of queer Canadians.
We connect allies from across the country to increase momentum and build a movement to end conversion “therapy” in Canada. As a non-partisan coalition, we work with any legislator interested in stopping this cruel abuse. If you’re interested in joining our coalition and protecting LGBTQ2+ Canadians, please get in touch and take action.
AMPLIFY
We amplify the voices of survivors, activists, leaders and civil society organizations working to end conversion “therapy” and protect queer folks.
Across Canada, organizations and individuals have been stepping up to ban conversion therapy, fight stigma and save lives. Individuals like Peter Gajdics have been instrumental in leading the charge against conversion therapy. Peter was at the heart of the municipal ban in Vancouver in 2018.
MOBILIZE
We engage in advocacy initiatives to raise awareness of a federal conversion “therapy” ban and work with legislators to develop it. These initiatives include meeting with government officials, open letters to parties seeking a platform commitment, media releases and demonstrations to pressure the government to stand up for Canadians who continue to be tortured in Canada simply for who they are.
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“Conversion therapy is nothing if not a war against a person’s sexuality or gender identity, “weapons of mass destruction” are the various ideologies that form the basis for these “treatments,” all of which are based not on intelligence but on lies, and when we actually “volunteer” for this kind of war, the war against who we truly are, we are fighting a losing battle and will suffer through its lasting impact—a sense of being “shell-shocked,” for years to come.”