2SLGBTQ+ News Archive
Faculty of Law
Making the Case for 2SLGBTQ+ student rights in schools
May 2, 2022 —
As the academic year ends, Professor Donn Short, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, spoke with Robson Hall regarding the publication of the third book in a series of volumes that concludes 15 years of his research.
Help build a trans-inclusive world
March 31, 2022 —
The International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day dedicated to celebrating the transgender and gender non-conforming community while raising awareness about the discrimination faced by transgender people around the world
Faculty of Law
Law students raise funds and awareness for Trans ID clinic
March 30, 2022 —
The Trans ID Clinic, operated through Rainbow Resource Centre and Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), provides free legal support to trans and non-binary people who seek to legally change their names and/or gender marker on their provincial or federal IDs
Faculty of Architecture
Team Wreford’s design was chosen for LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa
March 29, 2022 —
Monument captures both the sombre past and hope for a better future.
Faculty of Law
Robson Hall student spaces to receive major upgrades
March 23, 2022 —
The Manitoba Law Students Association and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to use Law Student Endowment Funds to enhance student-facing spaces in Robson Hall.
Study finds harassment and exclusionary treatment of LGBT+ scientists
March 15, 2022 —
A recent study by an international team of scientists has found that 22 per cent of physicists who are LGBT+ reported experiencing exclusionary behavior
UM Community Events March 2022
February 28, 2022 —
Enjoy livestream midday recitals, cheer on the Bisons track and field team, learn how water purification is sustained in the Climate Series Webinar, and more
January 2022 UM Community Events
January 6, 2022 —
Enjoy discussions at virtual sharing circles, School of Art workshops and more
Asper School of Business
The LGBT Purge in Canada: A Forgotten History with Michelle Douglas
October 6, 2021 —
The James W. Burns Leadership Institute welcomes Michelle Douglas, human rights activist and survivor of the Canadian military “LGBT Purge” in the 1980s, for a discussion on what it means to make your voice heard and enact change through active engagement.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inequity in health care focus at virtual Pride 2021 town hall
September 22, 2021 —
Prominent 2SLGBTQIA+ community members discussed their perspectives on challenges with the health care system at the virtual Pride 2021 Town Hall September 13. The event, Creating Positive Change in Health Care – A 2SLGBTQIA+ Perspective, was presented by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. The virtual panel discussion was moderated by Ellie Caslake, a transgender women, artist and EDI project developer and included four panelists who took turns answering Caslake’s questions on a range of health-related topics.