2SLGBTQ+ News Archive
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.
Faculty of Arts
Signs of improvement, but further work needed to create more inclusive secondary schools: 2SLGBTQ report
June 21, 2021 —
New research shows that, while there have been some important improvements in the last decade, there is still a long way to go in creating safer and more accepting Canadian schools for Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Questioning (2SLGBTQ) youths
Alumni
Alumni POV: Choosing visibility
June 9, 2021 —
This Pride month, UM alumna Teri Stevens explains why she's chosen to be visibly queer
June is Pride month, its history rings loud and proud
June 16, 2020 —
To commemorate Pride this year, the Pride flag will fly over the UM Fort Garry campus from June until Pride Winnipeg’s virtual celebration in September.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
FKRM prof earns praise for 2SLGBTQ youth research
June 13, 2019 —
Dr. Fenton Litwiller has been awarded the 2019 Canadian Association for Leisure Studies' Emerging Leisure Scholar Award.
Faculty of Law
New study measures impact of religious affiliation on LGBTQ-inclusive education practices
May 15, 2018 —
Dr. Donn Short has co-authored with Tracy Peter and Catherine Taylor, “Religious Belief and the Queer Classroom: Measuring the Impact of Religious Affiliation on LGBTQ-Inclusive Education Practices” published this week in the Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy (CJEAP).
Faculty of Education
Researching LGBTQ teacher experiences overseas
March 15, 2018 —
Having taught in four countries, Assistant Professor Robert Mizzi knows firsthand the kinds of discrimination LGTBQ educators can face overseas
Faculty of Education
Helping youth to grow into resilience
November 1, 2017 —
Having experienced first-hand the trauma associated with homophobia growing up, Dr. Andre Grace felt obligated to give back to make life better for the LGBTQ community
Desautels Faculty of Music
Some of our favourite stories of 2016
December 21, 2016 —
Through the course of the year over 1,500 stories were shared with the U of M community and these are some of our favourites