S2E4: Transgender Inclusion, Uplifting LGBTQ+ Voices, and Building Bridges between Communities with James Demers

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English - May 03, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB
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James Demers (He/Him) has worked as a professional facilitator and LGBTQ diversity educator for 9 years and as a community builder for 14 years. Working across a variety of sectors in Treaty 7 Territory (Mo'kinsis) and around the world. He is also a trans activist, athlete, bunny dad, performer, public speaker, and lucky drag producer with Fake Mustache. He has committed his life and career to uplifting LGBTQ voices and building bridges of understanding between all of us.

Local Resources for Education and Support Services

Queer Education Foundation https://www.qefoundation.com/Skipping Stone Foundation https://www.skippingstone.ca/Centre for Newcomers/ Rainbow RailRoad https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/AROC - Anti-Racist Organizational Change Project/ Resources - http://communitywise.net/aroc/Calgary Queer Arts Society - https://www.calgaryqueerartssociety.com/Rainbow Elders - http://rainbowelderscalgary.ca/Calgary Pride - https://www.calgarypride.ca/Calgary Outlink - https://www.calgaryoutlink.ca/HIV Community Link - https://hivcl.org/519 Community Services Toronto - https://www.the519.org/education-training/training-resources/our-resources

Indigiqueer and Two Spirit Education/ Speakers

Joshua Whitehead (he/him) https://www.joshuawhitehead.ca/Mòkinàn Consulting - Gabriel Castilloux https://www.mokinanconsulting.com/Dr. James Makokis http://speakerscanada.com/james-makokis/

Further Education and Media Recommendations Podcasts

Making Gay History https://makinggayhistory.com/Queer As Fact https://www.queerasfact.com/Nancy https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/nancyAfroQueer Podcast https://afroqueerpodcast.com/Native Calgarian Podcast https://www.nativecalgarian.com/The Secret Life of Canada https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanadaThe Unlearning Channel https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-unlearning-channel

Books - Can be found on www.goodreads.com

Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution by David CarterAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsTransgender History by Susan StrykerOur Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary by Kevin AllenI’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya- local U of C Professor and artistSo You Want to Talk About Race- by Ijeoma OluoMe and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. SaadThe Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond ColeHow to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi