LGBTQ

St. Joseph's Hospital Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST)
905-972-8338
Crisis support available 24/7

The Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans Youthline
1-800-268-9688
Toll-free service provided for youth, by youth

Sexual Assault Centre Hamilton and Area (SACHA)
905-525-4162
Available 24/7

AFFIRM is a skills group for LGBTQ+ identifying or questioning youth. Youth will learn to develop different ways of thinking and behaving that affirm their identities, while integrating healthy ways of coping with internal/external stressors. Separate groups for middle school and high school participants. 

Learn more about this group by calling the HFHT Groups Line at 905-667-4852.

BGC Hamilton & Halton – Positive Spaces (Ages 13-24)

Positive Spaces is a youth-led initiative whose purpose is to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. Youth will have access to a safe space where they can share their struggles and joys around their sexual orientation and gender identities. The youth will set out the agenda, and how the program will run with staff supporting program planning and cover topics such as relationships, safety, and outreach.

To learn more or to register visit BGC here.

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/lgbtq/

An organization dedicated to helping LGBTQ individuals struggling with substance abuse into recovery. We feel that quality content is key in providing those struggling with addiction and their parents, families, and friends with educational information on how to get help. 

https://www.facebook.com/PFLAGHamilton/

The Hamilton-Wentworth chapter of PFLAG Canada is a community resource providing support, information and education, and community to people around issues of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation -- their own, and those of others.

https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonTransCommunity/?ref=bookmarks

Trans Peer Support provides confidential information, advocacy, and meetings to assist transgendered and gender non-conforming folks and their allies.

Mohawk Pride
mohawkcollege2012@gmail.com
Students, friends, family, supports, alumni, and other community members are all welcome can join and give their support.

McMaster University Queer Students Community Centre
905-525-9140 ext. 27397
qscc@msu.mcmaster.ca
Resources, referrals, and support to the LGBTQ community at McMaster as well as in the Hamilton community. There is a bimonthly meeting for people who are not comfortable entering the centre, and an online message board available year round for support.

Halton Organization for Pride and Education (HOPE)
905-632-4551
1-877-860-4673 (toll-free)
The GLBT Youth Support Group gives non-judgmental resources and support to youth who are struggling with their sexual orientation and looking for safe place to discuss and work through distress. Meetings are about once a month.

The Space is an inclusive, positive space where young people are supported to develop leadership, work together, and build community. 

Visit The Space Programs Page for more information about offerings at the Centre. The "Kaleidoscope" and "QQRA" groups will offer LGBT youth a chance to connect with others and gain support. For more information email info@spaceyouth.ca.

Outline  (Guelph)
outline@uoguelph.ca
Confidential and anonymous peer support for people with concerns about sexual orientation and gender identity.

519-822-9034
Call for meeting times and locations.

519-570-3687
Contact the AIDS committee of Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo Area for more information about this group.

905-848-8874
416-925-3971 ext. 2142
Group meets Tuesday evenings at a pre-arranged location. Call for meeting times and locations.

905-575-9220 ext. 3116
hamilton@ontario.cancer.ca
Face-to-face and telephone peer support for lesbians with cancer, as well as support for their partners and caregivers.

The AIDS Network (TAN)
905-528-0854
1-866-563-0563 (toll-free)
A community based organization committed to recognizing and responding to the stigma and challenges posed by HIV and AIDS on individuals and communities through education, support and outreach.

• LGBTQ2S Hamilton Resources

Psychotherapy Institute
905 791-2436
info@psychotherapyinstitute.com
Counselling and psychotherapy services from professionals who state they have LGBTQ competency.

A monthly support group for those under the trans umbrella. Participants may bring one cis person with them for support. For more information about this group, email transpeers@gmail.com.

Peer support for youth who identify as trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, or who are questioning their gender identity. For more information, email tlaframb@stjoes.ca. 

Speqtrum is a youth-founded, youth-run and youth-focused skill-sharing and community building program for queer and trans young people. Activities, events and workshops are held throughout each month.

Kyle's Place is a trans and non-binary space that is committed to fostering community, solidarity, support, advocacy and access to resources, particularly for community members who are marginalized due to race, class, age, mental health, abilities.

This drop-in peer support program is for gender-diverse and gender-questioning students. The program is facilitated by Simone Gomes, a counsellor specializing in gender-affirming care. You can learn more here.

To register for the program, please email Simone Gomes (gomessf@mcmaster.ca).

Located in downtown Toronto, the Sherbourne Health Centre offers a wide variety of culturally appropriate LGBT healthcare programs and services in a welcoming and safe environment.

Central Toronto Youth Services
416-924-2100
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual youth program

David Kelley Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (LGBTQ) Counselling Program
416-595-9230
Professional, short-term, individual, couple and family counselling to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or queer. Group services and educational forums are offered from time to time.

2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations
Non-profit social organization of Aboriginal LGBT people in Toronto

AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
Support services that empower men, women and youth living with HIV to achieve self-determination, informed decision-making, independence, and overall well-being. They provide counselling, information provision, social support activities and programs that help people with HIV return to work.

Located in the heart of the Church and Wellesley Village, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives is the second largest LBGT archive in the world. It offers a permanent collection of archived materials and a research library, as well as regular special exhibitions.

Gay Fathers of Toronto is a peer support group run by and for gay men who are fathers

Prime Timers Toronto is a diverse group of gay and bisexual men over 40 who gather in a supportive atmosphere to enjoy social, educational and recreational activities.

Women for Recreation, Information & Business is one of Toronto's largest groups of lesbians, bisexual, transsexual and transgendered women, offering social, informational and business events to its members and the community.

Sunshine Centres for Seniors is an LGBT-inclusive charity which seeks out isolated and frail seniors who are at risk for depression, connecting them to a supportive community.

LGBT Youth Line is a Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit* youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. Support is offered in the following ways:

• Providing anonymous peer support and referrals;
• Training youth to provide support to other youth; and
• Providing resources so youth can make informed decisions (online resources as well as identification of local resources based on the user's location).