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

Interval House of Hamilton
Crisis: 905-387-8881

Womenscentre@intervalhousehamilton.org
Support groups such as knitting nook, lesbian and bi peer support group, social circle, and yoga. Available for women ages 16 years and up.

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.

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.

McMaster University Pride Community Centre

The McMaster Pride Community Centre provides a contact point for McMaster students that may identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or any of the other diverse identities that make up our community. They offer educational programming and access to resources of interest, as well as peer support and a physical space for students to meet and socialize with each other.

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

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.

QUARTZ at the Art Gallery of Hamilton is a casual art-making drop-in for 2-SLGTBQIA+ community members to let your creativity thrive.

Hosted monthly from 6–8pm, no experience is required. Art supplies are provided for inspiration and use, and you are welcome to bring your own.

Learn more on the AGH Instagram or Facebook.

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

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.

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).