This site is a neurodivergent-friendly, no-perfection-required zone, and a home for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks & the people who love them.
You’re welcome exactly as you are.
🌈 2SLGBTQIA+ Support & Inclusion Resources
At Queer Alchemy, we are committed to creating a space where everyone is seen, heard, and celebrated. We honour the diverse experiences within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and recognize that transformation and healing must be rooted in safety, equity, and radical inclusion.
Whether you're exploring your identity, seeking support, or looking to deepen your understanding as an ally, we’ve curated some powerful resources to guide and uplift you on your journey.
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🛠️ Additional Resources for Support, Safety & Belonging
🏳️⚧️Trans Lifeline
A peer support and crisis line run by and for trans people.
🌐 translifeline.org | 📞 Canada: 877-330-6366
🏳️🌈 Nanaimo Pride Society
The Nanaimo Pride Society curates, produces, and promotes vibrant and impactful events and initiatives that celebrate, educate, and represent the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
🌐 nanaimopride.ca
🏳️🌈 The 519 (Toronto-based, serves all of Canada)
Provides education, advocacy, and direct support for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
🌐 the519.org
🔗 PFLAG Canada
Support for families, friends, and allies of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.
🌐 pflagcanada.ca
📚 Egale Canada
Canada’s national organization for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and issues. They offer legal support, education tools, and community reports.
🌐 egale.ca
📣 Want to Learn How to Be a Better Ally?
Check your bias with Project Implicit
Dive into Genderbread.org to understand the beautiful spectrum of identity
Check out WeAreAllies.ca
Take a free course with Catalyst’s Inclusion Resources
This Is a Living Resource
We're always updating this page. If you know of a resource that should be featured or you’re doing work that aligns with our values—please reach out. We believe in collective healing, community care, and amplifying voices that often go unheard.
— Cheryl 🖤
🌿 Land Acknowledgement
Cheryl lives, works, and creates on the unceded and traditional territories of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, on the land known today as Nanaimo, BC.
As a settler, Cheryl honours the enduring presence, strength, and sovereignty of the Snuneymuxw people since time immemorial. Queer Alchemy is committed to ongoing listening, unlearning, and actions that support decolonization, accessibility, and collective liberation. Check out some Reconciliation resources here
🖤 Land acknowledgements are not a box to check—they are an invitation to responsibility and right relationship.
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