LGBT Youth Line

647-694-4275 or live chat

askus@youthline.ca

Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through their telephone, text and chat services. Get in touch with a peer support volunteer from Sunday to Friday, 4:00PM to 9:30 PM.

YouthLine volunteers are trained peer supporters with a diversity of 2SLGBTQ+ identities and lived experiences.

Call/text to talk about: Questioning gender identity and/or sexual orientation, Coming out, Mental health, Relationships with friends, partners, and family, Feeling socially isolated, Seeking referrals to resources and supports online and in your community, or just to chat.

Indigenous-Specific: No

Niizh Manidoowag: Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA Virtual Circle (Hosted by: De Dwa De Des Neyes AHC)

Contact: River Holland-Valade (They/Them)

678 Main Street East, Hamilton ON L8M 1K2

289-683-1452 or rholland-valade@dahac.ca

Virtual support & social circle for Indigenous Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA people ages 16+. Open to participants from Hamilton, Brantford & Niagara regions who self-identify as Indigenous, First Nations, Metis & Inuit. Program runs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 5-7:30pm.

Connect with River to Register.

Indigenous-Specific: Yes

Speqtrum Hamilton

YWCA Hamilton

75 MacNab Street South, Hamilton, ON L8P 3C1

info@speqtrum.ca

Supports the growth and development of LGBTQ2SIA+ youth (17-29) and their communities through two meetups each month and workshops investing in the skills and organizing capacity of our city's queer and trans youth.

​Programs offered: Active, Social, Workshops, COVID-19 weekly check-in program, COVID-19 online peer support.

Indigenous-Specific: No