Resources on Campus
Pride Central offers a variety of social services, including a resource library of books, movies, music, leaflets, magazines, and zines, all of which deal primarily with sexual diversity, gender identity, and queer issues. Our space also features comfy couches, computers for public use, and a TV for watching videos. The centre's staff provides peer support and referral to on and off campus services you might benefit from. We also organize social events, as well as develop and deliver educational workshops on request. Through various strategies, we advocate for the visibility of queer-friendly and queer-identified messages at LU and facilitate access to alternative media and community events with a queer focus.
Throughout the school year, our activities include awareness campaigns, discussion groups, and movie nights. Our biggest event is a week-long queer pride celebration called Pride in the North. If you want to help make our services and activities successful, you can join us as a volunteer. Otherwise, you're free to enjoy everything Pride Central has to offer as part of your university experience.
For complete and current information and listing of events, please see the Pride Central website.Resources Off Campus
The broader community provides a variety of resources to Gender and Women’s Studies students.
The Confederation College Library houses the Mary Smith Memorial Collection. www.confederationc.on.ca
The Northern Women’s Bookstore carries a wide range of scholarly and popular material from self-help books to novels, poetry and autobiographies by women.
65 Court Street, Thunder Bay. (807)-344-7979
The Northern Women’s Centre houses a book and audiovisual resource collection, with a comprehensive library of government and non-government publication relating to women, and provides support services to women in the community.
184 Camelot Street, Thunder Bay. (807)-345-7802
The Thunder Bay Sexual Assault Crisis & Counselling Centre
24 Hour Support Crisis Line: 344-4502 Business Line: 345-0894
Native Women’s Crisis Line: 622-5101
Northwestern Ontario Women’s Decade Council: 683-5662
Faye Peterson Transition House: 345-0450
Webpage Articles:
Finding Your True Voice: A Guide to Gender-Affirming Verbal Communication
Supporting the Transgender Community: Gender Affirming Care Resources