Resources
Focused on making Canadian sport safer and more welcoming to those who are LGBTQI2S+. See below for a collection of resources to support sport organizations at all levels in their commitments to sport inclusion
Use the search function below to navigate through the collection of resources, try key words such as “Transgender”, “Policy”, “Consultants”, etc.
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This educational program created by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) seeks to promote LGBTQI2S+ inclusion and respect in schools and...
Started by Hudson Taylor, Athlete Ally is an organization dedicated to ending “the rampant homophobia and transphobia in sport and...
Resources found on this page include the documents Creating Inclusive Environments for Trans Participants in Canadian Sport: Guidance for Sport...
Launched in April 2020, this training is free to anyone registered with the CAC. According to the CAC, the “Safe...
This web-based text provides basic information for making washrooms inclusive for everyone. In addition to best practice information, there are...
Between August 19 and December 2, 2020 Egale produced ten live In Your Corner episodes hosted by none other than...
Created by Tom Humberstone, this comic includes excellent information on the many ways that sport and politics intersect, explained in...
Mark Kenneth Woods and Michael Yerxa produced this documentary in 2015. The 50-minute documentary spans 16 years of LGBTQ+ history...
The Sports Inclusion Program at CCGSD “aims to challenge homophobia and transphobia in athletics [in order] to make sports a...
Created by Chris Mosier, “transathlete is a resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion...
This link will take you to a page that includes a variety of resources, a number of which SITF members...
Created from the vision of the late Brendan Burke, the mission of You Can Play is “to ensure the safety...
About CCES Canadian sport organizations consistently work to adapt and improve their policies and practices. In recent years, an increasing...
Ultimate Canada has developed an EDI Committee and has a terms of reference for any NSO, PSO, LSO as a...
PGA of Canada has developed a D&I Task Force with a robust Terms of Reference, framework, process, and meeting minutes...
This report produced by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), details the barriers to participation that LGBTQI2S+ youth face. While American-based,...
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, sets expectations for all Golf Canada volunteers, staff and contractors. It also provides direction...
These strategy and media guidelines were produced by Sports Media LGBT+, founded by Jon Holmes. The content of the document...
Out on the Fields is a report produced by academics and activists, based on findings from the first international survey...
Leading the Way: Working with LGBTQ Athletes and Coaches is a comprehensive resource designed for coaches, and is based on...
Published by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), this resource includes specific considerations for supporting trans and non-binary athletes when...
This short document provides excellent guidance to coaches and sport organizations on LGBTQI2S+ inclusion; it includes information about policy development...
Written by Bianka Viel and Dr. Guylaine Demers, this document provides an overview of the results of a 2013 research...
This document provides an overview of findings from Dr. Guylaine Demers’ research on the experiences of LGBTQ athletes in Canadian...
In this video, Ph.D. candidate Ali Greey from the University of Toronto discusses some of their experiences in elite-level boxing...
At the time of recording this video (June 2021), Mustafa Karacam was a Ph.D. candidate at Queen’s University. In this...
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