Gay in nova scotia

Are you, or is someone you’re worried about, a member of Nova Scotia’s LGBTQ+ community? There are programs and services available that were created specifically to speak to the unique concerns of people in this community.

Healing the wounds of prejudice 

Research shows that LGBTQ+ people have higher rates of mental health challenges than the general population, typically as a result of facing ongoing discrimination over their lifetimes. But we also know that having allies makes all the difference. This article proposals hope for anyone who knows these struggles.

LGBTQ+ people and mental health

Key factors for positive mental health and wellbeing for Gay individuals include support from family and friends, particularly for youth; supportive workplaces and neighbourhoods; low levels of internalized homophobia; and experiencing positive responses to coming out.

This article from the Canadian Mental Health Association offers insight and additional resources for anyone who can use a hand.

Welcome to the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia, the portal for the 2SLGBTQ+ / Lgbtq+ / Q community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The goal of the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia is to have a page for every person, place, thing and event of relevance to the Q community in Halifax, ever. As of January, we have over six hundred thousand words in two thousand finished pages, works-in-progress, or article stubs, and about thirty five hundred images and several dozen hours of audio and video recordings.

The Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia (H•R•E) is constructed for easy storage and retrieval of facts, stories, and indexes to the locations of others. Here are some tips for doing research.

Starting Points for Particularly Q Things In Halifax

This is a collaborative work in wiki format. If you want to help make the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia better, inspect out TipsForContributors.

Features And Projects

The Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia has been online since and is published by Bonmot Publishing.

There's a history of the Encyclopedia here: AboutThisSystem

June is Pride Month, a second to celebrate Nova Scotians from the two-spirit, female homosexual, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities and show on the important serve of activists and advocates who champion and combat for equity, dignity and respect for all.

This year marks 10 years since gender identity and gender expression were added as protected characteristics under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. While milestones enjoy this are cause for celebration, they are also opportunities to reflect on how exclusionary policies and systemic inequities oppress and act as barriers to inclusion for Nova Scotians.

We do not have to look far to view how members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community continue to face oppression, exclusion and discrimination. The politicization of identity and culture fuel deep divides across communities and we must be vigilant and vocal in order to ensure the protection, and advancement of the rights of all Nova Scotians.

It is illegal under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act to discriminate against anyone based on their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. To guard these rights the Commission encourages all employers a