Resources
General Sexual Health & Education Resources
2SLGBTQIA+ Resources
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Gender Affirming Assistance Project (GAAP)*
Website: https://opirgkingston.org/gaap/
Contact:
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@genderaffirmingassistance on Instagram
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Gender Affirming Assistance Project GAAP on Facebook
*Provide other services too such as name change support and social events
Gender Gear
Website: https://www.gendergear.ca/
Yellow House
Website: https://www.queensu.ca/yellow-house/
Beyond the Binary - Kingston
Contact: @Beyond the Binary - Kingston on Facebook
Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP)
Contact:
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@Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP) on Facebook
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Email: equip@ams.queensu.ca
FUSE Youth Group
Website: https://kingstonhomebase.ca/one-roof/
Levana Gender Advocacy Centre (LGAC)
Contact:
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@Levana Gender Advocacy Centre on Facebook
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Email: levanacentre@gmail.com
OPIRG (Ontario Public Interest Research Group) Kingston
Website: http://www.opirgkingston.org/
Positive Space Program
Website: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/positive-space
Queers4Peers
Contact:
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@queers4peers.ams on Instagram
Reelout Queer Film Festival
Website: http://www.reelout.com/
TransFamily Kingston
Website: http://www.transfamilykingston.com/
Transgender Health Clinic (via Kingston Community Health Centres)
Website: https://kchc.ca/weller-avenue/transgender-health-care/
Trellis HIV and Community Care (formerly HARS)
Website: https://trellishiv.ca/
LGBT Youth Line
Website: https://www.youthline.ca/
Trans Lifeline
Website: https://translifeline.org/
Local Community Resources
Support Resources Available Remotely
Resources for Gender Affirming Gear
Local Sexual Violence Resources
If you or a loved one are in crisis and need immediate help, you can reach out to the following local 24/7 crisis resources:
Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SACK)
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24/7 Crisis Telephone Line: 1-877- 544-6424 or 613-544-6424
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12 pm-12 am, 7 days a week Crisis Text/Online Chat Line: 613-544-6424 or https://www.webelievesurvivors.ca/
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (SA/DV) Unit at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC)
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KGH: 613-549-6666 ext. 4880 or dial 613-549-6666 and enter 0 to reach the KGH switchboard and ask for the SA/DV nurse on-call
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Hotel Dieu: Emergency Department can be reached at 613-548-2333 and the Urgent Care Centre can be reached at 613-546-1240; Ask for the SA/DV nurse on call
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https://kingstonhsc.ca/emergency-care/sexual-assault-and-family-violence
911 will get you access to the Kingston Police.
Local STI & Contraception Services
PLEASE NOTE: THE SHRC DOES NOT DO STI TESTING.
Local Pregnancy Options Resources
For adoption: Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennoc and Addington
For abortions: The Lakeside Clinic (formerly the Women’s Clinic) at Kingston General Hospital
For expecting/new parents: KFL&A Public Health Unit
Distress & Crisis Lines
Addictions and Mental Health Services (AMHS)-KFLA
24/7 Phone:
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Toll-free: 1-866-616-6005
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
24/7 Phone:
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Toll-free: 1-866-863-0511
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#SAFE (#7233): On your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile phone
Kingston Interval House (KIH)
24/7 Phone:
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Toll-free: 1-800-267-9445
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By text, 343-309-5999
Good2Talk
24/7 Phone:
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Call 1-866-925-5454
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By text, ‘GOOD2TALKON’ to 686868
Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SACK)
Phone:
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24/7 Crisis Telephone Line: 1-877- 544-6424 or 613-544-6424
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7 days a week, 12 pm-12 am Crisis Text/Online Chat Line: 613-544-6424 or webelievesurvivors.ca
Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK)
Phone: 613-544-1771 from 6 pm-2 am
Trans Lifeline
24/7 Phone: 877-330-6366
Youthspace
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Website: https://youthspace.ca/
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Text: 365 days a year, 9 pm to 3 am at 778-783-0177
Chat: 365 days a year, 9 pm to 3 am - Click ‘Start Online IM Chat’ on the webpage