GET REAL’S LIBRARY
Get REAL provided resources and external resources we trust
Bind Safe
Bind Safe is an informational hub and educational video series promoting safe binding practices, education around the basics of gender dysphoria, and additional resources for youth, parents, medical professionals, and allies.
Black History Matters
Black History Matters is an online educational resource that is accessible through QR code technology. The microsite contains terms and definitions, answers to commonly asked questions from our Anti-Racism Workshops, Black Canadian Historical figures, additional resources, and more.
The Hoodie Cam
The Hoodie Cam is designed to empower people to know their rights when it comes to filming the police and fighting anti-Black bias. Let’s spread the word and show the police that the world is watching.
Positive Space Groups
Make your spaces more inclusive! Our Positive Space Groups Resource contains kits, microgrants, and more!
Unconditional Love Series
Unconditional Love is an online educational resource to help families better navigate the coming out process through education, tips and stories. The webpage is a hub of videos featuring real stories and advice from five diverse families.
Curriculum Pieces
At Get REAL we strive to provide resources to build a more educate, visible and understanding world. We have posters and curriculum pieces full of resources, activities, assignments, & lessons to incorporate in the classroom. PDF will be downloadable!
Locals & Legends
Our "Locals & Legends" campaign features music playlists curated by our Black, 2SLGBTQ+ and Latin American Speakers and Team Members to celebrate both up-and-coming Black, Queer, and Latinx artists (Locals) as well as Black, Queer, and Latinx icons of music (Legends).
Small Acts Every Day
Small Acts Every Day resource is a picture book and video series that encourages kindness, uniqueness and support we can give each other.
ME-DIA
Media recommendations from our team members where they saw diverse representation, visibility, and storylines. Media where they saw themselves in.
Pride in our History
Pride in Our History also known as LGBTQr Codes, is our 2SLBGTQ+ educational resources. QR Codes found on our stickers, magnets and shirts can be accessed via any smart phone camera, and the site brings you to an educational resource of terminology, GSA success stories, 2SLGBTQ+ historical figures, additional resources, and more.
2SLGBTQ+ Counselling
Get REAL is happy to provide 2SLGBTQ+ Counselling sessions with one of our two 2SLGBTQ+ identifying registered social workers, at no cost. Spaces are limited.
Steps of Hope
Steps of Hope is speaker series that strives to open our minds, foster compassion, and community building through inspiring keynotes.
Get REAL’s Picks
Get REAL’s Picks is an ongoing series of short videos featuring books, films, podcasts, and other resources that our team recommends for teachers and educators to help generate discussions about important topics in our world.
The Clinic Film
The Clinic is a short film and digital resource with the goal of continuing the important conversation about the need for more inclusive healthcare, and healthcare education to make clinics more inclusive for 2SLGBTQ+ patients. Film coming soon!
Gender Joy Gear Program
Gender Joy Gear Program helps trans, non-binary, and gender diverse youth access gender affirming gear and educational resources. This program selects 25 youth each quarter.
Gender Joy: Prom
We’ve teamed up with Harry Rosen to offer custom suits to 5-10 transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse youth in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for their 2024 prom. Application currently closed.
Youth Leadership Committee
A group of Grade 9-12 2SLGBTQ+ youth and allies who will help plan, organize, and execute a Youth Pride Prom with the help of two facilitators!
Keep Pride in the Game
Keep Pride in the Game is a campaign bringing awareness to the importance of Pride support, representation and celebration in hockey. Learn why this important & tips for making your hockey space more inclusive for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Rarest Rookie Card
Rarest Rookie Card is a rookie card reserved for the league’s first openly 2SLGBTQ+ player. 107 digital collectable cards have been released as NFTs on the marketplace OpenSea with the proceeds of each card’s sale going towards our mission of creating safe spaces in sports for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
External Resources
Here are some resources we trust
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COVID-19 Resources for Freelance Artists, Writers, and Media Workers. Sent to us by the amazing team at Sketch.
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Kids Help Phone
Free, anonymous counselling for youth, 24/7. Call or text.
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LGBT Youthline
Confidential peer chat support for LGBT youth, Friday-Sunday 4pm-9pm
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Trans Student.org
Youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment.
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Egale's MyGSA.ca
Resources for starting and working with a GSA
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The 519
Toronto Community Centre in the LGBTQ+ Village, offering support groups, social programs, and more.
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PFLAG
Support for LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
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SOY Toronto
Toronto centre providing programs and support for queer youth.
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Youth Project Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia based organization providing support and programs for LGBTQ+ youth
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QMUNITY
Vancouver based resource for LGBTQ2S people and their allies in search of safe community people
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Be There
Created by Jack.org, Be There is the most engaging and comprehensive resource available to learn how to support someone struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours
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Trans Lifeline
A national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of the community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education.