2021 Pride Month Resources and Events

Resources to Learn More About Pride History and Significance

• History of Canadian Pride
• Challenging Unjust Systems: Pride is a Riot
• Canada’s queer rights movement exists because of Black people — but that history is often ignored
• The Stonewall Riots: How the gay rights movement began (Global News Video)

For More Events Check Out the U of T Sexual and Gender Diversity Office Pride Events Calendar: and the U of T Positive Space Events Calendar.

Upcoming 2021 U of T Pride Celebration Events

1. 12th Annual Rainbow Tie Celebration: Moving Forward Together – June 3, 2021 at 12 pm – 2 pm EST:
2. Display Your Pride Crafting: Pride Zoom Backgrounds:

• Canva: June 8 at 3 pm - 4:30 pm, hosted by Ravisha and Mahfam
• Hand Crafts: June 11 at 11 am-12:30 pm, hosted by Shannon and Mahfam
• Hand Crafts: June 14 at 2 pm-3:30 pm, hosted by Chad and Mahfam

3. Display Your Pride 2021 – June 17, 2021. On June 17, post your photos using the #DisplayYourPride and #UofT hashtags, as well as your campus’ hashtag (#UTSG, #UTSC, or #UTM):

4. UTM Inclusive Pedagogical Considerations for 2SLGBTQ+ Students - June 24, 2021 at 1 pm - 3 pm:

Resources on Ways to Act as an Ally/Accomplice During Pride Month and Beyond

• Pride at Work: 50 Ways You Can Show Up as an Ally

• 6 Ways To Be a Better Straight Ally at Pride Events

• How to Create an Inclusive Classroom as a Graduate Lecturer or Teaching Assistant

• Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary in the University Classroom

• Microaggressions Against the Queer Community (Instagram Resource)

• For more resources on historical and current day forms of homophobia and transphobia in Canada, as well as ways to take action, see the resources list for Pink Shirt Day.

Understanding Pronouns

• Pronouns Matter: Resources on Personal Pronouns

• Understanding and Using Pronouns (Instagram resource)

• Cisgender people should make efforts towards normalizing pronoun sharing

Pathways to Disclose or Report Homophobic or Transphobic Violence

If you experience or witness homophobia, transphobia, or another form of discrimination or harassment against 2SLGBTQIA+ staff, students, or faculty members at KPE, you may decide to disclose (informally discuss) or report (take formal action) the incident:

• U of T Sexual and Gender Diversity Office (SGDO) (staff, faculty members, and students)
• Provosts Office Protocol for Students