Trans CUPE 3903 members and allies: Check out this list compiled by the Trans Feminist Action Caucus featuring trans-specific organizations and helpful resources available to you. Please note that inclusion on this list doesn’t indicate CUPE 3903 endorsement, but this list is evolving and member-compiled, with items that are included for members’ information.
Organizations
At York University
- CUPE 3903 Trans Feminist Action Caucus
- OUTlaws (at Osgoode)
- Trans Bisexual Lesbian Gay Asexual at York (TBLGAY)
- Lassonde EngiQueers
- Schulich Pride Alliance
Organizations (Toronto/GTA)
Organizations (Ontario/Southern Ontario/Eastern Canada)
Resources
Legal (for documentation, legal representation)
- The 519 Legal Name and Gender Marker Change Guide
- The 519 Trans ID Clinic
- York’s Name and Gender Record Update procedure FAQs
- CUPE 3903’s guide to name change procedures
Financial/Monetary (e.g. mutual aid, housing)
Healthcare
- Ontario Criteria for OHIP coverage re “gender confirming surgery” (province’s language)
- Province/Territory requirements for coverage
- Women’s College Hospital (transition related surgery)
- Rainbow Health Ontario
- Contains an Ontario-wide 2SLGBTQ+ service directory
- Includes search options for surgery assessment letters
- Planned Parenthood (Toronto)
- City of Toronto – sexual health clinic
- Hassle Free Sexual Health Clinic
- HQ Toronto Sexual Health Clinic
Community/Social
- Maggie’s Toronto Sex Worker Action Project
- Their work is geared towards sex workers, and much of their programming and resources is trans-inclusive (if not trans/ QT+BIPOC specific). They occasionally host some health clinics that are more open to the public — during the time of COVID clinics, they were one of the few places hosting clinics that did not require any ID to access, for example
- Friends of Ruby
- 16-29 year olds; counselling and support; transitional housing (very limited space)
- Supporting Our Youth (SOY) (29 and under)