Wortley Pride Wortley Pride is a grassroots, community-funded movement born out of the necessity for family-friendly and all ages events for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We foster an environment which allows the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and their allies space to experience and explore queer joy. Whether that be through events which cater to their creative needs, or to provide spaces in which people can network, connect, and find common ground, Wortley Pride strives to create, maintain, and advocate for queer safe spaces. As an organization in its infancy, we have garnered the attention of our community by offering all ages events, fundraisers, and networking events which has enabled us to connect with the community more effectively and personally that we are striving to support. We have hosted a community meal with the understanding that our population may not have the opportunity to have a family meal due to being displaced. We have partnered with other community organizations to provide support and advocacy, and we continue to plan events year-round to occupy, entertain, educate, and celebrate our community and its allies. We believe in collaboration and connection and seek to bring our community together on the grounds of celebrating identity, creativity, and solidarity. We advocate for queer safe spaces, and fostering spaces which empower our youth to explore gender diversity and inclusion. We continue to be a proud supporter of all-ages events, drag shows included, and believe that hosting events which allow for gender exploration and creative expression for our youth builds an important foundation for supporting positive mental health and connections which ultimately lead to a stronger, healthier, happier, and more empowered community. It is our goal to partner with conducive community partners which have a long-standing reputation for supporting our community, and more emphatically, for supporting our queer and trans youth. We look forward to seeing you at Wortley Pride on June 10th on the Green in Wortley Village and our future events, and we are working diligently to use the resources available to us to follow through with our mission statement, and we are always happy to take suggestions and to collaborate for future events. This is a movement built by you and for you, and we are simply guiding the reins where you may lead us. We are a board of few, but a community of many, and together we can accomplish what it takes to ensure that everyone is heard, seen, accepted, embraced, and understood with compassion, empathy and humanity. Together, we can build a more equitable future for all. Be sure to follow our socials at https://www.facebook.com/wortleypride/ and Instagram @WortleyPride and check out our website https://www.wortleypride.com/
Did you know... ...that the first “Pride” celebration in London was a solidarity picnic in 1985? There was no mention of Pride. ...that the first Pride celebration that TD funded was London Pride? ....that the Rainbow Optimist Club – Southwestern Ontario is the first 2SLGBTQ+ Optimist Club in the world? WORTLEY PRIDE IS BACK – JUNE 10, 2023 A family-focused celebration on the green in the heart of beautiful Wortley Village! Rainbowcounselling is a 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming virtual coun- selling clinic that supports all residents of Ontario. We believe it is important that everyone can access affirming therapy, regardless of location. Regardless of if you’re questioning, out to some, out to all, not out at all, not wanting to come out, or just have family/friends in the community you want to feel comfortable sharing about, we hold space for all folks. Our clinic values 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming, trauma-informed, intersectional approaches and we offer counselling services to individuals, couples & families. We also offer sliding scale counselling with our clinical intern therapists! We aim to normalize the diversity in sexuality and gender as providing a compassionate and judgement-free space to obtain mental health support is important to us. If you are interested in booking a consultation or want to learn more, visit us at www.rainbowcounselling.ca. You can also reach out by emailing us at info@rainbowcounselling.ca or by phone at 289-278-8778.
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PRIDE Villager
Issue 10 • Spring 2023 Page 8
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