Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS)
iSMSS is an interdisciplinary “hub” for scholarly work in sexual-minority studies at the University of Alberta. The Institute's mission is to help enhance possibilities for groundbreaking research, policy development, education, community outreach, and service provision. A major focus of the Institute’s academic work is to conduct research on sexual minority issues and to establish an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor in sexual minority studies. The major service function of the Institute is to support the needs and concerns of sexual minority students at the University of Alberta and youth in the local community. Camp fYrefly is the Institute’s award-winning primary community service project.
7-104 Education North Building
Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5
(Also, 5-192, 5th floor Education North Building)
Phone: (780) 492-0772
Fax: (780) 492-2024
E-mail: iSMSS@ualberta.ca
Web: http://www.ismss.ualberta.ca/
Edmonton
Diversity Centre @ Mount Royal University
Offering a resource library, peer counselling, referral services, LGBT magazines, and gay-friendly house listings.
4825 Mt. Royal Gate S.W.
Calgary, AB
Phone: (403) 440-5604
E-mail: dvc@samrc.com
Calgary
Don't Buy In Project
The
Don’t Buy In Project is a diversity and hate-bias program for local
junior and senior high school. This program provides schools with
the skill development, information and resources needed to support
an environment that actively addresses issues of hate, bias and
discrimination.
Elizabeth Cooke - Project Coordinator
Calgary Police Service
Mail Code 502
133 – 6th Avenue S.E.
Calgary, AB T2G 4Z1
The University of Alberta’s
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight-but-not-narrow-minded
group. OUTreach acts as an information medium, social group, a place
to meet friends, gain support, and be yourself. Our group is member
driven and is open to all, for suggestions and activities.
We are a campus resource for
everyone at the University of Calgary. Lesbian, Bi, Gay, Trans,
Straight, Asexual, Queer, or Questioning, all are welcome! We are
proud to have a variety of people from different faculties,
backgrounds, and experiences in life, supporting the principle that
all people should be treated with dignity whatever their sexual
orientation.
