Grants and Contributions:

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Title:

Ending Religious-based LGBTQ2S+ Discrimination in Canada: Faith Sector Awareness and Education Program

Agreement Number:

SO21935

Agreement Value:

$400,000.00

Agreement Date:

May 2, 2022 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 24-month project will ensure that faith-based institutions and organizations in Ontario understand the issues and are better equipped to take action in addressing and ending religious-based discrimination against 2SLGBTQ+ people. Rainbow Faith and Freedom (RFF) will achieve this by conducting research in collaboration with LGBTQ2 communities and religious institutions to discover the extent and impacts of religious-based discrimination, developing an awareness campaign, and educational programming and training to help prepare faith-based institutions and organizations to make changes and drive engagement to end religious-based LGBTQ2 discrimination in the faith sector of Ontario.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M4Y 2C5

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q1-00051

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Rainbow Faith and Freedom

Program:

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.