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Title:

QuEARing Each Other: Collaboration for 2SLGBTQA+ Inclusion in PEI

Agreement Number:

SO240228

Agreement Value:

$1,163,680.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 7, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Through this 30-month project, PEERS Alliance Inc. will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities in PE. This will be achieved by engaging directly with the intersectionality of the 2SLGBTQ+ community through community engagement, accompaniment for system navigation, advocacy for policy change, and education to promote equality and address biases among service providers and employers. Additionally, the project will build leadership capacity for trans women in the community sector. With the help of community partners, PEERS Alliance Inc. will build intercommunity collaboration by extending its reach to rural and Black, Indigenous, and other QPOC communities, and facilitate strategic interventions with faith and cultural groups to address hate against the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

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:

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CA C1A 9E3

Reference Number:

190-2024-2025-Q3-00064

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

PEERS Alliance Inc.

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.