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  • Resources for Professionals

Supporting an Employee in Transition

This tip sheet from The 519 provides clear guidelines to help employers and coworkers create a safe, welcoming environment for staff who are transitioning. By offering practical steps for respectful communication and accommodation, the resource actively opposes transphobia and gender-based discrimination in the workplace.
  • Resources for Professionals

Supporting LGBTQ+ Stalking Victims

This guide from the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) and FORGE provides victim advocates with strategies to support 2SLGBTQ+ individuals experiencing stalking.

Talking About Being 2SLGBTQIA+ with your Healthcare Provider

This guide from MyHealth.Alberta.ca provides practical advice for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals on discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with healthcare providers. It empowers patients to advocate for their specific medical needs, including inclusive screenings and preventive care, while helping dismantle assumptions and discrimination within the healthcare system.
  • Medical Support

The Gender Program

The Adult Gender Program at the University of Alberta Hospital provides specialized, evidence-based gender-affirming care, including psychiatric assessments for surgical referrals and endocrinology management for hormone therapy. The interdisciplinary team operates from a gender-affirming perspective to ensure safe, respectful treatment that honours and supports 2SLGBTQ+ identities.
  • 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7
  • Additional Resources

The Genderbread Person

An educational visual tool by Sam Killermann that breaks down the concepts of gender identity, gender expression, biological sex, and attraction.
  • Local Support Organizations

The Grande Prairie Pride Society

The Grande Prairie Pride Society is a volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to creating safe, inclusive spaces and organizing diverse 2SLGBTQ+ events throughout the year. They actively champion equality and visibility through community resources, educational initiatives like the Rainbow Pathways Student Award, and by combating discrimination in Northern Alberta.
  • Medical Support

The LGBTQ+ Wellness Centre

The LGBTQ+ Wellness Centre, highlighted by TransCare+, provides comprehensive, affirming care for transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse individuals across Northern Alberta. Their services include endocrinology, gynaecology, nursing support, and voice coaching, ensuring patients receive respectful, specialized healthcare free from discrimination or assumptions.
  • 9117 82 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z4
  • Support groups/events/programs

The Trevor Project

TrevorSpace is a welcoming online social community for LGBTQ+ young people between the ages of 13-24 years old. Since 2008, TrevorSpace has helped more than 700,000 LGBTQ+ young people find peer support, explore their identities, and make friends in a safe, moderated community designed for them.
  • Resources for Coming Out

The Trevor Project Coming Out Handbook

The Trevor Project’s Coming Out Handbook is a comprehensive, youth-friendly guide designed to help young people explore their sexual orientation and gender identity at their own pace. It provides accessible tools, reflection questions, and supportive guidance for navigating the coming out process safely, while actively countering homophobia, transphobia, and societal assumptions.
  • Counselling and Therapy

Theragen Counselling & Consulting

Theragen is a trauma-informed counselling practice in Grande Prairie providing online and in-person therapy for individuals, couples, and families. They offer inclusive, affirming support specifically tailored for gay, bisexual, trans, and queer folks, actively opposing discrimination while fostering self-understanding, resilience, and healthier relationships.
  • 207-11706 104 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6K3
  • Counselling and Therapy, Support groups/events/programs

Trans Affiliate Group

Trans Affiliate Group (TAG) Grande Prairie is a private group is for transgender, 2 Spirit, non-binary, and gender non-conforming humans located in the Northern Alberta area. Primarily this group is the touch-point for our peer-support group happening monthly in GP, but also serves as a collective for resources, community, activism, and support. Meeting dates are: – First Tuesday of the Month: Open to gender diverse individuals and their support people, loved ones, and allies – Third Tuesday of the Month: Closed; gender diverse individuals only
  • Additional Resources, Legal Support

Trans Equality Society of Alberta

The Trans Equality Society of Alberta (TESA) advocates for the rights and equality of trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary individuals. They provide vital resources, including guides on name and gender marker changes, healthcare access, and human rights, while actively opposing transphobia and pushing back against discriminatory provincial policies.
  • Box 2053 Edmonton Main, Edmonton, AB T5J 2P4
  • Resources for Professionals

Trans Inclusive Policies & Benefits

This Stonewall guide, hosted by the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, provides employers with practical steps for creating trans-inclusive workplace policies and benefits that go beyond basic legal compliance. By advocating for gender-neutral language, accessible facilities, and explicit anti-harassment frameworks.
  • Helplines

Trans Lifeline

Crisis Support – Trans Lifeline is a non-profit peer support and crisis hotline run by and for transgender people.
  • 1-877-330-6366
  • Online Resources

Trans Wellness Initiative

Trans Wellness Initiative provides an extensive collection of gender-affirming healthcare guides, self-advocacy tools, and a directory to connect patients with safe, knowledgeable medical professionals across Alberta and equipping individuals with knowledge and training healthcare providers on inclusive practices.
  • Resources for Professionals

Trans-inclusion in Domestic Violence Shelters: Tipsheets for Providers

Addressing Concerns from Stakeholders tip sheet equips domestic violence shelters with practical strategies to handle pushback when opening their doors to people of all genders. By providing clear facts to counter common fears about housing transgender individuals, this resource actively opposes transphobia and helps ensure safe, inclusive spaces for everyone escaping violence.
  • Legal Support, Local Support Organizations

Western Alberta Regional Victim Serving Society

The Western Alberta Regional Victim Serving Society is an accredited non-profit organization of Support and Court Navigation Workers, funded by the Government of Alberta Victims of Crime Fund. Our Mission is to ensure that those who have been victimized by crime and/or have experienced extreme tragedy are best served, during the aftermath of an event, and while they navigate the criminal justice process.
  • RVSS Office: 124 B 8805 Resources Road, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 3A6
  • Helplines

Youthline

Crisis Support | TEXT 647-694-4275 YouthLine provides free, confidential, peer-led support via text and chat for 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Ontario. In addition to immediate listening and crisis referrals, their website hosts a vast library of youth-focused resources covering topics like gender-affirming care, dealing with homophobia/transphobia at home or school, boundary setting, and self-advocacy.
  • PO Box 73118 Wood Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2W5