Toronto Pflag Competitors

The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ+ young people. The organization works to save young lives by providing support through free and confidential suicide prevention and crisis intervention programs on platforms where young people spend their time: our 24/7 phone lifeline, chat, text and soon-to-come integrations with social media platforms. We also run TrevorSpace, the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and operate innovative education, research, and advocacy programs. For more information, visit www.TheTrevorProject.org.

PFLAG is an organization of LGBTQ+ people, parents, families, and allies who work together to create an equitable and inclusive world. We are hundreds of thousands of people and hundreds of chapters from coast to coast who are leading with love to support families, educate allies, and advocate for just, equitable, and inclusive legislation and policies. Since our founding in 1973, PFLAG works every day to ensure LGBTQ+ people everywhere are safe, celebrated, empowered and loved. Straight for Equality is an outreach and education program created in 2007 by PFLAG National to empower new allies who, unlike a more traditional PFLAG member, don’t necessarily have a family connection to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Straight for Equality provides information, resources, and learning sessions that help allies understand their role in supporting and advocating for LGBTQ people, and make sure they have the opportunity to share their strong and powerful voices in support of equality.

The 519 creates space for change, contributing to the advancement of 2SLGBTQ+ equality and inclusion in Toronto and beyond. As both a City of Toronto agency and a registered charity, The 519 has been a model of success in community-based service delivery and public-private city-building partnerships since 1975. The 519 operates within a unique three-pillared organizational model that is present in every program, initiative and activity we undertake. Through the pillars of service, space and leadership, The 519 Framework is what makes our organization distinct and enhances the quality of our work in the communities we serve. Service We are committed to direct, public and philanthropic service that meets the emerging and identified needs within our communities, and fosters a culture of integrity, transparency and excellence among our staff, volunteers and members. Space We create space, both physical and figurative, where individuals, groups and organizations can meet, work, collaborate, celebrate and grow together. In this space we extend ourselves beyond meeting needs to creating opportunity and imagining that a different world is possible. Leadership We share our knowledge and experience by demonstrating leadership through training, activism, advocacy and education that is designed to change society for the better. Our daily, lived experience as members of, and in service to, the 2SLGBTQ+ communities is foundational to our leadership and ensures quality, authenticity and authority to our voice.