CLGRO Info Sheets
Systems Failure: Report on the Experiences of Sexual Minorities in Ontario's
Health-Care
and Social-Services Systems (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Project Affirmation's final report, full version. Systems Failure extensively documents the systemic barriers and individual prejudice experienced by lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people when they seek to access Ontario's health-care and social services. It shows clearly that they face pervasive homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heterosexism, as well as sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, ageism, and discriminatory attitudes towards Francophones and people with disabilities.
The report contains statistics, charts, personal narratives, and 78 recommendations for institutional change. Its findings are a call to action by federal, provincial and municipal levels of government, health-care and social-service providers and professional associations, boards of education and post-secondary educational institutions, employers and the private sector, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community groups.
(Project Affirmation was a 4 year Health Canada funded - CLGRO sponsored project which looked at the health care and social service needs of sexual minorities in Ontario. It ended in 1997.)
Systems Failure: Project Affirmation's final report, executive summary (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Access Denied: A Report on the Experiences of Transsexuals and Transgenderists
With Health Care
and Social Services in Ontario (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Commissioned by Project Affirmation. Written by Ki Namaste.
Le réalité des gais, lesbiennes et bisexuel-les de l'Ontario (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Rapport commandé par le Projet Affirmation. Écrit par Lyne Bouchard, Co-opérative Convergence.
The Spousal Collection, Part One (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Newsclippings on spousal rights, Oct. 1989 - Dec. 1999
The Spousal Collection, Part Two (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Newsclippings on spousal rights, Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2004
The Spousal Collection, Part Three (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Newsclippings on spousal rights, Jan. 2005 - Feb. 2006
Adoption and Parenting Newsclippings (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Selected newsclippings on adoption and parenting issues for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, from Canada and globally.
On Guard: A Critique Of Project Guardian (PDF format; opens in a new window)
Project Guardian was led by the London police chief, who at the time was Julian Fantino. It supposedly was designed to catch a "pedophile ring", however it focussed on gay men. Many charges were laid against them, few of which held up. Written by HALO (Homophile Association of London Ontario) and CLGRO, September 1996.
Lesbian And Gay Agenda For Election '95 (PDF format; opens in a new window)
A summary of, and backgrounder on, issues to be raised with candidates seeking election in Ontario, 1995.
Happy Families: The Recognition of Same-Sex Spousal Relationships
CLGRO political brief for the Ontario legislature, 1992.
Relationships Recognition addresses the issues of legal recognition of gay and lesbian relationships.
Are we spouses yet? describes Ontario's bill 5 (October 1999) An Act to Amend Certain Statutes as a Result of Supreme Court of Canada's Decision in M v H and what difference the act has made to same-sex relationship recognition in Ontario.
We Count! Including Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals in Employment Equity describes employment equity issues, laws, and policy for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals.
When "Project Kiddy Porn Ring" Comes to Your Area will help lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups cope with attacks on youth and men in their communities, conducted under the guise of enforcing child pornography laws.
Bill 5, also called the "Same-sex Partner Law", was passed in Ontario on October 27, 1999. Since CLGRO was directly involved, the web pages about Bill 5 are archived under Archived Issues. You will find information about what laws were changed, the wording of the laws, background information, how CLGRO was involved, press releases, the discussion in the House Of Commons, etc.
Ontario Provincial Election June 1999. Since CLGRO was directly involved, the web pages about the election are archived under Archived Issues. You will find the election issues which could be used to evaluate the candidates, and a report card evaluating the parties.
Park And Washroom Arrests will help lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups cope with washroom and park arrests in their communities.
Religion: Christianity contains the complete teachings of Jesus Christ on homosexuality.
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual LIBERATION in the 2000's: a discussion of the goal of liberation in relation to assimilation, identity, rights and equality.
