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Calgary Queer Arts Society
  • Thursday, November 26, 2020 · 2:00 PM MST
    The Gender and Sexual Diversity Advisory Board has existed in the community for over 15 years acting as a bridge and educational resource to members of the Calgary Police Service and the Calgary LGBTQ2S+ community. This presentation will provide a...
  • Thursday, November 26, 2020 · 11:00 AM MST
    Kujo’s Kid Zone offers quality early childhood learning adventures, stories and experiments for kids 2 to 8. Show host Kujo, puppets Adjoa, Kweku, and Miss Madison blend fun, self/social-awareness, and curiosity while teaching kindness, diversity...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 2:00 PM MST
    This interactive & light-hearted presentation takes attendees on a journey through the ups and downs of growing up queer in East Central Alberta; navigating religious and conservative friends and family and trying to access affirming rural healthc...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 1:00 PM MST
    Do you have questions about feminizing or masculinizing hormones or gender affirming surgeries? Concepts, controversies, the “state of the art” in 2020 – no topic is off the table. This is your chance to talk to a trans health medical professiona...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 1:00 PM MST
    The impact of domestic violence knows no bounds existing across rural and urban areas, within all cultural and faith communities, amongst university-educated professionals with a roof over their heads and those who don’t know where their next safe...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 11:30 AM MST
    Being a good Ally means having empathy and really being able to enter the world of another. Join Coming Out Coach, Nancy Shadlock to learn the 10 steps of coming out powerfully. You will learn how to best support others on their coming out journey...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 9:00 AM MST
    This workshop will explore the developing language of trans identity, explore the lived experience for trans people including the realities of the health care system and social changes which affect the community.
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 3:15 PM MST
    Diversity is the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds. It also is about inclusion of different genders, sexual orientations, etc. So, what does diversity mean in the workplac...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 1:00 PM MST
    Workshop attendees will gain knowledge of current Canadian laws as they relate to sex work, and the impact these laws have on sex workers. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their perceptions and bias, as well as broader systemic...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 10:15 AM MST
    Please join us to explore the needs and possible solutions for healthy, safe aging for queer seniors. We invite your ideas and connections to help us create the most impactful training program.
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 10:15 AM MST
    LGBTQ 101 endeavours to create bridges of understanding about the LGBT community. This includes a deep dive into the language developed and used by the community surrounding identity and self-expression, expands on the context of the historical LG...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 9:00 AM MST
    Join Dr. Kristopher Wells and Calgary City Councillor, Evan Woolley as they explore what can happen when science, politics, human rights, LGBTQ2S+ activists and allies join forces.
  • Thursday, November 26, 2020 · 9:00 AM MST
    Get your morning off to a limber and centred start with. Junction 9 studio is dedicated to providing a space that allows for a wide range of offerings and events. They now are offering online on-demand yoga & Pilates.
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 3:15 PM MST
    The Calgary Queer Arts Society and Calgary Pride Learning Series bring together voices to explore the reality, expression and consequences of what intersectionality means to an individual and to society.

    Moderated by Adora Nwofor, with guest pane...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 1:00 PM MST
    This workshop teaches concepts about coming out, outing, plus safety issues, and how they interact with cultural and other contexts for newcomers to Canada. It gives specific ways to discuss coming out within a cultural context and relates opennes...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 10:15 AM MST
    Lack of representation tells people they are not recognized, they are not valued, they are not included, they do not belong. Addressing representation at the crossroads of race, gender and sexuality, workshop participants will gain an understandin...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 2:00 PM MST
    This presentation will look at the impacts of HIV treatment, what an undetectable viral load means to people living with HIV and those who support them along with tools and knowledge for front line workers to be able to speak to and share this imp...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 1:00 PM MST
    The workshop is for professionals, family members, and friends who want to improve their knowledge about suicide prevention for LGBTQ2S+ individuals. It provides insights around suicide within the LGBTQ2S+ community and addresses how to navigate s...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 11:15 AM MST
    This workshop will be an opportunity for trans folks, allies, and professionals to learn more about different types of gender-affirming gear including binders, packers, STPs, breast forms, gaffs and tapes of all kinds.
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 11:15 AM MST
    Do you have questions about feminizing or masculinizing hormones or gender affirming surgeries? Concepts, controversies, the “state of the art” in 2020 – no topic is off the table. This is your chance to talk to a trans health medical professional...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 10:15 AM MST
    In this fun and candid session, LGBTQ2S+ activist and performer Pam Rocker will share her coming out journey and how empathy has a vital role to play for all of us. Join the conversation on how we can create space for everyone and celebrate our co...
  • Thursday, November 26, 2020 · 9:00 AM MST
    Join us for the final day of the 5th Annual Ally ToolKit Conference. Community Day is free and has 5 sessions on offer. Do some morning yoga, learn how to be an active bystander, kids and allyship, hear from the Calgary Police Service Diversity Ad...
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2020 · 9:00 AM MST
    Day two of the conference ramps up with an exciting slate of sessions. We've got queer history, LGBTQ domestic violence, queering on the prairies, coming out, conflict resolution, lessons learned marketing Calgary Pride, stem cell donation, repres...
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 9:00 AM MST
    Opening day of the 5th Annual Ally ToolKit Conference starts with a discussion of conversion therapy and ally-ship and ends with the exciting RBC Corporate Diversity Panel.
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · 9:00 AM EST
    Offered since 2017, this annual event is Calgary’s first LGBTQ2S+ ally-ship conference for corporate, healthcare and community professionals. The Ally Toolkit Conference brings together leading perspectives from the corporate sector, healthcare,...
Calgary Queer Arts Society, formerly known as Fairy Tales Presentation Society, is a nonprofit organization located in Calgary, Alberta that exists to give voice to queer people and their stories. Historically, LGBTQ2A+ individuals have been suppressed, deprived of power, misrepresented and often overlooked by institutional support systems. We are committed to transforming this reality and will continue to work passionately towards an inclusive future for all people.

Since 2009, we have delivered over 700 diversity education workshops for thousands of Albertans, using film, story and lived experience as a vehicle for learning, discussion and empathy The OUTReels Ally-ship Education and Training Program seeks to empower businesses and communities with information and knowledge that will help them to build better and more inclusive workplaces.
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