{"id":4082,"date":"2023-04-03T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calacsdelouest.ca\/?page_id=4082"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:56:11","slug":"including-trans-two-spirit-and-non-binary-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/en\/including-trans-two-spirit-and-non-binary-people\/","title":{"rendered":"With Open Arms: Including trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary people"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4082\" class=\"elementor elementor-4082\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36a804ce elementor-section-height-min-height ph elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"36a804ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4184f40c pv100\" data-id=\"4184f40c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adf1fdb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1adf1fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GET INFORMED<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7f75d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b7f75d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With Open Arms: Including trans, Two-Spirit &amp; non-binary people<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-155d7892 elementor-section-full_width pv50  elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"155d7892\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54ba57a7\" data-id=\"54ba57a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8936c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8936c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since 2023, the Consent Collective has opened its services to all trans, Two-spirit and non-binary people. We are committed to making our organization a safe and supportive environment for these communities.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67ca0fb1 elementor-section-content-middle bg-bicolor2 ph elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67ca0fb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de87f93\" data-id=\"4de87f93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44cd55ee elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44cd55ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1639282b pv100\" data-id=\"1639282b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a76dda4 tabs-agression elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-tabs\" data-id=\"1a76dda4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_position&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;tabs_position_tablet&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;no_active_tabs&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-tabs jet-tabs-position-left jet-tabs-move-up-effect \" data-settings=\"{&quot;activeIndex&quot;:0,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;autoSwitch&quot;:false,&quot;autoSwitchDelay&quot;:3000,&quot;ajaxTemplate&quot;:false,&quot;tabsPosition&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;switchScrolling&quot;:true,&quot;switchScrollingOffset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-tabs__control-wrapper \" \trole=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-tabs-control-4431\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-left elementor-menu-anchor active-tab\" data-tab=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-4431\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-template-id=\"4131\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-tabs__label-image\" src=\"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mythe-prejuges-icone.png\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">Terms and definitions<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-control-4432\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-left elementor-menu-anchor \" data-tab=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-4432\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"false\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-tabs__label-image\" src=\"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/solidarite-icone.svg\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">Why include trans, Two-spirit and non-binary people in our services?<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-control-4433\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-left elementor-menu-anchor \" data-tab=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-4433\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"false\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-tabs__label-image\" src=\"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ouvert-toutes-icone.svg\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">With Open Arms Project<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-tabs__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-tabs-content-4431\" class=\"jet-tabs__content active-content\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-template-id=\"4131\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"4131\" class=\"elementor elementor-4131 elementor-4130\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f10ad2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f10ad2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b677235\" data-id=\"b677235\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9bedd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae9bedd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Terms and Definitions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bc895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1bc895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A few definitions before we begin, to allow us to better understand the situation and the issues involved!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffba41c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ffba41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2681\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SEX or GENDER?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2681\"><p>SEX is the identification\u00a0 attributed to people at birth based on physical and physiological characteristics, hormone levels and the anatomy of the reproductive system, among other things. <em>For example: male, female or intersex!<\/em><\/p><p>GENDER refers rather to how people perceive and feel about themselves: it is a social identity, a self-expression or a relationship with their body and with others. It is also a social construct that surrounds the different roles and attributes associated with masculinity and femininity. Everyone has a gender identity: for some people it corresponds to the gender assigned at birth, and for others it does not. Gender is not binary and is rather on a spectrum!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2682\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2682\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">TRANS or CIS ?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2682\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2682\"><p>TRANS is a term used to refer to people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. This can include non-binary people!<em> For example: A trans woman, a trans man<\/em><\/p><p>CIS is a term for a person whose gender identity matches that assigned at birth. <em>For example: a cis woman, a cis man<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2683\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2683\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">NON-BINARY PEOPLE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2683\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2683\"><p>NON-BINARY is a term used by people who have a gender identity that does not fit the male\/female binary model. The term itself includes several identities: neither male nor female, somewhere in between, a combination of genders, no gender, etc. They also often identify as trans.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2684\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2684\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">TWO-SPIRIT PEOPLE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2684\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2684\"><p><strong>The Two-spirit identity<\/strong> is claimed by some Indigenous people!<strong> Diane Labelle, Mohawk Two-Spirit activist and consultant<\/strong> explains:<\/p><p><br \/>&#8220;In most [Indigenous] nations, prior to colonization, Two-Spiritedness was considered an alternative and distinct gender. It was therefore a third or fourth (or more) gender, depending on the terms used. Two-spirit people often occupied specialized roles, or filled essential roles in communities. These individuals were distinguished by their unique clothing choices, which Europeans have mistaken for &#8220;transvestism&#8221;. Some people view Two-Spirit identities as gender identities rather than sexual orientations. Although Two-Spirit people often engage in non-heterosexual relationships, they can also engage in heterosexual relationships. In contrast to contemporary LGBT+ identities of Indigenous people, Two-Spirit people are often in spiritual or healing roles (doctor, psychologist, keeper of ceremonies or traditions, etc.). The manifestation of their identity can occur at any point in their lives, and as A. Maracle has written, &#8220;A person is free to adopt another gender role at a time when he or she feels it is appropriate. &#8220;To me, Two-Spiritedness is an intersection of gender, sexuality, and social roles.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-content-4432\" class=\"jet-tabs__content \" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-template-id=\"false\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9baecd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9baecd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why include trans, Two-spirit and non-binary people in our services?<\/h3><p>Historically, CALACS, like most feminist organizations in Quebec, were offered exclusively by and for women in order to create safe spaces of empowerment. Yet this practice itself participates in the exclusion of people at the intersection of other marginalized identities. <strong>Trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people all live with the consequences of marginalization related to their gender, including an increased risk of experiencing sexual violence.<\/strong> Indeed, one in two trans people have reportedly experienced a sexual assault in their lives. [1]<\/p><p>However, <strong>there are no specific services available in Quebec for victims of these communities.<\/strong> Instead, they report a serious risk of discrimination in support services, which tend to be reserved for cis women, lack resources to accommodate them and thus offer ill-adapted support or display transphobic behaviour on the part of workers and users. This is further complicated for racialized and\/or Two-Spirit survivors who must also deal with the racism and colonialism inherent in the institutions and their inadequacy to their cultural needs.<\/p><p>This <strong>underscores the critical need to provide support for trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary survivors of sexual assault.<\/strong> This is what CALACS West Island has decided to step up. This opening <strong>does not change the quality or the safety of the services offered.<\/strong> On the contrary, they are now more inclusive and in line with our values!<\/p><p><em>[1] FORGE, 2005, Sexual Violence in the Transgender Community Survey, unpublished data; G. Kenagy, 2005, &#8220;The Health and Social Service Needs of Transgender People in Philadelphia,&#8221;\u00a0International Journal of Transgenderism\u00a08(2\/3):49\u201356; G. Kenagy and W. Bostwick, 2005, &#8220;Health and Social Service Needs of Transgender People in Chicago,&#8221;\u00a0International Journal of Transgenderism\u00a08(2\/3):57\u201366.<\/em><\/p><p><em>[2] Michel Dorais et Mathieu-Joel Gervais. \u00ab Documenter la probl\u00e9matique des violences sexuelles commises envers les personnes lesbiennes, gaies, bisexuelles et trans (LGBT). \u00bb (2018)<\/em><\/p><\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-content-4433\" class=\"jet-tabs__content \" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-template-id=\"false\"><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4164 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0937-e1680622105745-1024x495.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0937-e1680622105745-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0937-e1680622105745-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0937-e1680622105745-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0937-e1680622105745-1536x742.png 1536w, https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0937-e1680622105745.png 1703w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h4><p>Since the fall of 2023, the Open Arms Project is a psychosocial support service <strong>for<\/strong> trans, Two-spirit and non-binary people offered <strong>by<\/strong> people in their communities.<\/p><p>Like our traditional services, we offer <strong>individual psychosocial follow-up, socio-judicial accompanimen<\/strong>t, and <strong>emergency meetings<\/strong> in this<em> by and for approach.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>[Note that we understand that the individual aspect of certain meetings may not be in alignment with the needs and values of some Indigenous people and invite them to bring a trusted person of their choice if they wish to do so!]<\/em><\/p><p>As well, we offer <strong>support groups exclusively for trans, Two-spirit and non-binary survivors.<\/strong><\/p><p>Are you a trans, Two-spirit or non-binary survivor of sexual assault in need of support? <a href=\"https:\/\/collectifconsenti.ca\/en\/contact-us\/\">Contact us right away to access these services as soon as possible.<\/a><\/p><p><em>The Open Arms Project is the result of a year of work to ensure that our team is trained, our services are responsive and safe, and that connections with the 2S\/LGBTQIA+ communities are being rebuilt. 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