
ALT Gradient rainbow background. Text reads, "2SLGBTQ students need educators to explicitly and visibly support, respect, include, and validate them - all of which is really no different from what every student in every school wants and is entitled to expect." Quote from "Still in Every Class in Every School: Final Report on the second climate survey on homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in Canadian schools (2021), page 17." Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Gradient rainbow background. Text reads, "A study on school environments showed that when explicit anti-homophobic bullying policies and school-based Gay-Straight Alliances had been in place for more than three years, LGB students had lower rates of past year discrimination, and suicidal thoughts". Quote from 2SLGBTQI Suicide prevention Research in Canada: Evidence, Gaps, and Priorities - PHAC Suicide and its Prevention Final Report, page 14. Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Gradient rainbow background. Trans-inclusive, BIPOC-inclusive pride flag. Rainbow-coloured cartoon lips open as if shouting. Text reads, "Let's all work together to be clearly, vocally, PROUDLY 2STLGBQ+ supportive. Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Gradient rainbow background. Text reads, "Join in with Pride this year. Say something. Say that you care. Say that queer people belong in your school, your business, your workplace, your home. Acceptance saves lives." Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.
![Gradient rainbow background. Test reads, "As most of you know, there has recently been a rise in anti-2STLGBQ+ rhetoric in Manitoba, and it is becoming increasingly clear that [bold] silence is not enough. [end bold text]. Cartoon image of a person covering their mouth with their hands, covered in a red circle with a line through it communicating that silence is not an appropriate response in this situation. Gradient rainbow background. Text reads, "Join in with Pride this year. Say something. Say that you care. Say that queer people belong in your school, your business, your workplace, your home. Acceptance saves lives." Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx83C0GacAAarb8.jpg?name=small&format=webp)
ALT Gradient rainbow background. Test reads, "As most of you know, there has recently been a rise in anti-2STLGBQ+ rhetoric in Manitoba, and it is becoming increasingly clear that [bold] silence is not enough. [end bold text]. Cartoon image of a person covering their mouth with their hands, covered in a red circle with a line through it communicating that silence is not an appropriate response in this situation. Gradient rainbow background. Text reads, "Join in with Pride this year. Say something. Say that you care. Say that queer people belong in your school, your business, your workplace, your home. Acceptance saves lives." Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Gradient rainbow background. Text reads, "Participating in Pride Month festivities is not just a party; it's a protest. It's standing up against the status quo. It's saying, "I will not be silent. I will not be neutral. I will not make people wonder if I accept them for who they are." Under the words in the text box is a silhouette of a crowd carrying flags and banners, as in a protest. Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Rainbow gradient background. Test reads, "Here is some info about the difference it makes to be openly and vocally affirming of 2STLGBQ+ people (2-Spirit, Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and others). These statistics are from schools, specifically talking about the difference being made in the lives of young people." Cartoon graphic of a multi-coloured bar graph. Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Rainbow gradient background. Text reads, "People who are not a part of marginalized communities often miss what would be considered harassment, discrimination, and bullying because they have not experienced it. This is true for both overt discrimination and covert discrimination like microagressions." Sourced from, "Still in Every Class in Every School: Final Report on the second climate survey on homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in Canadian schools (2021)" Along the bottom of the image is a rainbow heart with rainbow words, "Pride Month" and the SERC logo.

ALT Text reads, "Trans Peer Support and Social Group. An evening for trans people and those under the trans umbrella to get together and connect. Open to all ages! Thursday, August 17, 2023, 6-8 PM. New location! Little Teaching Lodge, 205 College Avenue. Questions? Contact Marshall: [email protected] or 204-727-0417."


























