Lgbtq new brunswick

We acknowledge that the sacred land we live on is the traditional territories of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples. We feel that reconciliation and mending relations with Indigenous peoples is our collective responsibility, which requires uninterrupted reflection and action.

Projects

Chroma focuses on advocating for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the Menahqesk / Saint John Region. As such, we host a number of projects aimed to support our members produce friends, learn unused skills, and/or creatively nurture their instinct of self within a community of like-minded individuals.

About

Chroma is a community management focusing on advocating for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the Menahqesk / Saint John Region. Our purpose is to promote initiatives and showcase issues impacting our community by maintaining a strong cohesive voice.

Get Involved

Join our activities including hiking, family activities, art, sports, socials and more! We are looking for volunteers for our future projects. Contact query@chromanb.ca and see our calendar below.

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About

Chroma is a community company focusing on advocating for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the Menahqesk / Sai

Mental health professionals propose psychotherapy to deal with gender dysphoria, minority stress, and coexisting mental health concerns, while also helping clients navigate social and medical transition. Additionally, they can provide WPATH-compliant referral letters for gender-affirming medical interventions, such as hormone therapy and surgeries, when required by health care providers or Medicare.

Nathan Thompson, MEd, LCT, CCC (he/him)
Block House Counselling and Psychotherapy
Telephone: 506-459-0225
Email: nathan@blockhousecounselling.ca
https://blockhousecounselling.ca/

Monica Smyth, B.Ed, MA, LCT, CCC (she/her)
Comfort Counselling & Wellness
Mailing Address: 564 Prospect St, Fredericton NB, E3B 6G9
Telephone: 506-450-0016
Fax: 506-450-1174
https://www.comfortcounsellingnb.com/

Cassidy Wilson, MEd, CCC, LCT-C (she/her)
Navy Spruce Counselling & Consulting
Email: cassidy@bluesprucecounselling.com
Telephone: 506-260-0116
https://bluesprucecounselling.com/

Kris Kelsey, MA, LCT-C, CCC (she/they)
Comfort Counselling and Wellness
Email: kris@comfortcounsellingnb.com
Telephone: 506-450-0016
Fax: 506-450-1174
https://www.comfortcounsellingnb.com/

Corali

Meet Dusty Green, founder and researcher for New Brunswick Queer Heritage Initiative. We sat down with him to discuss the role of his organization, the challenges of archiving an under-represented community, and some of the queer history he has unearthed in New Brunswick.

What have you being doing since you graduated from Graphic Style at NBCCD in 2016?

“After I graduated, I did contract work for a little while, I was working at Moksha Yoga doing their marketing, and I was working at the provincial archives for a bit. When I was working at the archives, I came across some photos that really caught my eye because they were strange. They were photos that would have been from WWI, from an internment camp in Amherst, Nova Scotia. There were a surprising number of men in drag in the photos – like POWs in mop top wigs and dresses. It didn’t look like a traditional internment camp. They had acting clubs and gardening clubs. It was very, very strange. I’m sure it wasn’t glamourous, but it certainly isn’t what we would think of these days.

I started asking around the archives to see if there were other examples of that. I wasn’t even trying to suggest any nice of queer natur

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History

Homosexual activity in Fresh Brunswick

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Homosexual activity in Modern Brunswick is legal.

Current status
Legalunder federal Canada law
In 1969, Canada enacted the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69, which decriminalized private and consensual homosexual activities between adults aged 21 and over.
Male illegal, female legal under federal Canada law
In 1890, the House of Commons introduced a fresh offence called “gross indecency." The new offence made it easier to attack suspected sodomites.

In 1893, the gross indecency rule became part of the country’s first Criminal Code. The original language of the law referred only to homosexual acts between men, as sex between women was typically ignored at the time.
Illegal (death penalty as punishment) under federal Canada law
In 1648, the first documented case of a sodo

Health Care for New Jersey's LGBTQIA+ Community

At Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, we are consecrated to meeting the diverse health care needs of our community. The LGBTQIA+ Program is part of our initiative to provide quality tend to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual community. Our hospitals and medical centers are welcoming, inclusive environments, with physicians and staff dedicated in their pledge to equitably help the needs of the LGBTQIA+ population.

Nationally Established Diversity Programs

We recognize the serious challenges facing LGBTQIA+ youth and adults, and stand in support of diversity and inclusion for all. Our program services includes policies intended to eliminate the disparities in care LGBTQIA+ patients often face when seeking medical care. We have been awarded the Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equalityrecognition by the Human Rights Campaign Foundationfive consecutive times. This requires us to see certain criteria:
  • Upholding an explicit patient non-discrimination policy
  • Instituting an equal visitation policy for LGBTQIA+ couples
  • Maintaining an employment non-discriminatio