2SLGBTQ+ Community
The University of Winnipeg is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming space for all 2SLGBTQ+ students, staff, faculty, and community members. We are committed to gender inclusivity, countering homophobia and transphobia, decolonizing gender and sexuality, and building community by, with, and for UWinnipeg members with diverse gender identities, gender expressions, and sexualities.
Access information here about opportunities to connect, resources, services, and learning opportunities for 2SLGBTQ+ faculty, staff, and students, and their allies.
We are proud of our support of Pride Winnipeg and always look forward to taking part in Pride celebrations in June. For more information, see Pride UWinnipeg.
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) Student Groups
An open and encouraging space for aspiring female, trans-female and non-binary filmmakers to gain experience working on projects and expanding your network circle. Anyone interested in filmmaking is welcome!
University of Winnipeg Queer Students Association (UWQSA)
The Queer Students Association (QSA) strives to create a safe, welcoming space both online via their Discord server and Instagram, as well as in person through group meetings, events, and gatherings. Events hosted can range from Powerpoint presentation nights to meetings discussing safety and support services on campus to workshops involving community members.
Women's and Gender Studies Students Association (WGSSA)
The WGSSA’s goal is to create a safe space that fosters community and supports students throughout their academic careers. We take an intersectional approach in discussing and analyzing relevant topics around WGS, including culture, society, and individual experiences. We have a reading group anyone can join, monthly crafting events, movie screenings throughout the year and much more! Follow us on Instagram to keep up with all of our events.
UWSA Spaces
The Rainbow Lounge is a safe, social space, open to all students with an open and inclusive view of sexuality and gender diversity. Feel free to drop in anytime to study or to hang out.
The Women-Trans Spectrum Centre is an accessible and inclusive resource centre for women and trans students. The centre has safer sex info, a telephone, computer, microwave, and an extensive lending library with material on sexuality, Indigenous issues, pornography, ecology, art, feminist theory, and more. The centre is a great space to hang out, study, and build community.
Off-Campus 2SLGBTQ+ Resources and Organizations
Manitoba LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
Sexuality Education Resource Centre
2SLGBTQ+ Research Resources and Projects
Danielle Marie Bitz, Subject Librarian for Women & Gender Studies
C2C: Two Spirit & Queer People of Colour Call to Conversation with LGBT & Allies
"C2C: Two Spirit & Queer People of Colour Call to Conversation with LGBT & Allies" met from October 20-22, 2017 at The University of Winnipeg. C2C was hosted by The University of Winnipeg (UW) in partnership with Two-Spirit People of Manitoba (http://www.twospiritmanitoba.ca/) and QTPOC Winnipeg (http://qpoc-international.com/about-2/). The C2C conference was a remarkable event with nearly 150 leading local, national and international delegates (2S, QTPOC, LGBTQ*, and cisgender heterosexual allies) — students, faculty, community members, artists, activists, and Elders/traditional knowledge holders — gathered to discuss where our communities intersect. Out of these discussions and
our coalitionary community-building efforts, Calls to Action were also developed.
Museum Queeries is an interdisciplinary research project based at The University of Winnipeg, co-led by Dr. Heather Milne and Dr. Angela Failler, with collaborators from across Turtle Island. As institutional spaces, museums are often closely linked to national identities and histories and also, tacitly, to heteronormative and cisnormative representations of the polity and public culture. Museum Queeries prioritizes Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and queer (2S+LGBTTQ), contributions and interventions into museums and museum studies both as a means of addressing structural exclusions and opening new modes of productive inquiry and activism.
This research guide supplements the existing Women's and Gender Studies library subject guide, and emphasizes alternative terminologies when searching for topics related to LGBTQ+ people and issues.
The mission of the Two-Spirit Archives is to develop an internationally-renowned centre for research that supports the needs of the Two-Spirit community; makes Two-Spirit people visible in our documentary heritage; and supports the research, teaching, learning, and community mandates of the University. It is guided in its development by the Two-Spirit Archives Advisory Council, which ensures Two-Spirit people are central to preserving the history of their contributions to society and in strengthening their community.
The stories of Two-Spirit people have been mostly absent from history owing to white settler colonization and discrimination within communities, including within Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities. The creation of oral histories provides an opportunity for Two-Spirit people to share their lived experiences and allows for Two-Spirit stories to be recorded for future generations. The Two-Spirit Archives has initiated an oral history program that has completed two phases of interviews thus far with plans to facilitate additional phases in the future. These stories will help to provide source material for new histories, research, and creative works about Two-Spirit people, and they may also assist young people who are struggling to come to terms with being Two-Spirited through these examples.
2SLGBTQ+ Academic Programming
The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association 2SLGBTQ* Student Award
This award is for a student who identifies as a member of the 2SLGBTQ* community. The chosen recipient must be in second, third, or fourth year. Preference will be given to a student who is active in community service or demonstrates academic promise in research on topics with particular relevance to the 2SLGBTQ* community.
Application deadline: October 1
Visit the UWinnipeg Awards portal to apply.
This resource guide was developed specifically for trans and gender diverse students at The University of Winnipeg. It provides information and resources for navigating aspects of UWinnipeg’s systems and campuses, as well as links to services and supports outside of UWinnipeg that are relevant for trans and gender diverse students. This guide may also serve as a resource for those supporting trans and gender diverse students.
This guide will continue to be updated to reflect accurate information on our programs, facilities, systems, and services and how they help to meet the needs and priorities of trans and gender diverse students.
