Resources for 2SLGBTQ+ Immigrants

See below for resources in English, Arabic, Spanish and, Nepali

SERVICES IN THE HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY

Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia (RRANS) - Advocate, support, and privately sponsor LGBTQI refugees seeking to resettle in Nova Scotia.

The Youth Project - Provides support and services to youth, 25 and under, around issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Halifax Refugee Clinic - Provides legal representation for those claiming refugee status in Nova Scotia. Housing Resource Guide - Available in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish

Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team (MHMCT) - Provides crisis support for children, youth, and adults experiencing a mental health crisis. Service offers telephone crisis support 24/7 anywhere in Nova Scotia and a Mobile Response from 1PM to 1AM to most communities in HRM. 902-429-8167, 1-888-429-8167 (Toll Free) 

Boyd's Pharmasave - 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive pharmacy in HRM with provisions of testosterone hormone therapy. Located in the North End of Halifax.

Safer Space Massage - A holistic and queer massage therapy practice located in Fairview.

Robert Wright - A 2SLGBTQ+ Social Worker in Nova Scotia.

Dr. Muna Chowdhury - Family physician, currently at Halifax Central Family Practice (5991 Spring Garden Road - Suite 420), with experience working with 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and marginalized communities. Open to take new patients from the 2SLGBTQIA+ immigrant community.

YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs: 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers Program - One-on-one supports, referrals, group meetings. For adults and youth. YMCA Sequins: Supporting Queer Newcomers Committee - Email 2SLGBTQIA.Newcomers@halifax.ymca.ca

Queer Arabs Halifax - A safe space and social group for queer and trans (LGBTQ+) Arabs and Middle Eastern folks in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, NS) to hang out, support each other, and be ourselves. The following links are for their Twitter and Facebook.

नेपालीमा स्रोतहरू / RESOURCES IN NEPALI

Queer Youth Group : Nepal - Information in Nepali and other languages in Nepal, with current focus on nepal bhasa alongside nepali.

If you have resources relevant for 2SLGBTQ+ immigrants in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in English or other languages, you can send them to us at secretary@halifaxpride.com . This includes links to web pages, documents, videos, social media accounts, non-profit organizations, and for-profit businesses in the HRM. Halifax Pride will evaluate if the resources received to be added to this page match the criteria.