An LGBTQ youth group for ages 13 to 19 serving the Halton region of Ontario. We meet from 7 to 9pm...
At the Oakville Central Library (children's section) the 1st Tues of every month
At the Halton Hills Public Library the 2nd Tues of every month
At the Burlington Central Library (Builders Room) the last Tues of every month
For more info, EMAIL us: info@haltonpride.org
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Absolutely yes! See you there?
Right now we are getting the most people out at the Oakville location.
We’d be happy to have allies come out. Often newcomers will bring a friend along who is an ally. Sometimes those allies continue to come, sometimes they don’t. But you are always welcome.
Hello. First of all, I want to say that you have my compassion. Being a teenager and trying to figure out your sexuality can be really hard and confusing. I don’t know enough about your situation to give specific advice (feel free to email cool@haltonpride.org), but in general, I would encourage you to relax. You ask ‘wouldn’t I already have had some signs’? Signs of what? Signs of attraction to a particular sex? Maybe. Everyone’s timeline is different. I personally didn’t start feeling attraction until I was out of high school and I didn’t figure out I was gay until I was 30. Also, you may be bisexual which means you are attracted to both sexes or asexual which means you don’t really experience full sexual attraction (these are very simplified definitions). The important thing is that you don’t have to have an answer now. Don’t let anybody force you into a box you aren’t ready for. If you aren’t interested in anything sexual right now - that’s okay. If you find you are intrigued by a girl one day and a guy the next - that’s okay. If you just don’t know and want to explore some options, go for it (just play safe). Let me just reiterate that there is absolutely no rule, biological or societal, that says you have to have it figured out yet. As you get older, you’ll come to realize that even adults to look like they’ve got it all together are often still learning new things about themselves. Just be you. And feel free to join us at our meetings - one of the Qs in the big long alphabet soup is for Questioning so feel free to come and ask questions or just hang out with us. We are very friendly.
At the moment all of our leaders identify somewhere on the LGBTQA spectrum, but we’d be open to a supportive ally helping out.
It really depends on how many people we get out on any given week. Often we’ll start by checking in - seeing how everybody’s week has been, getting to know whoever is new. If anyone has a topic of interest or a question we’ll chat for a bit. Often during the second half we play a game or make a craft. We are going to start brainstorming ideas to help with this year’s Halton Pride. Our goal is to also organize other activities like bowling, dances, etc.
Might as well participate in the latest Internet meme.
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Pictures like this just make me all happy inside. Aww…the joy of love!
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Our youth groups meet in each of three locations once a month. And our parent organization, HOPE, has no permanent office location. Best way to get in touch with us is via email. Also feel free to check out HOPE’s website, www.haltonpride.org.
Right now our Burlington group is small - average attendance is 3 or 4. But if everyone who has asked questions about the group showed up, we’d have a great turnout. And yup…feel free to just show up. If you let us know you are coming, though, we can make sure to keep an eye out for you in case you get lost in the library.
