A small taste of LGBTQ funding (using your tax dollars)

$10,000,000 spent on just five LGBTQ organizations

This week the federal government announced new funding to Sudbury Queers United Around Diversity 

Sudbury Queers United Around Diversity funding from the past $302,742

Check out more LGBTQ funding recipients (not all of them, just five) explicitly posted on the government's website...all courtesy of your tax dollars.

1) Enchanté Network 

"Based in Ottawa, the Enchanté Network is Canada’s largest network of 2SLGBTQI+ organizations. They connect queer, trans, and Two-Spirit organizations with each other, with key capacity-building programming, and have a clear focus on collective public policy advocacy. Their network is made up of more than 200 2SLGBTQI+ organizations spanning every province and territory in the country."

Past funding $5,565,534

2) The Conseil québécois LGBT 

"The Conseil québécois LGBT has one thing in common with several LGBTQIA2+ organizations: it aims for systemic change to promote the inclusion of LGBTQIA2+ people in all spheres of society."

Past funding $1,301,717

3) Pride Season isn’t just a celebration
Everything you wanted to know about Pride season but were afraid to ask.

"...it’s a protest, a commemoration, and a call to action. Its roots lie in centuries of resistance to discrimination, violence, and erasure."

4) TransCare+ 

"Find out how TransCare+ is creating better care for all Canadians by becoming a hub of resources and a safe space for knowledge sharing."

Past funding $1,246,270

5) JusticeTrans 

"With their new research report on Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming communities across the country, JusticeTrans is improving access to justice one data point at a time."

Past funding $1,542,966

That's $9,959,229 of your tax dollars given to only five of these organizations. A drop in the bucket of the total tax dollars going to LGBTQ organizations.