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Spectrum in the News (2024):
- October 5, 2024 Waterloo region has highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in Canada. What police, advocates are saying (CBC)
- July 12, 2024 Community celebrates PRIDE at Schneider Haus (ROW)
- July 1, 2024 Thank You for Celebrating Pride With Us (Alana Rigby)
- June 16, 2024 Street party supports Spectrum (CTV)
- May 24, 2024 Bike Rides, street parties, comedy galas and rainbow crosswalks – Spectrum is set for a busy Pride 2024 (CKMS)
- May 18, 2024 Pride meets pickleball at fundraising tournament in Waterloo (CTV)
- May 17, 2024 Rainbow Rally showcases support for 2SLGBTQ+ community (CityTV)
- March 26, 2024 Visibility: Celebrating 25 years of Trans Pride (WRDSB)
- March 13, 2024 Pickleball tournament coming up is raising funds for Spectrum (CityTV)
2023:
November 29, 2023 Building a stronger Canada one community at a time through 2023 Ted Rogers Community Grants
November 16, 2023 Advocacy group furious over Catholic board restricting 2SLGBTQIA+ books (Cambridge Today)
October 30, 2023 R+T Park Community Impact Fund chooses SPECTRUM as grant recipient
October 16, 2023 'There's no indoctrination:' Disinformation fueling Oct. 21 rally, says LGBTQ rights group (Cambridge Today)
September 22, 2023 WRPS investigating as Pride flag burned, rocks thrown at 2SLGBTQ+ students (City News)
September 19, 2023 WRDSB, community groups express concern over planned nationwide protests over gender policies (CTV)
August 11, 2023 SPECTRUM, Camino remain committed to supporting Waterloo region students (Cambridge Today)
August 10, 2023 Becoming a better ally to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community year round (Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette)
July 8, 2023 LGBTQ sports drop-in a liberating experience for organizer who avoided group sports as youth (CBC)
June 30, 2023 SPECTRUM’s annual gala rallies community amidst rising hate (CTV)
June 21, 2023 Hate against 2SLGBTQIA+ on the rise in Waterloo Region and across Canada, says non-profit director (Cambridge Times)
June 18, 2023 'It helps people feel not alone:' Block party in Waterloo celebrates Pride month (CTV)
June 16, 2023 ‘This fight should have been unnecessary’: Celebrating 20 years of marriage equality in Ontario (Waterloo Region Record)
June 10, 2023 Local breweries, restaurants are showing their Pride with events and food specials: Andrew Coppolino (CBC)
June 9, 2023 Kate's 5 fun things to do this weekend in Waterloo region and area: June 9 to 11 edition (CBC)
June 2, 2023 Kate's 5 fun things to do this weekend in Waterloo region and area: June 2 to 4 edition (CBC)
June 1, 2023 Grand River Transit's Pride bus hits the roads throughout June (Cambridge Today)
May 31, 2023 What to do in Waterloo region for 2SLGBTQ Pride month (CBC)
May 29, 2023 SPECTRUM hosting Fundraising Gala in Waterloo Region (Cambridge Times)
April 24, 2023 Some organizations that support region's LGBTQ+ community consider whether or not to leave Twitter (CBC)
April 21, 2023 Local activist launches petition for refugee asylum for trans migrants (Community Edition)
March 13, 2023 Supporting the integration of the 2SLGBTQI+ community through an innovative sport initiative (Canadian Heritage)
February 27, 2023 Why this independent filmmaker is working on a documentary about this Cambridge lesbian bar (CBC)
February 1, 2023 SPECTRUM rolls out new program for young adults (Cambridge Today)
February 1, 2023 ‘I’ve been given a seat at the table’ (Waterloo Region Record)
January 19, 2023 SPECTRUM and Idea Exchange team up to better serve Cambridge (Cambridge Today)
January 11, 2023 Rainbow Pages goes virtual, makes Waterloo region LGBTQ directory more accessible
2022:
December 15, 2022 Holidays not always a happy time for 2SLGBTQIA+ people (Cambridge Today)
December 13, 2022 Spectrum Waterloo Region launches Rainbow Community Fund (Cambridge Today)
November 16, 2022 Spectrum calls for acts of allyship during Transgender Awareness Week (Cambridge Today)
October 10, 2022 These Waterloo region groups aim to help inform you about municipal election candidates (CBC)
October 3, 2022 2SLGBTQ+ month a time for celebration and action in Cambridge (Cambridge Today)
September 26, 2022 Cait Glasson: ‘fullmetal feminist’ in war for trans rights (Waterloo Region Record)
September 19, 2022 City of Kitchener releases report on 2SLGBTQIA+ recreation and fitness programming (City News)
August 18, 2022 Police see disproportionate reports of hate-motivated graffiti in Waterloo Region (Waterloo Region Record)
July 21, 2022 Spectrum shows off its expanded space in Kitchener (Waterloo Region Record)
June 22, 2022 Petition calls on region to halt encampment evictions (City News)
June 20, 2022 First-ever census reveals ‘small but not vanishingly small’ transgender community in Waterloo Region (Waterloo Region Record)
June 18, 2022 Pride ride rolls through Kitchener (CTV News)
June 13, 2022 'Pride Month is meant to be celebratory, but it is also meant to bring up historical issues': How to celebrate Pride Month in Waterloo Region (Cambridge Times)
May 31, 2022 Community efforts underway ahead of Pride month (City News)
May 31, 2022 Local advocates call for more 2SLGBTQ spaces in Cambridge (Cambridge Today)
May 17, 2022 Queer Vote Ontario: 2SLGBTQ+ family members and friends need you to consider our interests (Cambridge Times)
April 28, 2022 ‘It’s been a long time coming’: Blood donations to become more inclusive (Waterloo Region Record)
April 26, 2022 Waterloo Region 2SLGBTQI+ organizations launch non-partisan initiative Queer Vote Ontario (New Hamburg Independent)
March 30, 2022 Flags being raised Thursday for Transgender Day of Visibility (City News)
March 8, 2022 New period boxes feature work by Black artists in Waterloo region (CBC)
January 25, 2022 When will Waterloo Region see more queer spaces? (Waterloo Region Record)
2021
- December 21, 2021, A year at Spectrum: ‘What the team has done is nothing short of extraordinary’ (Waterloo Region Record)
- December 21, 2021, Donations make all the difference in United Way’s efforts to support our community’s most vulnerable (Waterloo Region Record)
- December 16, 2021, Why having a chosen family is critical (Waterloo Chronicle)
- November 20, 2021, Community comes together on Transgender Day of Remembrance (CTV News)
- November 18, 2021, Virtual vigil on Saturday to remember lives of transgender people lost to violence (Waterloo Region Record).
- November 17, 2021, Local organization planning virtual vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance (City News)
- November 17, 2021, National Coming Out Day marks time to celebrate our coming out stories (Waterloo Chronicle)
- October 5, 2021, 2SLGBTQ+ organization SPECTRUM brings on 4 new board members (Waterloo Chronicle)
- October 21, 2021, Beetlejuice screening supports SPECTRUM (CityNews Kitchener)
- September 21, 2021, FEDERAL ELECTION 2021: Waterloo Region community groups call for action on LGBTQ+ rights, low-income supports and immigration policy (New Hamburg Independent)
- September 21, 2021, Bisexuality Week: No — passing as straight is not “privilege” (Waterloo Chronicle)
- August 31, 2021, Celebration of diversity and prioritizing inclusion essential to civilization (Waterloo Region Record)
- August 7, 2021, Chick-fil-A opens in Kitchener to long line ups and LGBTQ2+ protest (Waterloo Region Record)
- August 7, 2021, Kitchener Chick-fil-A grand opening met with long line, protests (CTV Kitchener)
- August 4, 2021, Region’s 2SLGBTQ+ community centre rebrands (Waterloo Region Record)
- July 13, 2021, Non-Binary People’s Day: Non-binary people aren’t 'new' or 'trendy' (Waterloo Chronicle)
- June 15, 2021 Queering Spaces in Place of Queer Places (Inside Waterloo)
- June 2, 2021 7 virtual events to celebrate Pride in Waterloo region (Waterloo Chronicle)
- June 2, 2021 A more inclusive Pride for everyone (Communitech News)
- June 1, 2021 Pride month goes virtual, again (Kitchener Today)
- June 1, 2021 Mental health and suicide prevention tool kit for local transgender community in works (CBC)
- May 31, 2021 Waterloo catholic school board trustee resigns in part over decision to fly Pride flag (CTV)
- May 31, 2021 Pride is not just a party; it’s a protest (Waterloo Chronicle)
- May 25, 2021 Tour of Waterloo's 'Rainbow History' set for Pride Month (Kitchener Today)
- May 18, 2021 How can you support LGBTQ2+ people in your community? (Waterloo Chronicle)
- May 12, 2021 LGBTQ2+ group Spectrum developing mental health tool kit for trans community (CTV)
- May 6, 2021 JIM PARROTT REFLECTS ON QUEER RIGHTS, LOVE, AND THE FUTURE AS HE RETIRES FROM SPECTRUM (Community Edition)
- April 12, 2021 The Day of Pink: A call to action to support LGBTQ2+ people in the face of hatred and violence (Waterloo Chronicle)
- April 11, 2021 Waterloo regional police investigating acts of hate online against trans community (CBC)
- March 11, 2021 Waterloo's LGBTQ+ safe space addresses the important differences in gender vs. sexuality (Waterloo Chronicle)
- January 20, 2021 For LGBTQ+ people in Waterloo Region, hate crimes have serious mental, physical consequences (Waterloo Chronicle)
Previous Stories (2019-2016)
2019
July 17, 2019 Legal aid clinic opens in Kitchener for LGBTQ+ community (Waterloo Region Record)
July 16, 2019 New LGBTQ legal clinic coming to Waterloo region (CBC)
2018
2017
November 25, 2017 RCMP spied on gay community in Waterloo Region (Waterloo Region Record)
June 12, 2017 Q&A: Waterloo Region's last LGBTQ bar shuts its doors (CBC)
June 6, 2017 Spectrum partnering with students to help LGBTQ seniors (CBC)
June 4, 2017 Kitchener march fills hearts with Pride (Waterloo Region Record)
March 27, 2017 Guelph vet student wins first Waterloo Region Rainbow Student Award (CBC)
2016
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