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🌈 About Project Pride Girmitiya (PG)


Decolonizing the Narrative | Celebrating Global Queer Resistance

The Pride Girmitiya Project amplifies the powerful work that Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) are doing to combat homophobia and transphobia worldwide. Started in Toronto, the most multicultural city on Earth. Our project recognizes a difficult truth: colonialism remains one of the root causes of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination across the globe. British colonial rule imposed Section 377–style “Unnatural Offences” laws throughout the empire, criminalizing same-sex relationships and suppressing gender diversity. These laws—despite being foreign to many pre-colonial cultures—continue to shape legal systems, fuel stigma, and influence political narratives today. We honour the activists, scholars, artists, and community leaders in formerly colonized nations who are challenging these colonial legacies and building safer, more inclusive futures.
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🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 Get Involved

1️⃣ Stay Connected with Project PG:
Register to keep up with the inspiring work of BIPOC LGBTQ+ communities as they challenge homophobia, transphobia, and rewrite history with pride. Project PG (Pride Girmitiya) is your front-row seat to stories of resistance, brilliance, and bold transformation.
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2️⃣ Know an organization or activist doing incredible work?
We’d love to amplify their impact! Send us their details, and we’ll proudly feature their contributions on our platform. Let’s celebrate the changemakers together.
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🌈 Mission

Our mission is threefold:

1️⃣ Reclaiming LGBTQ+ Histories
We examine historical, sociological, and political evidence showing that many pre-colonial societies acknowledged and accepted queer and gender-diverse identities.
We’re kicking off this project by exploring 65 former British colonies.
2️⃣ Celebrating Today’s BIPOC Changemakers
We spotlight the remarkable contributions of BIPOC activists, educators, organizers, and creators who are advancing LGBTQ+ rights in their communities. Their work challenges the harmful myth that queerness is a “Western illness” and affirms that queer identities have always existed across the world.

3️⃣ Reclaiming BIPOC Culture
Homophobia and transphobia are colonial constructs. Framing LGBTQ+ identities as a “Western creation” undermines how BIPOC LGBTQ+ communities connect with and celebrate their own cultures. Project PG spotlights phenomenal BIPOC music, films, documentaries, and television that amplify our voices and stories—reminding the world that we’ve always belonged, and we always will.
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BIPOC Organizations Around the World Fighting Against Homophobia and Transphobia

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🍁 LGBTQ2S+ Services Canada 🍁

Community

  • The 519 Community Centre
  • 📞 416-392-6874
  • 🌐 the519.org
  • HQ Toronto Gay Healthcare
  • 📞 416-392-6874
  • 🌐 HQToronto.ca

Crisis Supports

  • 2-1-1 Ontario Social Services
  • 📞 2-1-1 (call)
  • 🌐 211ontario.ca
  • 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
  • 📞 9-8-8 (call or text)

Specialized Services

  • Rainbow Connect Refugee Support
  • 📞 416-824-3726
  • 📧 nicholas.manyan@tngcs.org
  • PFlag Parental Support for LGBTQ+ Children
  • 📧 support@pflagcanada.ca
  • 🌐 pflagcanada.ca
  • Rainbow CAMH Mental Health Services
  • 📞 416-535-8501 (press 2)
  • 🌐 camh.ca