Toronto is getting a brand new shelter only for members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community

Toronto is getting a brand new shelter only for members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community Toronto

According to the city's most-recent Street Needs Assessment, some 12 per cent of all people experiencing homelessness in Toronto identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

"The shelter is an integral step to ensuring queer strength and resiliency and a response to systemic barriers." The program model used within this new facility was designed so that it can be replicated in the future as needed to futher meet the needs of vulnerable Queer Torontonians.

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