2SLGBTQ+ Archives | Carleton Newsroom

September 18, 2023

Carleton Community Shows Its Pride

Colourfully dressed and slathered in SPF, Carleton students, staff and faculty moved through the sunny streets of downtown Ottawa as part of the 2023 Capital Pride Parade on Aug. 27. Drawing thousands of spectators, this... More

July 7, 2022

Remembering Queer and Trans Ancestors

Every June, as I am surrounded by the sudden influx of pride flags and rainbows that are gone just as quickly by the end of the month, I like to take some time to think... More

June 9, 2022

Carleton’s Engiqueers Reframe a Sense of Community

Just like family. That’s how Dilsha Appu-Hennadi describes the community of peers involved in Carleton University’s Engiqueers (CUE) society for LGBTQ+ engineering students. “It was the first group that helped me personally step my toes... More

June 3, 2022

Emme Reynolds Featured in Mastercard’s True Name Campaign

Emme Reynolds, communications officer for Carleton’s MacOdrum Library was recently featured in Mastercard’s True Name campaign, promoting the company’s new feature that provides transgender and nonbinary people in Canada with a reflective ID, without requiring... More

June 28, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Reconnecting with Roots of Movement

Pride is a space for 2SLGBTQ+ folks to connect with friends and allies, resources and organizations, and other forms of support. It can make some people feel less isolated and it can give them a... More

June 24, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Benny Michaud Leads Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement

Benny Michaud is a proud Michif (Métis) eagle clan person from St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the Michif language their traditional name is kaa-natawiyiweet dans la sud oschi, which means Medicine Person from the South,... More

June 22, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Dan Irving’s Research on Inclusion

Although he still considers Pride important, Carleton Prof. Dan Irving’s relationship to the annual event has shifted over time. “When I first came out as queer and trans, and had begun my transition, the event... More

June 14, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Creating a Safe Community

As a queer parent who manages mental health issues, Mike Reynolds is on a personal journey of growth and learning. They believe strongly in sharing that life experience, so others can learn as Reynolds does,... More

June 7, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Students Need to See People Like Them

Jen Sugar, a self-proclaimed “Carleton lifer,” graduated from the university in 1995 with an honours degree in Psychology. After completing an MA at the University of Ottawa, she returned to Carleton in 1996 and began... More

June 1, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: ‘Being Different is Actually Quite Normal’

Philip Macho Commonda, a two-spirit Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community, is in many ways a connector. Since August 2020, he has been the Algonquin Community Liaison Officer with Carleton’s Centre for Indigenous Initiatives... More