May 7th marks International Harm Reduction Day, a day focused on implementing strategies to minimize the social, legal, and health-related consequences of substance use and sexual activity. As a...
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Staying Silent is Killing Trans People
March 31st is Trans Day of Visibility where we celebrate those who’ve undergone significant self-discovery to live in alignment of their identity and be their authentic selves while navigating a cis-normative world.
Disposal of Evidence is Not Justice
We are adding our voices in opposition to the RCMP’s application to dispose of evidence collected during the investigations of the Robert Pickton case. This recent move by the RCMP only adds to the...
Recognition 2023
Every year, we celebrate the voices of Trans and Queer survivors with our annual creative project, Recognition. This years’ theme was a portrayal of Queer and Trans experiences of violence, while aiming to answer questions
Condoms and Consent
On July 29th 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada made an historic ruling on the 2021 appeal of R. v. Kirkpatrick. The case reaches back to 2017, and ultimately aimed to answer questions about whether...
Queer & Trans Folks — Get Your Craft Kits Now!
A Love Letter to The Queer and Trans Community Dear friends and loved ones, How have you been? We may have never met, but I think of you and wonder how you are. Have you been loved and shown love to others?
What we’ve learned since introducing the definition of “people of marginalized genders”
When WAVAW was established in 1982, our founding purpose was to address the devastating gap in support services for survivors of sexualized violence. One woman operating a Crisis Line in her...
Black Women, Femmes & Gender Diverse People Have Always Been at the Forefront of the Anti-Violence Movement
February is Black History month, and WAVAW wants to take the time to reflect, share, and acknowledge just how integral Black women and Black trans people have been to both the anti-violence movement...
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