Resource hub
How to use
This resource hub provides resources for instruction, research, and self-education on gender diversity, trans and non-binary issues, and 2SLGBTQIA+ issues. It was designed as an open course on LEARN in response to needs expressed by students, faculty, and staff during community consultations that supported the development of the Trans and Non-Binary Equity Strategy (please follow the link below for more information about the strategy).
The 2SLGBTQIA+ Resource Hub was designed with two main objectives:
- To provide general reference materials on trans, non-binary and 2SLGBTQIA+ issues to assist with learning, teaching, research, program development, and community support; and
- To facilitate self-education and knowledge sharing.
The resource hub can be consulted as needed at a convenient pace to:
- Find out more about specific services and community partners.
- Find information on specific identities, their risks and needs.
- Learn about the best practices for addressing specific issues.
- Take self-education training modules.
This resource hub is a growing project. It will be updated frequently. The list of modules will grow to address the concerns of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities on campus and services that support them.
How to register
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Log into LEARN.
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Go to the "Self-Registration" tab.
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Find :Educational Resource Hub on 2SLGBTQA+ Issues" on the list of available courses.
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Register for the course.
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Once you have completed the Registration process return to the LEARN homepage.
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Click the ‘ALL’ tab in the Courses and Communities widget.
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Click the course icon, this will take you to the course material.
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Engage with the course content at your own pace as needed.
There is no end date for completing the course.
Updating name and student ID?
- How to update your name and student ID
- Gender update form, (for Quest account)
- Update preferred name & email (through WatIAM)
- Update WatCard at WatCard office (complete preferred/legal name change first)
Mental Health Services
- Counselling Services provides the option to request a queer/trans counsellor at intake.
- OK2BME KW provides counselling,youth groups and education services for queer people in Waterloo Region
All-Gender Campus Washrooms
2SLGBTQ+ Peer Support Groups
- Glow Centre Trans Resources
- Trans Student Bursary –Application Form
- Shared Google Drive of Transition Resources
- Anonymous Feedback Form for google drive folder
- As straight as the ring road – a Walk and Talk, Outdoor, Therapeutic Group for Queer and Trans Students
- Spectrum Waterloo provides peer support and social activities for queer people in the Waterloo Region
- Rainbow Pages is SPECTRUM’s compiled list of businesses and services that are queer-owned and queer-friendly in Waterloo region
- Queer and Trans Graduate Students Wellness (QTWELL) is an open drop-in group for any graduate student who is a sexual and gender minority or identifies as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
- Gender Journeys is a supportive psychoeducational group specifically designed to support gender diverse UW students.
Gender-affirming Healthcare Services
- Health Services continues to offer Gender- Affirming Care . The aim to is to provide gender identify supports, coordinate transition related care all delivered in a safe space. Currently, transition related primary care at Health Services is supported by a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and a dietician.
- Insurance coverage is available through UHIP and OHIP for healthcare appointments at Health Services for gender diverse students. UHIP covers fees for some gender-affirming surgeries but students must apply for coverage individually. Submit the Restricted Drug Use Form to Health Services for student plan coverage of HRT costs.
- For more coverage information, check Student Care OR phone: 1-866-369-8794 OR visit the on-campus Health and Dental Plan office located in Health Services (Room 1006).
- Vocal coaching - feminizing & masculinizing sessions.
- CAMH Toronto is a teaching hospital with a gender identity clinic, that you can be referred to through a doctor.
- Rainbow Health Has has various resources and helps connect patients to information about queer-friendly healthcare providers.
Residence & living arrangement options
Residence Living
- On-Campus Residences: Contact UWaterloo Housing at housing@uwaterloo.ca OR
519-888-4567 ext. 32679 to let Housing know about washroom or privacy requests. - University Colleges
Many 2SLGBTQIA+ people face additional barriers that make accessing support feel more complicated. Whether it's experiencing discrimination, navigating family expectations, questioning your identity, or not seeing yourself reflected in the spaces around you, these experiences can make it harder to trust that help will actually make a difference.
If that's been your experience, you're not alone—and asking for support can be a powerful next step.