Hamilton LGBTQ

• Hamilton public school board, city hall raise more inclusive version of flag for Pride month

  Hamilton's public school board is marking Pride month by raising a version of the flag that recognizes trans, Two Spirit, Indigenous, Black and racialized LGBTQ2 community members.

  Canada

  Jun 1
  
• Police hate crime unit investigating, reviewing vandalism outside Hamilton schools

  Hamilton's public school board is condemning two recent incidents of hateful vandalism outside local schools, both of which were reported to Hamilton police.

  Crime

  May 17
  
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• Westmount students hold walkout, call for more support for students who face discrimination

  Students at Westmount Secondary School in Hamilton walked out of class on Wednesday to protest what they say is a lack of action from school staff in addressing discrimination.

  Canada

  May 4
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• Survey of LGBTQ2 community calls on Hamilton police to acknowledge harm, increase accountability

  Calls for accountability and acknowledgment of police harm were among the responses to a survey of Hamilton's LGBTQ2 community instigated by the independent review of Pride 2019.

  Canada

  Mar 25
• New program available for Hamilton businesses to identify as safe spaces for LGBTQ2 community

  The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is offering a new accreditation for businesses that want to show they're safe and inclusive for members of the LGBTQ2 community.

  Canada

  Mar 24
• Hamilton Catholic school board votes in favour of flying Pride flag in June for first time ever

  Hamilton's Catholic board has voted in favour of raising the Pride flag at city schools in June, marking the first time that will happen at the city's Catholic schools.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Hamilton police and McMaster seek input from LGBTQ2 residents on facilitator role

  Hamilton Police have partnered with McMaster University to ask 2SLGBTQ+ residents how they'd like to communicate with police in order to rebuild trust with the community.

  News

  Aug 27, 2021
• Hamilton police name full-time liaison officer to work with LGBTQ2 community

  Tensions between Hamilton police and the LGBTQ2 community have been strained, highlighted by an altercation and arrests during the Pride festival in Gage Park in June 2019.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 23, 2021
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• Hamilton’s LGBTQ2 advisory committee supports raising of Pride flag at city hall

  Hamilton's LGBTQ2 advisory committee is recommending that the Pride, trans and Indigenous flags be flown at city hall during Pride month.

  News

  May 20, 2021
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• Council reprimands chair of Hamilton LGBTQ2 advisory committee following integrity complaint

  City council's decision to reprimand the chair of Hamilton's LGBTQ2 advisory committee focused on a tweet that Cameron Kroetsch posted earlier this year.

  Sep 30, 2020