The GSA at the Kingston Pride Parade in 2022
Photo by Josie Vallier
Lee Airton at the Kingston Pride Parade in 2019
The GSA at the Kingston Pride Parade in 2023
The GSA at the Kingston Pride Parade in 2019
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Gender and Sexualities Alliance

About

Queen’s Faculty of Education GSA (Gender and Sexualities Alliance) is a group that is facilitated by Education faculty members, graduate students, and teacher candidates. The group provides a space for sharing and community by hosting social events, as well as supporting community initiatives.

The GSA meets at the beginning of the academic year in September to discuss what goals and events the group envisions for the year, and then plans one event for GSA members during each BEd on-campus period (when all of our members are in Kingston). Past events have included BBQs, potlucks, bowling, karaoke, and more. The GSA also coordinates the annual Faculty of Education Queer Prom for local gender and sexual minority youth.

The GSA has a private group on Facebook called “Queen’s Faculty of Education GSA” where GSA events, local queer events, and relevant LGBTQIA2S+ news and resources are updated.

Follow the Facebook group for updates

Research Corner 

Queen’s faculty & grad students are hard at work on papers, projects, thesis, initiatives, and more that benefit different parts of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

Lee Airton with sign reading: I'll use your pronoun, no big deal

 

Contact

For a faculty leader please contact Lee Airton (they/them) lee.airton@queensu.ca

Gallery

A group of people with signs, and a banner march down a street.
The GSA at the Kingston Pride Parade 2022
​​​​​​Photo by Josie Vallier

 

A sign that reads: We're here, we're queer, we'll be educating your kids next year
A sign from the 2022 Kingston Pride Parade
Photo by Josie Vallier

 

Someone else on West campus shows their support (not a Faculty of Ed GSA event/initiative)

Credit Faculty of Education “Queenseduc Are you an ally? Today, #QueensEduc remembers and honours transgender people around the world whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence. Sign the banner on student street. We are inviting those who sign to think of signing their name not just as a showing of support, but also as a commitment to better understanding trans issues and letting that show in our actions day-to-day”
Someone else on West campus shows their support (not a Faculty of Ed GSA event/initiative)

Credit Faculty of Education “Queenseduc Are you an ally? Today, #QueensEduc remembers and honours transgender people around the world whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence. Sign the banner on student street. We are inviting those who sign to think of signing their name not just as a showing of support, but also as a commitment to better understanding trans issues and letting that show in our actions day-to-day”

Pride 2023

A group of people in rainbow clothing smiles for a photo in a park

 

A group of people holding signs and banners poses for a photo in a park.