WHAT WE DO
The Rainbow Health Network (RHN) is anetwork of individuals committed to equity-based, community-based and anti-oppressions values in promoting health andwellness for persons and communities ofdiverse sexual orientations and genderidentities
RHN strives for representation of the fulldiversity of our communities, and commitsto building coalitions and partnerships toachieve this goal
We hold monthly meetings and maintain alist serve to exchange information
We initiate, support and participate inspecific health and wellness initiatives for our communities. Ongoing projects include:
- Education Committee
- Trans Health Lobby Group
- Political Advocacy Committee
- Professional Partnerships
- Anti-Racism Committee
The Ontario Rainbow HealthPartnership Project is a collaborationbetween RHN, CLGRO and the CanadianRainbow Health Coalition/ Coalition SantéArc-en-ciel Canada (CRHC/CSAC)
www.rainbowhealth.ca/english/partnership.html#CLGROfor more information
HOW WE BEGAN
RHN is a reference group of the Coalition forLesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (CLGROwww.web.ca/clgro), which works towardsfeminism and bisexual, lesbian, and gay liberation.
In 1997 CLGRO published a research report*that talked about the roadblocks anddiscrimination lesbians, gay men, bisexuals,queer and trans people face when they try touse Ontario’s health and social services.
In 2001, CLGRO started the Rainbow HealthNetwork to start breaking down thoseroadblocks.
Since that time, the Network has grown…andwe’d like you to join us!
*This report is called Systems Failure: A Reporton the Experiences of Sexual Minorities inOntario’s Health-Care and Social-ServicesSystems. You can get a copy at:
www.web.net/clgro/frames.htm
HOW WE DEFINE HEALTH
Being healthy is more than not being sick.It’s about feeling well – in your body, inyour mind, and in your connections withother people. It’s about how well you canmeet your needs, achieve your goals, andcope with the situation that you’re in.
All sorts of things can make it hard tobe/get healthy: poverty, homelessness,racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia…Sometimes these things overlap, whichmakes getting health care really difficult, oreven impossible.
To be healthy, members of ourcommunities must be treated with dignityand without prejudice. We must have healthcare and support services that we can access and that meet our needs.
GET INVOLVED!
JOIN THE RHN YAHOO GROUP!
This is the weblink to the RHN Yahoo Group (email list) which supports the exchange of information by RHN members about LGBTTTIQ health, and RHN activities, projects, and events. RHN activities include monthly network and committee meetings, project work, training and education, advocacy, strategic planning, and special events. There are several active RHN committees, including the Education Committee, the Trans Health Lobby Group, the Anti-Racism Committee, the Political Advocacy Committee, and the Professional Partnerships Group. Each committee also has a dedicated email list that supports communication about that committee's activities. Members of this Yahoo Group can join one ore more committee list in addition to this one. To subscribe to join the RHN Yahoo Group (email list) just click on Join This Group and follow the instructions provided from there. You will be contacted by the Yahoo Groups Subscriptions Secretary.
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