Rainbow Faith and Freedoms Response: Toronto Catholic District School Board's Removal of LGBT YouthLine from Online Resources

Rainbow Faith and Freedom (RFF) has been monitoring the events surrounding the removal of LGBT YouthLine from the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s online resources.

LGBT YouthLine provides an important service to LGBTQ2S+ people under the age of 29 across Ontario. The need for this service has become even more imperative during the ongoing pandemic when in-person supports for our marginalized youth have become unavailable.

We are heartened to see the TCDSB, including staff and trustees, working diligently over the past two days to reinstate this valuable resource for their students.

RFF will continue to observe the progress of this work and we are ready, at any time, to collaborate with the TCDSB and YouthLine, should our advice and input be requested.

For more information:
Dave Fraser, Media Officer: Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator
dfraser@rainbowfaithandfreedom.org

Rainbow Faith And Freedom Is A Global Movement To Confront Religious-Based LGBTI discrimination and improve the human and equality rights of LGBTI people everywhere. Decreasing and lessening the effects of religious-based LGBTI discrimination can, and will, make changing punitive laws easier and improve the lives of LBGTI people so they can be who they are, love who they want, and find safe and accepting places to practice their faith.