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Totally Outright is a community health leadership program that equips young queer, trans, and Two Spirit people with the social connections, health knowledge, and promotion skills they need to be health leaders in their communities. The program runs for two years, starting October 26th-27th, 2024, and aims to harness the cultural knowledge and resilience of queer, trans, and Two Spirit community members by centering their lived experiences in the development and implementation of community-led health responses. Totally Outright focuses on issues regarding sexual and reproductive health!

Program Structure

In the first year, participants will complete a series of curriculum modules which will be delivered in a hybrid format. Participants will be able to choose whether to attend in-person or online. Following the curriculum, participants will move through a project ideation/planning process, where they will identify a community health issue and then design a project to address it. The design and planning phase of the program will consist of 6-8 weekly online meetings. 

In the second year, participants can choose to either leave the program or to continue on as a an advisor for the implementation of the project. Project implementation will be led by QTHC staff and any relevant partners. Significant funding has been allocated to support the project!

One of our previous projects can be viewed here!

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

The program’s curriculum covers a range of health issues which disproportionately affect queer, trans, and Two Spirit communities, with local access and system navigation information integrated wherever possible. The curriculum covers two core domains:

Community Health Foundations - This domain covers a range of sexual and reproductive health topics relevant to queer, trans and Two Spirit communities (including sexual and reproductive health) with specific attention paid to how these health topics are influenced by the systems around us. This year, modules include sessions on:

  • Queer Folks and Health

  • Sex and Disability

  • Harm Reduction

  • Maintaining Good Relations in Activist Spaces

Program Dates:

October 26th-27th, 2024: Curriculum Delivery in Hybrid Format (participate online or in-person)

November 2024-February 2025: Project Ideation and Planning (online meeting once per week, 1.5 hours each meeting)

March 2025-March 2026: Project Implementation

For any questions about the program please contact QC (he/they) at qc.gu@ourhealthyeg.ca

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The QTHC is based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) within Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground and home of the Nêhiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene), Nahkawininiwak (Saulteaux), Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), and Îyârhe Nakoda (Nakota Sioux), as well as nations not represented by the treaty, and is located in Region 4 of the Métis Nation of Alberta. We commit to engaging in an ongoing process of decolonization, and will strive to conduct our work in an anti-oppressive and anti-racist way, working towards equity, empowerment, and inclusion for all Two Spirit, queer, trans, and non-binary people.