Trudeau says 75 per cent of the funding will go toward community organizations focused on diversity and inclusion.
The Canadian PressPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Women, Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien unveil details of the government's action plan to support 2SLGBT communities, in Ottawa, on Sunday.
Trudeau touted the plan as the first such federal initiative of its kind, and said it demonstrates the government's commitment to fighting discrimination and supporting diversity. Trudeau said 75 per cent of the funding will go toward community organizations focused on diversity and inclusion because that's "where the real work of support comes from."Thunderhead design chosen for LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa
"This is for the people who were discarded by their family and friends after they came out, to everybody trying to live their truth in rural communities where they feel isolated. This is for the Black queer people who are fighting every day to justify their place in this country, and the trans women who are afraid sometimes to walk home alone in the dark, this is for you," Ien said.