Queer History Month aims to鈥�raise awareness,鈥�advance education, and鈥�increase visibility鈥痮f 2SLGBTQIA+ communities by recognizing their history and contributions, building bridges, and bringing together 麻豆AV students, staff, faculty, and alumni and community members within and beyond Montr茅al.
Scroll through this page to see all the events on offer from the Equity team at 麻豆AV. If you see an event that interests you, click the "register" to learn more and reserve your spot!
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Keynote by Dr. James A. Makokis
A proud Cree, Two-Spirit physician from the Saddle Lake First Nation in Northern Alberta, Dr. Makokis is a leading figure in North American healthcare, renowned for pioneering one of the most progressive family medical clinics committed to serving both the 2S/LGBTQIA+ and First Nation peoples across Canada.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Panelists:听;听;听听触 Moderator: Craig Sky聽
This virtual panel discussion brings together Two-Spirit, trans, and nonbinary panelists from Turtle Island (North America) to discuss their experiences in academia and share successes and strategies. This is a closed event, open only to students, staff, faculty, and the wider public who self-identify as Two-Spirit, trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, agender, and/or other gender-nonconforming identities.
Thursday, October 24, 2025
麻豆AV's Homecoming for鈥痗urrent and past 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty
Since 2001, this annual celebration has offered an opportunity for queer members of the 麻豆AV community to share and hear meaningful stories of intergenerational queerness at 麻豆AV over cocktails.聽
麻豆AV is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.
For more information about traditional territory and tips on how to make a land acknowledgement, visit our Land Acknowledgement webpage.