Transgender support
The Canadian gay and lesbian arquives is a group that is situated in Toronto that helps preserve data and information about transgender people. They store the information simply because they don’t want it lost, and they believe it will be of help in preventing homophobic attacks on gay and lesbian people. The group collects information that is useful in fighting for the rights of gay people. They are then presented in the form of exhibitions that display gay activities. Their main concern is the neglect or discrimination of gay people who are maltreated in public or when getting government services.
Through the groups’ activities, it has promoted resilience among the transgender people by supporting these relationships, which the community identifies as not in line with the “norms” of the society. The group has fostered the fight against unfair treatment by staging different shows in Toronto, that advocate for civil rights for all transgered people. The gay and lesbian community has benefitted from this support and thus have been able to make demonstrations fighting for their rights. Through the groups’ activities, awareness is being created to support the gay community by educating people about the functioning of the body, and it is not the wish of the gay people to deviate from the norms of the society. People are enlightened and thus support for the rights of the gay community. This, in turn, reduces the number of homophobic attacks on them. Through the preservation of transgender information, a digital library is created, which allows for research activities to be undertaken efficiently.