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Community Resources
If you need support, want to become a better ally, or hope to make your workplace more inclusive, this page gathers helpful resources for the Kamloops community.
Here you can find guides from Kamloops Pride, like the Normalize-It! Guide, Knowing Your Rights Guide, a boundary setting guide, Your Health, Your Rules Guide, a Trans and Gender Diverse Wellness Toolkit, and a Knowing Your Rights Guide, as well as information about local organizations, gender-affirming healthcare, therapy and counselling, STI testing, parental support, and educational tools.
These resources support 2SLGBTQPIA+ individuals, families, allies, and businesses in creating safer and more welcoming spaces throughout Kamloops and nearby areas.
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Crisis Lines, Transgender, All-Ages
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a new Transgender Crisis Hotline, which has recently opened up a toll-free line in Canada. Their goal is to assist anyone who may be struggling with their gender identity and connect them with services that can assist them in their journey.
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive
Toll-Free 1.877.330.6366
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Crisis Lines, All-Ages
Online Dating Safety
We have compiled some resources with tips for staying safe with online dating:
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All-Ages, Kamloops Pride Resource
Rainbow Reads Library
Rainbow Reads Library is our project designed to increase accessibility of 2SLGBTQPIA+ stories to the community. We currently have 3 community locations who are hosting bookshelves for us - head over to check out our book selection and borrow them free of charge!
The employees at any location will help you check out the books, all you need to do is provide your contact information and you're set!
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All-Ages, Kamloops Pride Resource, Guides & Toolkits
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Kamloops Pride Resource, Guides & Toolkits, All-Ages
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Guides & Toolkits, Kamloops Pride Resource, All-Ages
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All-Ages, Kamloops Pride Resource, Guides & Toolkits, Allies, Businesses Resources
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Transgender, All-Ages, Guides & Toolkits, Allies, Businesses Resources
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All-Ages, Gender-Affirming Care & Support
The Hatchery: Specialty Medical Services Co-Operative
The Hatchery is a gender-affirming care clinic which offers transition-related medical care for those who have a medical aspect to their transition (primarily those seeking or considering hormone replacement therapy or surgical assessment and referral). We take referrals from other physicians and also accept self-referral for those who don't have a family doctor or aren't comfortable asking them for a referral.
Email: patients@hatcherybc.com
Phone: 1.778.538.8558
Fax: 1.833.333.1711
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Gender-Affirming Care & Support, Youth, Allies
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Gender-Affirming Care & Support
Foxy Box Laser + Wax Bar
Welcome to Foxy Box! Your #1 destination for the quickest and most effective gender neutral hair removal services on the market! Our mission is to leave you feeling energized and powerful, so you can celebrate your uniqueness and embrace your inner fox! To go along with our mission, we offer all our clients a standing 20% discount on all single service gender affirming laser hair removal sessions. To access this discount, all you have to do is book in and use the code: FOXYAFFIRM.
Ways to Book:
Call Us: 1.778.471.FOXY (3699) Book in for laser and let us know it is gender affirming.
DM Us: @kamloopsbc_foxybox Book in for laser and let us know it is gender affirming.
Book Online: Enter the code FOXYAFFIRM at checkout.
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Gender-Affirming Care & Support, Allies, All-Ages, Businesses Resources
QMUNITY
QMUNITY is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, BC that works to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives. We provide a safer space for 2SLGBTQPIA+ people and their allies to fully self-express while feeling welcome and included. Our building serves as a catalyst for community initiatives and collective strength.
1170 Bute Street,
Vancouver, BC V6E 1Z6
1-800-566-1170
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All-Ages, Therapy & Counselling
Our Landing Place
We are a collective of LGBTQ2S+ identified counsellors offering sex-positive, affirming and competent online and phone counselling across Canada. We also provide diversity and inclusivity consulting and training services to individuals and organizations worldwide.
Phone: 1.250.806.0455
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Therapy & Counselling, All-Ages
Wade R. Alexander Counselling
Wade R. Alexander MN, MA, RCC, CCC, RMFT is a queer, gender-affirming and certified trauma-informed counselling therapist who provides online telehealth services that include e-therapy of individual clients, couples and other relationships, and families in Kamloops, BC, and the surrounding areas.
Phone: 1.778.472.0388
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Therapy & Counselling, All-Ages
Wellmind Counselling
WellMind Counselling offers anti-oppressive, trauma informed counselling both in-person in Kamloops or online. We are a team of sex-positive, gender affirming and inclusive counsellors who work to make sure you always have the power in the counselling room. We offer individual counselling and relationship (couples) counselling for a variety of concerns including: anxiety, depression, PTSD, CPTSD, trauma, gender identity, grief, stress and daily life struggles. Our goal is always to work with you to determine what you need.
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Therapy & Counselling, All-Ages
Amanda Neystrong at Lighthouse Therapy
Amanda Neystrong (she/her) is a Master of Counselling student at City University (Vancouver), currently working and residing in Kamloops. With nearly 20 years of experience as a social worker and counsellor, Amanda brings warmth, insight, and dedication to her practice. Clients often describe her as approachable, grounded, and deeply empathetic. She prioritizes creating a space where you feel safe, seen, and understood—a space where your story matters and healing can unfold at your pace. She is currently working with Lighthouse Therapy and providing low-cost counselling supports. She is looking to work with the 2SLGBTQPIA+ and neurodivergent community.
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Therapy & Counselling, All-Ages
Billie Sankey at Mindwise Counselling
Billie Sankey (she/her) is a queer identified Registered Clinical Counsellor located in Kamloops, BC who provides both in-person and virtual therapy services to individual teens and adults, partners, and families. No matter what you're bringing to the session, she offers a safe, non-judgemental, and informed space where you can be your authentic self or to discover who that is. Billie is passionate about expanding upon safe-spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ people in Kamloops and surrounding areas and is honoured to be a stop in your journey.
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Therapy & Counselling, All-Ages
TherapyWorks Neurodiversity Services & Counselling Associates
Counselling services, Executive Functioning Supports, Neurodivergence affirming personal and mental health supports, tutoring, social programs, ADHD diagnostic assessments and short term medical followup, Occupational Therapy. Children, youth and adults with mental health, relationship, self esteem, developmental, learning and functioning concerns. Services are available to assist individuals exploring sexual and gender identity, as well as for family members and others who care for them. We support with 2SLGBTQPIA+ and many intersecting communities. We are an interprofessional practice that includes members and allies of the 2SLGBTQPIA+ community and affirming practices for these communities is a requirement for all team members.
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Community Outreach
Okanagan Thompson Legal Clinic (Free Clinic)
We provide advocacy services for family law matters including child support, spousal support, and separation agreements, property and debt, and support through family court. Other services include poverty law matters including residential tenancy issues, disability benefits, debt and consumer law, and employment law. The clinic DOES NOT help with criminal law, personal injury, real estate, or estate documents.
We offer in-person services Monday – Friday, 9am-4pm (except stats).
Prospective clients and community partners can reach us by phone at 236.425.9121 or by email at info@bclegalclinic.com.
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Community Outreach, Youth
A Way Home Kamloops
A Way Home Kamloops Society is a grassroots charitable non-profit that provides housing and wraparound support services to youth at risk of, or experiencing homelessness
Address: 653 Victoria Street
Phone: 1.250.8280446
Email: admin@awayhomekamloops.com
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Community Outreach, All-Ages
Lizzy's Closet by Kamloops Elizabeth Fry Society
Lizzy's Closet offers FREE clothing for women in need within the Kamloops community. Lizzy's Closet will be open every Monday from 10 AM to 2 PM. It provides a dedicated space equipped with volunteers to assist women, a fitting room, a diverse range of seasonal wear, business attire, as well as essential items such as period products and various accessories including jewelry, purses, and scarves.
Address: 827 Seymour Street
Phone: 1.250.320.3809
Email: nicoleg@kamloopsefry.com
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Community Outreach, All-Ages
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Community Outreach
The Kamloops Self Advocate
Our goal is to spread awareness about what we can do, not what we can’t do. We highlight different themes in the newsletter and include ideas about different topics every month. Recreation and leisure are important to us, as well as social issues that affect our diverse communities, including Indigenous people as well as the LGBTQ2+ community. We also promote different causes and things happening in the disability field.
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Sexual Health
Interior Health: My Health Is Sexy
Public Health Centres are responsible for delivering core programs for public health that broadly cover the areas of health improvement, prevention of disease, disability and injury, health emergency management, and environmental health.
For Interior Health Locations, Click Here
Interior Health: 1.250.851.7300
Address: 519 Columbia Street
My Health Is Sexy: 1.866.778.7736
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Sexual Health
Health Initiative for Men (HIM)
HIM is a nonprofit society that aims to strengthen the health and well-being in communities of self-identified GBQ men and gender diverse people in BC. We offer a full spectrum of health-based programming and services to meet the sexual, mental, physical and social health needs of communities of self-identified GBQ men and gender diverse people in BC.
HIM, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), and Interior Health are running a pilot program to help eligible individuals in the Interior access PrEP without a local doctor/prescriber.
Click Here to learn more
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Sexual Health
Get Checked Online
GetCheckedOnline is a new and easy way to test for sexually transmitted infections (STI) in British Columbia, Canada. In a few steps, you can print a lab form, then go to a participating LifeLabs site to give your samples and get your results online or over the phone.
Clinic Line: 1.6041.707.5603
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TRU Resources
Kamloops Pride TRU Bursary
Provides two awards annually to students who demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to a member of the 2SLGBTQPIA+ community, who has performed at least three hours of volunteer work with an 2SLGBTQPIA+ organization (Kamloops Pride, TRUSU Pride, etc) within the last year.
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TRU Resources
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TRU Resources
TRUSU Pride
Thompson Rivers University Student Union (TRUSU) Pride Collective was created in recognizing the need for advocacy and representation of LGBTQ2S+ students.
For more info, visit the Members’ Services Desk in the Students’ Union Building or contact pride@trusu.ca.
Follow TRUSU Pride Club on Facebook
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Allies, Guides & Toolkits, All-Ages
SOGI for Parents
A Guide on SOGI (Sexuality Orientation and Gender Identity) in the BC public school curriculum for parents.
This guide includes some "Queer 101" information and tips for parents on how to support their children through SOGI learning.
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Allies, All-Ages, Community Outreach
PFLAG Kamloops
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Canada is a national non-profit organization which brings together family and friends of LGBT people in Canada.
The Kamloops chapter is lead by Shari Finlay
Phone: 1.888.530.6777
Email: kamloopsbc@pflagcanada.com
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Allies, Guides & Toolkits