The Pride Centre of Edmonton is now hosting a new support group for LGBT people of colour, known as the GLBTQ African Group. Fredrick’s, organizer of this event is looking forward to this new venture. “We will be talking about how to help people from Africa in the GLBTQ community. We would like to assist them in making their lives better in Canada as they are newcomers.”
According to Statistics Canada, Alberta has the third largest population of African immigrants in Canada. In Africa, homosexuality is illegal for gay men in 29 countries and for lesbians in 20 countries. Many of those exercise the death penalty for homosexual acts. A transition to Canada could not be more welcome to individuals in the GLBTQ community; however a new ideology could be difficult to understand.
This group meets every second Sunday of the month at 2pm. Meetings are held at the Pride Centre of Edmonton and participation is free. The group came together in July, and things are going well. According to Fredrik’s, “Everyone is welcome, regardless of skin colour. Come and participate in the joint efforts to change the world and help Africans living in Africa and here.”
For more information on this group contact the Pride Centre of Edmonton. This is the first of its kind in Edmonton, and an important role to fill.