The month of June holds a very special place my heart. Warm weather, the joyo arrival of seasonal staff and mpers, and of urse, LGBT Pri Month. Pri is a time to celebrate the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) muny and all the muni that support and affirm our thentic inti. For many mpers, that affirmg muny is their mp fay. Pri is a time to celebrate the progrs we’ve ma, but is also a time to remember the work we still have yet to do.
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A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
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CAMP FYERFLYALBERTA, CANADAAGES: 14-24Camp fYrefly is Canada’s only natnal learship retreat for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, two-spir, asexual, tersex, queer, qutng, and allied youth. THE TEN OAKS PROJECTONTARIO, CANADAAGES: 8-17Camp Ten Oaks is a one-week sleep-away mp for children and youth om 2SLGBTQ+ (two spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer) inti, fai, and muni. Amos is gay.
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