Congrats to Peter M. Flannery, the winner of the Lambda Foundation Scholarship in LGBT Studies at UGuelph

Congratulations to Peter M. Flannery, the winner of the Lambda Foundation Scholarship in LGBT Studies at the University of Guelph!! Peter is an emerging curator, writer, and art historian. He has recently completed his Master of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Guelph. Peter is energetic and passionate about contemporaryContinue reading “Congrats to Peter M. Flannery, the winner of the Lambda Foundation Scholarship in LGBT Studies at UGuelph”

Congrats to Sylvia Massinon, the winner of the Les McAfee Memorial Award at UManitoba!

Congratulations to Sylvia Massinon, last fall’s winner of the Les McAfee Memorial Award at the University of Manitoba !! Sylvia is a queer settler in U of Manitoba’s Masters of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledges program. Originally from rural MB, she now lives & works in Winnipeg. Her social work practice ranges from beingContinue reading “Congrats to Sylvia Massinon, the winner of the Les McAfee Memorial Award at UManitoba!”

Send your applications for the Lambda Tuition Award in STEM Studies at the University of Alberta!

The Lambda Foundation is ready to receive applications for the Lambda Tuition Award in STEM Studies at the University of Alberta! The deadline is 15 August 2019. This is annual tuition award for an openly LGBT person who has contributed to this community and has been accepted into their 1st year of undergraduate studies inContinue reading “Send your applications for the Lambda Tuition Award in STEM Studies at the University of Alberta!”

Congratulations to Cleo Gallant, this past year’s winner of the Christian Landry Memorial Award at U of New Brunswick !!

The abstract for Cleo’s award-winning research project is: “…analyzing the use of language in a sample of New Brunswick middle school sexuality education curricula and research articles (which were used to advise the construction of those curricula) to investigate how heterosexuality and cisgenderism are presented as the ‘normal’ human experience, otherwise known as heteronormativity. ThisContinue reading “Congratulations to Cleo Gallant, this past year’s winner of the Christian Landry Memorial Award at U of New Brunswick !!”

Félicitations à Monsieur Kevin Lambert pour gagner le Prix de la Fondation Lambda de l’Université de Montréal!

Kevin Lambert est né en 1992 et a grandi à Chicoutimi. Il a poursuivi des études en lettres à l’Université de Montréal ou il a déposé un mémoire de maîtrise en 2017 intitulé Par-delà tous les genres : queering Victor-Lévy Beaulieu suivi de Querelle de Roberval (roman). Il a publié des textes dans des revuesContinue reading “Félicitations à Monsieur Kevin Lambert pour gagner le Prix de la Fondation Lambda de l’Université de Montréal!”

A Message from Barbara Freeman

I have stepped down from the presidency of Lambda Foundation, a position I have held since 2011. It is time to pass the torch. I am delighted to tell you that Patrizia Gentile of Carleton University is our new president. I am very grateful to Patrizia for taking on this task and to the otherContinue reading “A Message from Barbara Freeman”

NEW LAMBDA SCHOLARSHIP! HUGE NEWS! For STEM studies at the University of Alberta

Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada is getting ready to present a $2500 annual tuition award to an openly LGBT person eligible to enter their first year of undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) at the University of Alberta for four years of study, starting September 2019. The two generous donors of this award,Continue reading “NEW LAMBDA SCHOLARSHIP! HUGE NEWS! For STEM studies at the University of Alberta”

WOW! Funds Raised from Swirl & Twirl!

Thanks to everyone’s help and supporting during Swirl & Twirl – importantly, our Board members Cameron and Barb, RBC, and the Swirl & Twirl planning committee (with Glenn Crawford as Chair) – Lambda has received a whopping $2,870 in funds raised!   Wow! That’s a huge amount! And it will help us with all the awards weContinue reading “WOW! Funds Raised from Swirl & Twirl!”

A Big THANK YOU for Swirl & Twirl

Lambda would like to extend its heartful gratitude and an enormous THANK YOU to all the sponsors, attendees, organizatoins, and friends who helped make Swirl & Twirl 2018 a monumental success and a fabulous evening! This includes:   RBC for its generous $1000 donation All the people who bought tickets in the name of Lambda TheContinue reading “A Big THANK YOU for Swirl & Twirl”