2SLGBTQIA+ Support Group

Healing with Pride

2SLGBTQIA+ Peer Support Group

A Space to Connect, Heal, and Be Yourself

At The Gatehouse, we believe that every survivor of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) deserves a space where they feel seen, heard, respected, and supported.

Healing with Pride is a six-week, trauma-informed peer support group specifically designed for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. Open to individuals of all gender identities and sexual orientations within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, this program provides a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming environment where survivors can connect with others who share similar lived experiences.

We recognize that 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors may experience additional barriers to healing, including discrimination, stigma, isolation, identity-based trauma, and challenges accessing affirming support services. Healing with Pride was created to help address these barriers by fostering a community grounded in understanding, acceptance, compassion, and mutual respect.

Through guided discussions, shared experiences, and opportunities for self-reflection, participants are encouraged to explore their healing journeys, strengthen emotional resilience, develop healthy boundaries, and build meaningful connections with others.

The group is facilitated by trained peer support facilitators from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community who bring lived experience, empathy, and an understanding of the importance of identity-affirming, survivor-centered support.

Healing with Pride offers participants opportunities to:

  • Connect with other 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors in a supportive and affirming environment.

  • Explore the impacts of childhood sexual abuse in a space free from judgment and discrimination.

  • Discuss the intersection of trauma, identity, relationships, and personal healing.

  • Strengthen self-awareness, self-compassion, and emotional resilience.

  • Develop healthy boundaries, coping strategies, and supportive connections.

  • Reduce feelings of isolation through shared understanding and community.

  • Celebrate personal strengths, identities, and the courage it takes to heal.

Participation is always guided by personal choice. Survivors are never required to disclose details of their experiences or share more than they feel comfortable with. Confidentiality, emotional safety, and respect for individual boundaries are central to the group experience.

Program Details

Duration: Six weeks, two hours per session
Format: Virtual and in-person sessions offered throughout the year
Eligibility: Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, ages 18+, who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+
Facilitators: Trained peer support facilitators from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Registration: Advance registration and intake required; spaces are limited.

How to Register

To learn more about Healing with Pride or register for an upcoming group, please contact:

Karen MacKeigan, Program Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 416-255-5900 ext. 222

Healing Happens in Community

At The Gatehouse, we recognize that healing is not a linear journey, and no survivor should have to navigate it alone. Healing with Pride honours the courage, resilience, diversity, and lived experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors while creating opportunities for connection, empowerment, and hope.

Your identity is valid. Your story matters. You deserve support.

Healing with Pride — because everyone deserves a place to heal and belong.