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For the safety of our community, visitors to SPECTRUM will be required to wear masks until further notice.
Find trans-affirming products and services, gender-neutral washrooms, and more using SPECTRUM's resource directories.
Online Resources
TransNAV GPS, an online tool to help trans people locate service providers and resources in Waterloo Region and beyond.
Map of Gender-Neutral Washrooms in Waterloo Region
Many public washrooms are labelled by gender. People who do not clearly conform to the gender with which they identify can encounter hostility when they use the washroom of their choice. This is why SPECTRUM has conducted a survey to create a map of gender-neutral washrooms in Waterloo Region.
Locations in GREEN: buildings where you are not expected to spend money (I.E. government buildings/offices, recreational centres, libraries, shopping malls, large health centres and hospitals)
Locations in BROWN: a few businesses where you may be expected to spend money – such as cafés and restaurants.
Know of a washroom that we left out? You can help us by letting us know of additional washrooms that can be used by the public. To submit a washroom, send us the name & address of the facility, number and type of gender-neutral washrooms (e.g. 2 one-stall washrooms) and their location in the building (if it is a large building).
Rainbow Pages Directory
SPECTRUM frequently receives requests for information about 2SLGBTQIA+-friendly or owned businesses, so we provide the Rainbow Pages Directory.
The Rainbow Pages exists both as a searchable online directory and an annual community publication that includes articles as well as the directory listing. If you'd like to be listed please email us at info@ourspectrum.com
Want to be listed in a future edition of the Rainbow Pages print publication?
Listings in the directory are free! Please complete this form for consideration.
Ad space is available for a fee which helps to support SPECTRUM's operations. All ads are printed in full colour.
Ad Prices
Placement | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
Quarter Page | W 3.75" x H 5" | $100 |
Half-Page | W 7.5" x H 5" OR | $200 |
Inside Cover | W 7.5" x H 10" | $500 |
Back Cover | W 7.5" x H 10" | $500 |
Full Page | W 7.5" x H 10" | $350 |
Page Footer | W 10" x 2" | $75 |
Grand River Rainbow Historical Project
Celebrating the lives and times of rainbow folk in Grand River countRy
The goal of the Grand River Rainbow Historical Project is to document the history of the various rainbow communities in the Grand River region of Southwestern Ontario. The scope of the Project is intended to be inclusive of all rainbow communities, including, but not restricted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirit, intersex, queer, questioning, fluid, and asexual communities.
Geographically, the designation Grand River has been used to make it clear that the communities of Waterloo Region and Wellington County are both included, whilst leaving open some leeway to include communities in other areas of Ontario that are adjacent to the Grand River or some of its tributaries.
Blog Posts
SPECTRUM offers a safe place where 2SLGBTQ+ individuals can be themselves and find community and supports.
SPECTRUM
Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space
Boehmer Box Building
283 Duke Street West, Unit 210
(corner of Duke St W and Breithaupt)
Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2H 3X7
Visit our calendar for drop-in hours
Telephone: 226 779-9695
info@ourspectrum.com
SPECTRUM's Privacy Policy
SPECTRUM acknowledges the truth that we are situated on the Haldimand Tract, which is the traditional land of Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Anishinaabe nations. We also recognise the Chinonton Peoples of what has come to be known as the Neutral Nations, a people entirely eliminated by the colonisation of this land. Read the complete statement here.
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