Our Commitment to Inclusion
The Clarington Girls Hockey Association (CGHA) is focused on ensuring that all players and officials, regardless of gender identity, feel safe and welcome.
Sport inclusion is a fundamental value for CGHA. We recognize that having a more diverse organization will only strengthen our sport. As a result, our organization is fully committed to providing a safe, supportive, and respectful environment for all of our athletes and members, regardless of any differences based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or disability.
The CGHA recognizes that discrimination, prejudice, and victimization on the basis of personal attributes, including gender identity and expression, is a violation of human rights and will not be tolerated. Our organization is fully committed to putting in place policies and practices that ensure all athletes are able to participate in a safe, supportive, and respectful environment in our sport.
As part of our commitment, all team staff will be required to complete Understanding Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Gender Expression Training.
The course, offered by Hockey Canada, features two modules and takes about 2 hours total to complete (1 hour for each module), and there is no cost.
These training courses will support our team officials' staff in setting a positive, powerful example for our athletes. Our players are more likely to follow the lead of a coach or team official who models acceptance of others and condemnation of discrimination. Where transgender athletes may have felt out of place in the past, this type of behaviour can help them feel more accepted and ready to compete with the rest of the team. This welcoming environment will allow the players to happily work together and play the game they all love without reservations.
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Inclusion Policy
The CGHA Board adopted an Inclusion Policy in January 2023, and while we recognize that there is more to learn and more work to be done, this policy will be a place to start.
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Glossary of Terms
Athlete Ally
Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports — regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Our mission is to end the rampant homophobia and transphobia in sport and to activate the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQI+ equality.
Egale Canada Human Rights Trust
Founded in 1995, Egale Canada Human Rights Trust is Canada’s only national charity promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) human rights through research, education and community engagement
Kids Help Phone – Sexual Orientation
Phone: 1-800-668-6868
MyGSA.ca
MyGSA.ca is Canada’s website for safer and inclusive schools for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) community.
Pride Line Durham Crisis
Phone: 1-855-87PRIDE (77433)
PFLAG Canada
PFLAG Canada is Canada's only national organization that helps all Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. PFLAG Canada supports, educates and provides resources to all individuals with questions or concerns, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Rainbow Resource Centre
This mission of the Rainbow Resource Centre is to represent and support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Queer, Questioning and Ally (LGBTT*) Individuals, Communities and Families by providing comprehensive education and outreach services, accessible counselling and other programs and services
Rainbow Health Ontario
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Rainbow Health Ontario Resource Library
The Gender Book
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You Can Play
The You Can Play Project works to ensure the safety and inclusion for all who participate in sports, including LGBTQ+ athletes, coaches and fans. We achieve this by creating a community of allies that is able to foster a true sense of belonging. This becomes possible when sports teams sharpen the focus on the person’s skills, work ethic and competitive spirit, not their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. You Can Play seeks to challenge the culture of locker rooms and spectator areas by developing a culture of respect, in every player, coach and fan.