Fundraising and Community Outreach Officer
Fundraising and Community Outreach Officer IGBC is on an exciting trajectory forward, and we are looking for someone who loves supporting the growth of others,
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AK MacKellar (they/them) is a body-inclusive fitness coach, wellness speaker and the founder of Free To Move, the body inclusive movement platform for the LGBTQ+ community. As a queer, non-binary and chronically ill person, they’ve felt like an outsider in most fitness spaces. AK aims to build a new type of fitness industry, one that is welcoming to beginners and marginalized people, that focuses on helping people feel good in their body, strong in their daily life and take care of their mental and physical health.
AK MacKellar is here to help us move our bodies! Movement can greatly help queer folx connect with their bodies and build confidence.
Feeling dopamine deprived? AK MacKellar is showing us three easy ways to move our bodies and boost those happy chemicals in the brain!
If you’re feeling disconnected from your body and dealing with dysphoria, AK MacKellar has some comforting affirmations you should hear!
How does your hair connect to your identity? Hair styles can be a very affirming tool to present gender identity or sexuality to the world, but can also have a very nuanced experience. AK MacKellar talks more about their relationship to their hair, and how it has shaped their experience as a queer person.
If you wear a binder, you need to know these three easy stretches from AK MacKellar! Give your body some love and stretch out those muscles!
Fundraising and Community Outreach Officer IGBC is on an exciting trajectory forward, and we are looking for someone who loves supporting the growth of others,
Artist Liam Mackenzie shares a vulnerable story of how online spaces provided a vital bridge to community, creativity, and voice as a queer, disabled person and how that same connection was tested by a wave of anonymous threats.
From first haircut to voice changes, this story will tug on your heartstrings. Community member Alexander shares his deeply relatable experiences with three key moments in his trans-masc journey, offering wisdom and hope to others on a similar path.
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Join us on September 25th at 6-7pm EST as our panel of 2SLGBTQ+ indigenous youth discuss using virtual methods to connect with and advocate for their community.
