June is Pride Month, which traces its origins to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when members of the LGBTQIA2+ community rose up against years of discrimination and exclusion. They refused to accept that things simply had to remain the way they were. What followed was a grassroots movement that demonstrated a powerful truth: meaningful change begins when ordinary people recognize a problem, organize around it, and commit themselves to creating something better.
This month, the TCMO had the opportunity to host an exhibitor booth and present a poster at the Alliance for Healthier Communities Conference. The conference theme, Attachment for Everyone: Centring Health Equity in Ontario’s Primary Health Care Expansion, focused on improving attachment for people who are underserved, marginalized, or disconnected from care. It was a reminder that many of the most effective solutions in healthcare, much like the grassroots movements that inspired them, begin by identifying unmet needs and finding practical ways to address them.
