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The CCGLM is a
non-profit organisation founded on August 17, 1988, to improve the lives of those in its
communities by promoting a dialogue of efforts and by stimulating both
individuals and organisations to handle and sustain social and
community development. As of June
7, 1990, the CCGLM is recognised as a charitable organistation by
the appropriate legal authorities and, therby, bears the Canada
Registered Charity Number: 13163 7050 RR0001.
Offered by the CCGLM and open to the public,
the Open Book Library
is one of the very few documentation centres on homosexuality in Canada
and one of the largest in the French-speaking world. Established in
1991, the Library houses a collection of monographs (over 6 000 books)
that either are written by gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and
transgender authors or deal with issues that affect our communities.
Likewise, there are several thousand documents (articles, studies,
theses, etc.) and periodicals (magazines, newspapers, bulletins) that
round off the collection.
Although not a social
services provider, nor a direct participant in health, in education or
in the cultural sphere, we do support
those who work in these sectors. The CCGLM plays an active part in many
committees, with various partners, in order to represent its members
and service users.
We actively participate
in our neighbourhood's revitalisation projects with the Table pour l’aménagement du
Centre-Sud and the Corporation
de Développement Communautaire
Centre-Sud (social housing, food security, neighbourhood
safety). Through this collaboration with other area participants, the
CCGLM has become a major partner for all social and community
development projects in the area.
It is the CCGLM's duty
to keep a sharp lookout for new social projects in order to assist
groups and individuals in our communities to make progress in their
rights as full-fledged citizens in society.
Lise Fortier
General Director
