Pride Documents
IATSE Pride Committee
IATSE Pride Committee
Pride Committee: How-To Guide
Are you interested in starting a Pride Committee? Do you have a new Committee and don’t know where to go next? Check out our handy guide! We intend for this to be a living document, so that it can be added to or changed accordingly.
(last updated June 5, 2020)
How-To Be an Ally Guide
Are you an ally that wants to learn how to better support your LGTBQ+ kin? Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community who wants to find ways to educate your friends and family on how they can better support you? Check out our guide with some tips on how to be a better ally.
(last updated August 21, 2020)
Pride Glossary of Terms
Our glossary contains some of the terms you may come across. We’ve tried to define them with short, easy-to-understand definitions. Ideally, some of these may be require slightly more nuance, however we’ve tried to keep them as simple and accessible as possible.
(last updated October 16, 2020)
Holiday Resources
The IATSE Pride Committee acknowledge that the holidays are not an easy time for many, especially those of us in the LGBTQ+ community. Therefore, we’ve compiled some helpful resources to help you navigate what can be a tricky period at the best of times.
(last updated December 2025)
IATSE Health Plans
IATSE Health Plans
Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans (MPIPHP)
We are providing the slides regarding LGBTQ+ specific information that was presented at our September 2020 Pride Town Hall, and then updated in June of 2022.
*Although these were current at the time of posting, please always check with your plan to ensure that coverage has not changed.
(last updated June 2022)
I.A.T.S.E. National Benefits Funds (NBF)
We are providing the slides regarding LGBTQ+ specific information that was presented at our September 2020 Pride Town Hall, and then updated in October of 2025.
*Although these were current at the time of posting, please always check with your plan to ensure that coverage has not changed.
(last updated December 2025)
IATSE Canada Health Plan (ICHP)
We are providing the slides regarding LGBTQ+ specific information that was presented at our September 2020 Pride Town Hall, and then updated in October 2025.
*Although this was current at the time of posting, please always check with your plan to ensure that coverage has not changed.
(last updated October 2025)
External Organizations
External Organizations
Pride at Work's Union Guide
Check out their Union Guide to Discussing LGBTQ People and Issues to learn about LGBTQ working people and workplace issues as well as basic terminology, economic data, and more.
Pride at Work's Model Contract Language
The strongest protections for LGBTQ+ workers is a union contract. Work with your Local Union leadership to ensure your contract fully includes LGBTQ+ workers and our families in every aspect, from general workplace non-discrimination to family benefits.
This resource provides sample language from actual union contracts in areas crucial to LGBT inclusion.
Canadian Labour Congress' LGBTQ2SI Collective Bargaining Guide
This 2015 guide will provide you with tools to craft collective agreement language that promotes the rights of members belonging to the LGBTQ2SI community.
Canadian Labour Congress' Workers in Transition Guide
A guide designed for trade union leaders, union staff representatives, local executive, committee members and shop stewards. We all have a role to play to better protect the rights of our trans members and ensure they have the support they need in our workplaces, in our unions and in our communities.
ACTRA Toronto: Working with Queer Performers
This guide aims to encourage a change in the way screenwriters, agents, casting directors, directors, producers and productions treat queer performers and to break down existing barriers for queer performers in the industry.
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