Not necessarily, although it can take time to receive a response from governmental offices. Most cities or provinces have online request forms that require non-profit organizations to fill out and submit to receive an official proclamation. To get a sense of the language you might be required to use, feel free to reference the language in the proclamation that was advocated for by the Two-Spirit Program team at CBRC.
In terms of official announcements, please note that the Two-Spirit team is pursuing the creation of a “Statement of Consensus” for participating Two-Spirit and Indigenous organizations to collectively sign and proclaim the spring equinox as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day. This will be done as an act to assert our own sovereignty over the procedures and traditions of colonial organizations.
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