UPDATE:
The Gender Affirming Gear Program is currently closed*
In the interim, please apply for a gender affirming gear item using the Gender Affirmation Fund offered by the Office of Human Rights and Equity. For more information about this fund, and to submit an application, please visit the GAF page using this link.
Please contact us at sjc@brocku.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
*Note: This update is dated: March 7th, 2024. Any pending submissions from February to early March 2024 will be fulfilled shortly.
About the Program
In 2020, the Student Justice Centre (SJC) launched the free Chest Binders and Breast Forms Program for Brock Undergraduate and Graduate Students.
This year, we are so excited to announce the expansion of this program to the Gender Affirming Gear Program!
Previously, the CBBF program offered students the opportunity to order Chest Binders and Breast Forms from a few vendors. This new program will allow students to order from new vendors and includes a range of items such as: Chest Binders, Breast Forms, Packers, Tapes, Padding and other gender affirming gear!
Frequently Asked Questions
“Gender-affirming gear is anything that helps affirm one’s gender identity by contributing to one’s gender presentation. Traditionally this means things like binders, gaffs, packers, STPs, and breast forms. However, from a holistic lens, gender-affirming gear may also include things such as beard stains, makeup, and clothing.
For those that experience gender dysphoria, affirming gear can help reduce dysphoria-related stress and/or increase one’s sense of gender euphoria or gender pleasure. Affirming gear also serves as a form of harm reduction. Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse folks are at significant risk for mental health struggles, and access to gender-affirming gear can play a significant role in minimizing this risk and promoting positive mental health.”
- 2SQTP-NB (Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans Pathways New Brunswick)
Any and all registered undergraduate or graduate students at Brock University can apply for this program.
Our current range of items includes: Chest Binders, Breast Forms, Packers, Tapes and Padding.
If you would like an item that is not on this list, please reach out to us at sjc@brocku.ca
Students are limited to one Chest Binder, Packer, Padding per term (Fall, Winter, & Spring/Summer).
Students are limited to one set of Breast Forms per year.
For items such as tape, students are able to submit an order for these items on an ongoing basis.
For items that are not on list, please reach out to us at sjc@brocku.ca
We recommend that you check out the 2SQTP-NB (Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans Pathways New Brunswick) website! They have a great list of “How to Use Gear” guides towards the bottom of their page.
Click here to visit their ste: https://www.2sqtp-nb.com/gender-gear
Please contact us at sjc@brocku.ca