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Work Record &
Recognition

Experiences of

Spoken Word Poetry/Storytelling

& Public Speaking

March 7th 2023

Community Guest Speaker/Panelist (Virtual) for

ARCH - HIV/AIDS Resources & Community Health

January 24th 2023

Community Guest Speaker/Panelist for

Generation Women (Toronto)'s event:

"Promises Made, Promises Broken"

November 15th 2023

Keynote Speaker for

Trans Awareness Week at

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design,

The University of Toronto

March 20th 2022

Community Guest Speaker on

'Staying Soft So We Don't Break' for Unit 2 Community Space (Toronto)

March 3rd 2022 &

March 17th 2022

Community Guest Facilitator on 

'Our Joy' Panels 1 & 2 for

The Centre for Women and Trans People (Toronto)

Fall 2021

Community Guest Collaborator on

Switching Queen(s): Back Alley Galaxies -

A Switch Collective audio project in partner with 

B Current Performing Arts, part of 

Wheel of the Year Walks

November 29th 2021 &

December 13th 2021

Workshops' Facilitator on

'Queering Mental Health: Staying Soft' & 

'Sex Positivity: Pain, Power, and Pleasure' for 

Toby's Place (Scarborough Toronto):

Queer Body Equity Through Arts

Summer 2021

Community Guest Writer & Performance Artist on Switching Queen(s):

The Switch Collective Summer Lab Residency - 

An inter-disciplinary street performance in Parkdale, Toronto

June 28th 2021

Keynote Speaker (Virtual):

'Pride as Abolition 101' for

Humber College (Toronto)

May 14th 2021

Inspire Awards (Virtual) 10th Anniversary:

'Youth of The Year' Nominee

Toronto

October 29th 2020

Community Consultant & Workshop Facilitator:

'Gender Diversity & Community Mutual-Aid' (Virtual) for Academic/Career Advising Staffs at

Humber College (Toronto)

October 23rd 2020

Commissioned/Featured Poet:

'The Damned and The Damsels' by GORM at

Fashion Art Toronto (Virtual) Runway

June 18th 2020

Keynote Speaker (Virtual):

'Combating Transphobia & Sexual Violence' at

Humber College (Toronto)

June 16th 2020

Student Guest Performer/Poet:

PRIDE (Virtual) Event by

The University of Toronto Mississauga

June 9th 2020

Keynote Speaker (Virtual):

'2SLGBTQ+ Support & Solidarity' at

Humber College (Toronto)

February 1st 2020

Conference Co-Host:

'2020 Vision' by TEDxUTSC at

The University of Toronto Scarborough

Inspire Awards 2019
November 30th 2019

Community Guest Speaker/Panelist:

'Thriving' by The Asian Queer Alliance (Toronto)

November 20th 2019

Keynote Speaker:

Trans Day of Remembrance/Resistance at

Humber College (Toronto, ON)

August 21st 2019

Community Guest Speaker/Poet/Panelist:

'For The Queer Coloured Girls After Me'

- Event by Jayda Marley (Toronto)

March 24th 2019

Conference Organizer/Host & Panelist with

Tarana Burke, Founder of 'Me Too':

'Making HERstory' by

The Women's and Trans Centre at

The University of Toronto Scarborough

March 7th 2019

Student Guest Speaker/Panelist:

International Women's Day 2019 Event at

The University of Toronto Scarborough

February 27th 2019

Student Guest Speaker/Panelist:

'LeadHERship' Conference 2019 at

The University of Toronto

November 30th 2018

Student Guest Speaker/Panelist:

'16 Days of Activism' Event at

The University of Waterloo

November 20th 2018

Keynote Speaker:

Trans Day of Remembrance/Resistance at

The University of Western Ontario

October 4th 2018

Student Guest Speaker/Presenter:

The International Conference of

'Endangered Bodies' at

The University of Lisbon (Portugal)

March 10th 2018

Conference Organizer/Host &

Workshop Facilitator:

'Blossom' by the Women's and Trans Centre at

The University of Toronto Scarborough

March 8th 2018

Recipient of 

Honouring Women and Girls in Kitchener-Waterloo

by Catherine Fife MPP, Waterloo

November 20th 2017

Community Guest Speaker:

Toronto City Hall's 2017

Trans Flag Raising Ceremony

March 7th 2017

Student Guest Speaker:

Policy Launch/Review & Equity Training at

The Waterloo Region District School Board

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Testimonials

Community Affirmations & Accountability

Leon came to speak at Humber College for our TDOR celebration and I can definitely say that it was such an amazing experience. Leon speaks with such profound confidence, grace, and tenderness. We are so grateful that she shared her knowledge and stories with us in such a beautiful way. Her poetry is remarkable and the way that she calls in a crowd to reflect on transgender experiences in our world and self-care in the face of adversity is like no other.

We recommend her with the highest regard, she is fantastic! Thank you again, Leon! We are truly so thankful for you sharing your time with Humber at both our Lakeshore and North campuses.

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- LGBTQ+ Resource Centre

Humber College

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