HISTORY OF THE RRC

The Rainbow Resource Centre can trace its history back to the early 70's. It began as a student group at the University of Manitoba, first known as the Campus Gay Club, with a name change in 1973 to Gays for Equality.  A telephone information line, peer counselling service and a resource library on the University of Manitoba campus were a few of the first services offered. Gays for Equality went on to become a leader and an important resource for the gay and lesbian community, providing community services, education, outreach and political awareness and activism. 

In 1988 the Winnipeg Gay/Lesbian Resource Centre was established as an independent organization at a new location. The Resource Centre was incorporated as a non-profit organization and applied for charitable tax status under the legal name of the Manitoba Institute on Society and Sexuality.

In 1999 the Winnipeg Gay/Lesbian Resource Centre changed its name to the Rainbow Resource Centre: Serving Manitoba's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Two-Spirited Communities. This change came about as a realization and response to be more inclusive to all members of the GLBTT communities.