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Calgary Outlink and Sambuddha Banerjee

Sambuddha Banerjee: Beyond Borders is run by Calgary Outlink, a local non-profit that has been working to create a healthy community for Calgarians for the past 30 years. , according to CBC. "Straight people who come here and go to all of these services, most of them I would say come with their families so they have a support system already built up," said Sambuddha Banerjee, one of the program organizers who moved from India eight months ago. "With queer people, they come here mostly just by themselves." A new program in Calgary is launching to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender immigrants. According to the website, the goal of the program is to help newcomers learn about their rights and make friends in a safe, open environment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.