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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Mona Greenbaum
| name = Mona Greenbaum
| image = Mona Greenbaum.jpg
| nationality = Canadian
| nationality = Canadian
| residence = Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| residence = Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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'''Mona Greenbaum''' (born June 18, 1964) is a Canadian [[LGBTQ rights in Canada|LGBTQ+ rights]] activist, educator, and author based in Montréal, Quebec. She is best known as the founder and longtime executive director of the LGBT+ Family Coalition (''[[Coalition des familles LGBT+]]''), an organization that has played a central role in advancing the legal and social recognition of [[queer]] and [[Transgender|trans]] [[Same-sex parenting|families]] in Canada.
'''Mona Greenbaum''' (born June 18, 1964) is a Canadian [[LGBTQ rights in Canada|LGBTQ+ rights]] activist, educator, and author based in Montréal, Quebec. She is best known as the founder and longtime executive director of the '''LGBT+ Family Coalition''' (''[[Coalition des familles LGBT+]]''), an organization that has played a central role in advancing the legal and social recognition of [[queer]] and [[Transgender|trans]] [[Same-sex parenting|families]] in Canada.


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==


Born to immigrant parents in [[Côte Saint-Luc|Côte-Saint-Luc]], Quebec, Greenbaum holds experience as a microbiologist and photographer. In 1998, Greenbaum founded with her partner, Nicole Paquette, the organization under its original name, ''Association des mères lesbiennes'', to provide resources, advocacy, and community for same-sex parents in Québec. Over time, the association grew into a provincial and national leader in family law reform, education, and anti-homophobia training, and was later renamed the Coalition des familles LGBT+.
Born to immigrant parents in [[Côte Saint-Luc|Côte-Saint-Luc]], Quebec, Greenbaum holds experience as a biochemist{{Cite journal |last=Greenbaum |first=M. |last2=Létourneau |first2=S. |last3=Assar |first3=H. |last4=Schecter |first4=R. L. |last5=Batist |first5=G. |last6=Cournoyer |first6=D. |date=1994-08-15 |title=Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer of rat glutathione S-transferase Yc confers alkylating drug resistance in NIH 3T3 mouse fibroblasts |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8044793 |journal=Cancer Research |volume=54 |issue=16 |pages=4442–4447 |issn=0008-5472 |pmid=8044793}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Resistance-to-cytosine-arabinoside-by-retrovirally-Momparler-Eliopoulos/120679645ccbece3bde51a5631b7ba24a09d4b3f |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.semanticscholar.org}} and photographer. In 1998, Greenbaum founded with her partner, Nicole Paquette, the organization under its original name, ''Association des mères lesbiennes'', to provide resources, advocacy, and community for same-sex parents in Québec. Over time, the association grew into a provincial and national leader in family law reform, education, and anti-homophobia training, and was later renamed the Coalition des familles LGBT+.


== Advocacy and key milestones ==
== Advocacy and key milestones ==
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* Bertouille, A. (2006). ''Ulysse et Alice'' (M.C. Favreau Illus.)''.'' Les éditions du remue-ménage''.'' and its [https://familleslgbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Activite_Ulysse_et_Alice.pdf accompanying educator guide] (2007){{Cite web |title=Ulysse et Alice : une famille homoparentale. |url=https://ecoleouverte.ca/ressources/43385 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=L'École ouverte |language=fr-FR}}
* Bertouille, A. (2006). ''Ulysse et Alice'' (M.C. Favreau Illus.)''.'' Les éditions du remue-ménage''.'' and its [https://familleslgbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Activite_Ulysse_et_Alice.pdf accompanying educator guide] (2007){{Cite web |title=Ulysse et Alice : une famille homoparentale. |url=https://ecoleouverte.ca/ressources/43385 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=L'École ouverte |language=fr-FR}}
* Greenbaum, M. (Dir.). (2015). ''Familles LGBT, le guide''. Les éditions du remue-ménage.
* Greenbaum, M. (Dir.). (2015). ''Familles LGBT, le guide''. Les éditions du remue-ménage.
* Coalition des familles LGBT+. (2020). ''Adoption et accueil d'enfants résidant au Québec: Un guide pour les futurs parents lesbiens, gais, bisexuels et trans (LGBT+)'' (2020 edition).
* Coalition des familles LGBT+. (2020). ''[https://familleslgbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Guide-2020_Adoption_au_Quebec.pdf Adoption et accueil d'enfants résidant au Québec: Un guide pour les futurs parents lesbiens, gais, bisexuels et trans (LGBT+)]'' (2020 edition).
* Drouin, M.-P. (Dir.). (2022). ''Des mots pour exister.'' Coalition des familles LGBT+.
* Drouin, M.-P. (Dir.). (2022). ''Des mots pour exister.'' Coalition des familles LGBT+.
* Chbat, M. (2024). ''Familles queers : Récits et célébrations'' (M. Greenbaum, Collab.; M. Houisse, Illus.). Les éditions du remue-ménage.
* Chbat, M. (2024). ''Familles queers : Récits et célébrations'' (M. Greenbaum, Collab.; M. Houisse, Illus.). Les éditions du remue-ménage.
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