Mona Greenbaum is the co-founder and executive director of the LGBT Family Coalition, an association that advocates for families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans parents. The organization received three Arc-en-ciel Awards in recognition of its social activism. The Coalition’s primary mission is to train people who work in schools and social services.
To date, the Coalition has held more than 700 training sessions in 16 regions of the province of Québec, sensitizing more than 24,000 people about the need to intervene against homophobic and transphobic violence, heteronormativity and harassment based on gender expression.
In 2010, Mona received the Médaille de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec, in honour of her many years of activism within the LGBT community. In 2013, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her work for the LGBT community in Canada. In 2015, on the 40th anniversary of the Charter, the Québec Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights selected Mona as one of the 40 people having led exceptional careers in the defense or advocacy of the rights included in the Charter.