2SLGBTQAI+ Services and Events

Queer Friends and Feathers: Coastal Birds!

Join Birds Canada biologist Remi Torrenta (he/him) for a short and sweet tour of some coastal waterbirds that frequent local shorelines! Thousands of waterfowl migrate here in the winter to take refuge in the warm and nutrient-rich waters. They are a lot of fun to watch and great birds to start identifying for beginners. Join us outside with other queer folks that want to spend time in nature.

Details:
  • For queer and trans people that want to learn more about nature together
  • Starts at Nature House in Stanley Park
  • Followed by a boardgame warm drinks, and snacks at Wingspan Tournament
  • Tickets are free for queer and trans individuals

Register here​

Dinner and Drag show!

On Tuesdays it’s Carlotta Gurl and Thursdays it’s the unstoppable Conni Smudge entertaining at this popular Davie Street restaurant while diners enjoy a generous portion of Italian specialties.


Date and time: Every Tues and Thurs | 7 pm - 9:30 pm
Location: Bonta Italian Restaurant | 1047 Davie St
Cost: Free (Meals not included)

​The Pride Collective

The organization aims to support individuals who identify as 2SLGBTQAI+ and their allies by providing information, recommendations, and support.

Services:
  • Daily, weekly, annual, and summer events such as talks, movies, and social gatherings
  • Social and educational services addressing sexual and gender diversity
  • Weekly discussion groups
  • Access to gender-affirming supplies such as binders, breastforms, packers, and others at low or no cost
  • Open to all members of the UBC community, including academics, staff, and students
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Office is open Monday to Friday from September to April (except during exams and holiday breaks).

Location: Resource Groups Centre, The Nest, UBC
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-822-4638

​VPD - Love Who You Want

"Love Who You Want, Play What You Want" is a community and police sports project promoting the inclusion and acceptance of 2SLGBTQAI+ youth and adults who love who they want, and play or attend the sport they want, without fear.  

Sport has the power to bring people together, offer role models, and provide positive opportunities for personal development.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-717-3321
Location: 2120 Cambie St., Vancouver

​ARC Foundation

The ARC Foundation develops ground-breaking partnership methods and co-finances them with the goal of lessening 2SLGBTQAI+ prejudice in educational settings. Their vision is that every student deserves to feel secure and can recognize themselves in the world.

SOGI 1 2 3 Programs:
  • Building bridges between provincial institutions and associations so that more effective, sustainable, and accelerated change can take place.
  • Creating a provincial SOGI educator network through which educators learn from each other and lead change together.
  • Creating professional development and classroom resources with educators for educators that are ready to use, easy to access, and open to customization.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 778-819-2135
Location: 312 Main St., Vancouver

​Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led group that aims to enhance the quality of trans lives by:
  • Meeting the urgent needs of the community through advocacy, education, direct service, and material support.
  • Promoting justice-focused, community assistance in order to combat the trans suicide pandemic and improve the general well-being of trans persons.

They offer:
  • Hotline peer assistance for transgender and questioning callers
  • Trans-identified operators all over the United States and Canada
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Please reach out to them if:
  • You are experiencing a crisis
  • Simply need someone to talk to, even if it's just to determine whether you identify as trans.
  • We'll do everything we can to help you and give you resources.

Email: [email protected]
Trans Lifeline Administrative Office: 510-771-1417
Support Line: 1-877-330-6366

​Rainbow Refugee Society

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and HIV+ Asylum Seekers, Refugee Claimants, and Refugees in Canada: Support and Advocacy.

*Note: It may take 1-2 weeks to receive an email response*

​Email: [email protected]
Location: #322 - 1033 Davie Street, Vancouver
Phone: 604-338-2548

​Three Bridges - Prism Services

Prism offers training and workshops on inclusion, diversity, and health and wellbeing for the 2SLGBTQAI+ community. These sessions are available to students, healthcare professionals, social service providers, and service recipients.
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Prism does not provide direct client services but can help connect individuals to appropriate resources.
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Prism also supports Vancouver Coastal Health staff members in developing their skills in working with 2SLGBTQAI+ populations through:
  • Clinical supervision
  • Networking
  • Training

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-331-8906
Fax: 604-714-3478
Location: 1128 Hornby St., Vancouver

   Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival

Bring your most colourful costume and get ready for a weekend of parties, parades and gay pride. The Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival draws more than half a million participants and spectators, and it includes street parties, food vendors, movies, family-friendly events and one of the largest gay pride parades in North America.


​Date: This is a yearly event, check back in 2025
Email: [email protected]
Where: Vancouver’s West End starting on Robson Street, left on Denman Street, and another left on Beach Avenue. The Parade ends beside the Sunset Beach festival site.

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours
Discover our award winning Vancouver walking tours. As featured by the CBC, Vancouver Sun, BBC, Sunday Times, and Daily Hive. We’ve received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence every year 2012 - 2023 and we’re winners of the City of Vancouver Heritage Award Medal of Honour!

You’ll need to book online to reserve your spot. Please don’t turn up hoping to pay cash! To ensure the best experience for everyone in the group, we have a strict upper limit on our tour group size, and we hate to turn people away.

*Check their website out for more walks
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Location: Various Locations across Vancouver
Cost: $33 adults, $30 youth
Email:  [email protected]
Details: The walk is 2+ hours

Free Counselling 2SLGBTQAI+

QMUNITY has a counselling program that is professional and a volunteer-based service providing low-cost short-term counselling.
  • The program provides support for a range of issues that individuals may face in their daily lives.
  • The counsellors work collaboratively with clients, offering a variety of approaches based on their education and experience
  • Role is to facilitate the client's work in a way that respects their values, personal resources, and capacity for self-determination
  • Skills learned during counseling can help to enrich relationships and become a part of an individual's daily life.
  • Individuals can receive 10 reduced-cost sessions. If you are experiencing financial barriers, free sessions may be accommodated

To book your first counselling session, Email: [email protected] 

2SLGBTQAI+ Friendly Weight Room

The gym offers designated time for trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit individuals, as well as their family and friends.

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The gym has a universal change room available for all individuals.

The fitness center has various equipment and amenities available including:
  • Cardio machines
  • Strength-training machines
  • Free weights
  • Exercise props
  • Stretching area
  • Includes items such as stair climbers, elliptical machines, balance boards and body balls

Date and Times: Sunday mornings | 8 am - 10 am
​Location: Britannia Community Centre
  • ​1661 Napier St, Vancouver​
Cost: $6.40 drop-in
Phone: 604-718-5812
Email:

Women, Trans, and Queer-Identifying Night - Our Community Bikes

Twice a month Community Bikes opens their doors after hours to women, trans and queer-identifying people to use the shop and have specific opportunity to further their mechanic skills. WTQ nights are staffed by women and gender-variant mechanics. WTQ night hopes to make this knowledge more diffuse amongst marginalized communities through peer based education.
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  • Provides a welcoming space for individuals who may feel uncomfortable in the traditionally male-dominated areas of cycling and mechanics
  • Browse for used parts and purchase bikes
  • Have your bike assessed for service
  • Do-It-Yourself stand rental

Free Bicycle Shop Time for Women, Gender Queer & Trans

Kickstand invites individuals who identify as women, gender queer and trans* to participate in fun-filled bike mechanics nights.
  • These events take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, between 6:30 and 8:30 pm.
  • The community is working to create a radically inclusive space and specifically aims to welcome those who have not traditionally been a dominant part of the bike industry.
  • The events are facilitated by female or gender variant bike mechanics and volunteers.
  • The goal is to create a safer space where learning, positive vibes and fun happen.
  • During these evenings, shop time is free, providing attendees access to all tools and experienced bike mechanics to answer questions and help fix bikes.
  • Basic bike mechanics workshops will also be provided by mechanics between 7:30 and 8:30, with new topics every week.

    Where: Kickstand, 1739 Venables Street 
    When: Biweekly: the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
    Times: 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
    Cost: Free
    Email:     [email protected]

Yoga with HiM

HIM (Health Initiative for Men) has teamed up with some very talented yoga instructors to offer sessions on Friday nights.
  • The group aims to increase flexibility, circulation, and overall health and well-being.
  • The group is easy-going, without attitude and open to men of all levels.
  • Scotia Dance Centre has a lounge available for attendees who arrive early.
  • At the front desk, attendees will be asked to sign in to the building, and information about the studio location and how to find it will be provided.
  • Participants should bring their own yoga mat, towel, and lots of energy.
  • Sessions are free, but donations are accepted to keep the services sustainable.
  • The suggested donation range is $5-$10.

* The class starts at 7 sharp and there is no late entry.

Date and Times: Weekly on Fridays
  •  7 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:  Scotiabank Dance Centre
  • 677 Davie Street
Cost: By donation
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-488-1001

Queer Reading and Crafts Book Club

Join the queer reading circle and bring your personal craft project of choice to work on while discussing monthly themes, what we have read, and what we are looking forward to reading. Craft ideas include hand sewing, embroidery, colouring, and knitting. 

The intention of this group is to build friendships and community centered around queerness, books, and crafts. Each month features a different theme and related literary works. 

​* Free registration is required
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Dates and Times: Sundays | 2 pm - 4 pm
Location: Mount Pleasant Library,
  • 1 Kingsway, Vancouver
Phone: 604-665-3962
Email: [email protected]