Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival
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Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival July 31, 2022
When: Sunday July 31st, 2022 @ 12pm – 3pm 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. 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. |
Free Counselling LGBTQ2
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Every day we live with a range of issues for which counselling can be helpful. Our counselling program is a professional, volunteer-based service which provides free short-term counselling.
Working collaboratively with the client, counsellors offer a variety of approaches based on their education and experience. The counsellor’s role is to facilitate the client’s work in ways that respect the client’s values, personal resources and capacity for self determination. The skills you learn can enrich your relationships and become part of your everyday life. To book your free counselling sessions (to a maximum of up to twelve sessions)or to find out more information, please call 604-684-5307 ext. 100 or email at reception@qmunity.ca |
Open Book: Trans, Gender-Variant and Two-Spirit Reading Circle
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When: New dates TBA
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Where: Central Library Cost: Free. No registration required. Discover literary works by trans, gender-variant and Two-Spirit authors and share your favourite reads (including books, films, articles or blogs) with others. Discussion facilitated by Ivan Leonce, a black queer activist, artist and educator. In partnership with PeerNetBC, Qmunity and Vancouver Park Board. |
LGBTQ2-Friendly Weight Room
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When: Sunday mornings
Time: 8am - 10am Where: Britannia Community Centre Cost: $6.40 drop-in [Leisure Access Card subsidy applies at 50% off drop-in fee] Designated gym time for trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit individuals and their family and friends. A universal change room is also available. The fitness centre offers a variety of cardio and strength-training machines, free weights, exercise props, and a stretching area. There's everything from stair climbers and elliptical machines to balance boards and body balls. |
Bifocus
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When: The second Monday of each month
Time: 7:30pm-9pm Where: QMUNITY’s Office, located at 610-1033 Davie St. A peer-led social and support group for bisexual, bi-questioning, and pansexual individuals and allies looking to explore and share their lived experiences. Bifocus offers a community where bisexual and non-monosexual folks of all genders can exchange diverse perspectives on bi/ pan/ questioning issues and experiences. Share feelings, fears, knowledge, and questions in a non-judgmental space, striving to empower folks of all backgrounds. Delve into topics of relationships, oppression (biphobia, bisexual invisibility, monosexism), health and mental health, coming out stories and more! Everyone is welcome! Email bifocus@qmunity.ca if you'd like more information. Or call (604) 684-5307 QMUNITY holds a whole range of social groups. Check them out via the button below. |
Women on Wheels: L.T.Q. Night at Our Community Bikes
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When: Biweekly:
the 1st + 3rd Wednesday of every month Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm Where: Our Community Bikes / 2429 Main Street. Twice a month Our Community Bikes [near Main & Broadway] opens their doors after hours (6:30pm to 9:30pm) to women, trans and queer identifying people to use the shop. It’s a welcoming space for people who may feel less comfortable in the male dominated realms of cycling and mechanics. Women on Wheels happens the first and third Wednesday of every month at OCB. |
Trans Swim
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When: Sundays, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Where: Templeton Park Pool 700 Templeton Drive, Vancouver Cost: Drop in price is $6.40 [Regular admission] [onepass or subsidized passes all work as well] Ensuring trans and gender variant individuals have access to a safe and welcoming environment, the pool & fitness centre is reserved at this day/time for the sole use of patrons who identify as trans, gender variant, twospirit and their family and friends. There is even a 30 min buffer to get changed before public swim starts at 2:00pm. |
Free Bicycle Shop Time for Women, Gender Queer & Trans
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Where: Kickstand, 1739 Venables Street
When: Biweekly: the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Times: 6:30-8:30pm Cost: Free Are you a cyclist who is woman, gender queer or trans* ? Need to do some fixing, or just interested in learning how to repair your own bike while building community? Check out this deal: Kickstand invites those who identify as women, gender queer and trans* to fun-filled bike mechanics nights between 6:30 and 8:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th TUESDAYS OF EACH MONTH. The community is working towards being a radically inclusive space and with that in mind are excited to host these evenings for individuals who have not traditionally been a dominant part of the bike industry. The nights will be facilitated by bike mechanics and volunteers who are also female or gender variant. They strive to create a safer space where learning, positive vibes and fun happens! On these evenings, SHOP TIME IS FREE. This means you will have access to all tools and experienced bike mechanics will be available to answer your questions and help you fix your bike! Also, between 7:30 – 8:30 the mechanics will be giving basic bike mechanics workshops, with a new topic each week. |
Yoga with HiM
HIM (Health Initiative for Men) has teamed up with some very talented yoga instructors to offer sessions on Friday nights.
When: Weekly on Fridays
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street
Cost: By donation
Want to increase your flexibility? Circulation? Overall health and well-being?
This is an easy-going group without attitude. It is open to men of all levels.
The Scotia Dance Centre has a lounge if you arrive early. Please note that you will be asked to sign in to the building at the front desk and that is where you can get information about which studio we are in and how to find it.
Please bring your own yoga mat and a towel and lots of energy. The sessions are free but in order to keep our services for gay men sustainable we rely on your generous donations
(most people give $5 to $10).
The class starts at 7 sharp and there is no late entry.
Just drop in any Friday at 7pm or call for more information 604.488.1001
When: Weekly on Fridays
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street
Cost: By donation
Want to increase your flexibility? Circulation? Overall health and well-being?
This is an easy-going group without attitude. It is open to men of all levels.
The Scotia Dance Centre has a lounge if you arrive early. Please note that you will be asked to sign in to the building at the front desk and that is where you can get information about which studio we are in and how to find it.
Please bring your own yoga mat and a towel and lots of energy. The sessions are free but in order to keep our services for gay men sustainable we rely on your generous donations
(most people give $5 to $10).
The class starts at 7 sharp and there is no late entry.
Just drop in any Friday at 7pm or call for more information 604.488.1001
GenYoga at Barclay House in the West End
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GenYoga provides hatha yoga practice for older LGBTQ2S adults. Led by a trained practitioner, it is gentle, fully inclusive and geared to beginners as well as longterm practitioners with some attention to mindfulness and breath. Yoga is an eclectic practice that requires no previous experience or specific fitness level. If you can get to Barclay Manor, you can practice yoga with us.
Classes are free, accessible, and drop-in style. Bring a mat, blanket and/or cushion, if you have them. All levels welcome! Date: Wednesdays Time: 1:30 - 3pm Location: Barclay Manor 1447 Barclay Street Cost: Free Detail: Check with the reception on the first floor. Accessibility: This location is wheelchair accessible If you are interested in connecting please contact genyoga@qmunity.ca |
Queer Women's Book Club
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'Non-Scene' Gay Vancouver 20 - 40The "Non-Scene" 20-40 Gay Vancouver Meetup group is just that, a resource for individuals 20-40 years old who are down to make new friends, explore the city, and have fun doing a wide variety of activities typically separate from the gay bar "scene." We are LGBTQ+ friendly and respect is key here. We'd love for you to join the group.
About half of the group events happen during weeknights, and the other half during weekends. To give you a better idea of what we do, possible/upcoming meetups include: - Karaoke - Brunch - Standup/Improv - Art Galleries - Board Games - Special Events, Fright Nights, Fireworks etc. - Rock Climbing / Bouldering- White Caps games - Laser Tag - Theatre - Movie Premieres |