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We run an assortment of monthly events that are posted on our Facebook, including our monthly board game that we hold on the last Friday of every month.

A field trip to queer friendly places.

Every Wednesday (4:00p.m. — 5:00p.m.) queer refugees and refugee claimants meet to socialize and play board games. We also offer community activities such as social drop-ins, workshops, and celebrations for anyone who is both an LGBTQIA newcomer and was forcibly displaced by persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual characteristics (SOGIESC). We cover activities such as dancing, discussion on queer arts and spirituality, health relationship workshops, support and discussion on mental health, info sessions on name changes, tax filing, Trans Day of Remembrance, learning about decolonization, Pride, sharing food recipes and food talk, and story/art sharing on empowerment of the community. The activities are organized through our members' inputs, feedback, and needs assessment, and they usually happen on Sundays.

TransParent is a non-profit society developed by and for parents and caregivers of trans, gender diverse, and two-spirit people in the Okanagan. We host monthly facilitated in-person support meetings for parents, as well as family social events, guest speakers and educational opportunities. We also moderate and maintain a closed online support group and act as advocates on behalf of families. We provide educational workshops and speak to classes, organizations, and media. We maintain a lending library of books, videos, and other resources to support families.

Transcend is a weekly Nanaimo-based peer support group for 2-spirit, trans, gender diverse and questioning youth aged 12-17 in Nanaimo and the surrounding area. The group is a safe and supportive environment for members to explore their identities, share experiences, and build connections.

UNYA's 2-Spirit Collective provides support, resources, and programming for Indigenous youth, ages 15 - 30, who identify as 2-Spirit or LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender non-conforming along with many other identities), and for those who are questioning their sexual or gender identities.

Under the Umbrella youth group is for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and allies ages 12 - 18.

Trans Peer support is a free peer led community based social support service run by volunteers with lived experience. Our volunteers and those we support represent Trans, Gender diverse, and Two-Spirit individuals ages 12 and over. We offer 1-1 virtual peer support and monthly in-person socials.

Free, facilitated information-sharing, discussion/support group for trans+ and gender-exploring youth ages 13 - 24ish.

Free, weekly after-school trans support drop-in group for gender diverse youth ages 12 - 18. Group is provider-led, and supervised by psych students or social workers.

Latidos Latines is a social group for Spanish-speaking Latinx LGBTQIA+ folks who want to connect with others in that language, in celebration and reflection of cultural heritage as influential on identities, and in sharing information and resources for the community locally. The group meets twice monthly (online and in-person), creating a safer space for the queer Latinx community social connection in BC. As well as celebrating Holidays with good food and music, and focus on building community space by and for Latinx LGBTQIA+ people. The group welcomes Portuguese-speaking Latines, though the facilitators do not speak the language. Portuguese-speaking volunteer facilitators are welcome, too!

Whistler Rainbow Connection (formerly known as Alphabet Soup) is a monthly social gathering where community members of different sexual & gender identities come together to meet new people, hang out, provide support, but most importantly, have fun!