A Cast of 400+ Will Amaze and Delight as SHINE presents THE ARTS SHINE is a showcase of Vancouver’s extraordinary talent. Not only do the volunteers, models (over 200), fashion designers, hair salons, hair stylists, make-up artists, singers, dancers, choreographers, musicians, and of course some of Vancouver’s most prominent Drag Queens give of their time ...

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Follow the Path to Equality Each Sunday, and during Pride Week Jul 22 to Aug 4, Forbidden Vancouver will host walking tours that will take locals and visitors on a tour of Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ history. The tour starts at 2 PM and lasts about 2.5 hours. Starting out at the Vancouver City Centre Skytrain Station ...

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2018 FESTIVAL TO SPOTLIGHT TWO-SPIRIT IDENTITIES, TRANS WOMEN ON SCREEN, QUEEER ARTISTS, AND YOUTH Out On Screen’s 30th Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) is pleased to announce its 2018 Visiting Artist in Residence, Indigenous filmmaker Thirza Cuthand along with Local Artists in Residence Jen Sungshine and David Ng of Love Intersections. VQFF also announces today ...

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All Queer slate of Candidates to run in Vancouver’s Municipal Election Vancouver declared 2018 Year of the Queer and IDEA Vancouver has announced an all queer slate for the upcoming Vancouver municipal elections on October 20th, 2018. Meeting at Nelson Park on June 12th, the IDEA team was introduced and the first of many to ...

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Festivities Feature More Than a Dozen Exhibitions, Performances, Parties, and Panels, Giving Platform to Often Unheard Voices and Stories Vancouver, BC – Queer Arts Festival (QAF) marks its landmark tenth anniversary with the multidisciplinary summer celebration DECADEnce, running June 16 to 28, 2018 at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. The annual festival, which also ...

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Petition Against Conversion Therapy Gains Momentum It’s hard to believe, but conversion therapy is still ongoing in British Columbia. Considered a barbaric practice, practitioners of conversion therapy use techniques such as shock therapy, brainwashing, and other unproven methods. Did you know? In British Columbia, the cost of conversion therapy can be covered with the use ...

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Helping Those Who Face Rejection Gay Muslims United started on January 1, 2018 and already has over 12K Facebook followers. Founder and Executive Director, Yusuf Celik, started the Ottawa group to create a family like atmosphere for LGBTQ Muslims who are abandoned by their communities and families. Most members are immigrants and refugees who have ...

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Princess Cyd, and High Fantasy The Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth takes place April 8 – 14, 2108. Two films are of special interest to the LGBTQ2+ community. Princess Cyd may be the most underrated film as it has flown under the radar of many major festivals, but has begun to pop ...

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