Qmunity Moving To New Home Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announced today that Qmunity will be part of a redevelopment project at the corner of Davie and Burrard Streets with a purpose built facility for Qmunity. The announcement took place at the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia breakfast. “This is a very exciting moment ...

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Stack The Rack: Benefit for Qmunity An elegant wine-tasting event presented by Vancity benefiting Qmunity. The event takes place on Tuesday, November 29th at Telus Garden, 510 W Georgia Street. Qmunity is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, BC that works to improve queer and trans lives. Qmunity provides a safer space for LGBTQ/2S people ...

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Have you seen this happen to your loved one’s and friends who are seniors and need senior housing or hospital care. Despite the advance and strides made in the LGBT community, seniors face challenges most of use don’t think about often or at all. It’s a truly scary realization for many LGBT seniors who fear ...

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Qmunity’s board of directors announced on June 1 that C.J. Rowe has been chosen as their new executive director. C.J. Rowe, who identifies as a genderqueer butch, has previously worked as a University of British Columbia diversity advisor and helped to develop CampOUT!, a camping experience for queer youth. Rowe has also worked as a ...

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B.C.’s queer resource centre Qmunity announced on March 16 that executive director Dara Parker will be leaving the non-profit organization. Parker became Qmunity’s executive director in May 2012, taking over from Jennifer Breakspear. Parker’s last day will be March 30. Parker has accepted a position as executive director of Social Venture Partners Vancouver. SVP helps ...

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B.C.’s queer resource centre Qmunity is gearing up to develop its new 10,000-square foot West End community centre after receiving a $10 million grant from the City of Vancouver in December 2013. Although a specific site for the building has yet to be identified, Qmunity sought to better understand the needs and priorities of the ...

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Vancouver Pride Kick Off Event Vancouver Frontrunners are thrilled to announce the return of PRIDE Run & Walk for its 11th annual year, kicking off Vancouver Pride Societies Pride Week on Saturday July 25th. Before you know it Pride will be here and getting warmed up is the Vancouver Front Runners. How did this all ...

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Qmunity held a consultation dialogue today on Building Community.  The event was organized through the Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue at the SFU’s Segal Building on Granville. There is about $10 million set aside for a new community centre but this conference was not about real estate it was truly about building community. The ...

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