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Updated Youth Drop-In Schedule 🫶⁠ ⁠ Our 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Weekly Drop-ins are here to keep you connected, creative, and supported 💛🏳️‍🌈 ⁠ ⁠ Keep an eye out for our alternative location Friday drop-ins throughout the summer, accessing accessible spaces and exploring the community. ⁠ Join us in-person or online:⁠ 🎨 Queer Craft-In (14–25) – Thursdays 4–6 PM⁠ 🌈 GAB Youth Drop-In (14–25) – Fridays 4–6 PM⁠ 💻 GAB Junior Online (10–13) – Alternating Thursdays 5–6 PM⁠ ⁠ Email [email protected] for details and to stay up to date on our drop-in activities! ⁠ Come hang out, make friends, and build community. We can’t wait to see you! 💫

Weekly Drop-in Schedule for Adults 55+⁠ ⁠ Our 2SLGBTQIA+ programs for seniors and older adults are here to help you move, build community, and more. Our goal is to support 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors across BC. Join us for an in-person or online drop-in and see what it's all about. ⁠ ⁠ 🌈QMUNITY Gathers - Mondays at 1 PM⁠ 🧘GenYoga - Wednesdays at 9:30 AM⁠ 🥗GNH Lunch - Wednesdays from 12 - 1 PM⁠ 💻QMUNITY Gathers Online Thursdays at 2:30 PM⁠ ⁠ Email [email protected] to register or visit qmunity.ca/seniors⁠ ⁠ Make some friends, learn more about our events, and connect with other 2SLGBTQIA+ folks 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

QMUNITY's Legal Clinic has a variety of services for you to access. ⁠ ⁠ Here are our current Fingerprinting and Trans ID clinics:⁠ ⁠ Trans ID Clinic⁠ 📍150 - 900 Howe St⁠ 📅First and third Wednesdays and third Friday of every month.⁠ ⁠ 💻Appointments and walk-ins subject to availability.⁠ ⁠ What to bring:⁠ 🪪BC ID (Licenses, BCID, Service Card)⁠ 📄Immigration documents, if applicable⁠ 📋Breakdown of what each application requires⁠ ⁠ Fingerprinting Clinic⁠ 📍150 - 900 Howe St⁠ ⁠ 📅 Approximately once every two months, from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm on the third Wednesday of the month.⁠ ⁠ 💻The fingerprinting clinic is by appointment only. ⁠ ⁠ What to bring:⁠ 🪪BC ID (Licenses, BCID, Service Card)

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, & Transphobia is today 💖🌈🏳️‍⚧️⁠ ⁠ Today, we call on all queer and trans allies to go beyond acceptance and understand what liberation means. ⁠ ⁠ Marsha P Johnson said, "No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us" ⁠

Your voice matters in shaping a safer healthcare system. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⁠ ⁠ When healthcare-related harm happens, the B.C. Ministry of Health wants to ensure its review processes actually work for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. We know our community faces unique barriers like discrimination and a lack of cultural safety, and we want to change that.⁠ ⁠ @qmunity and @sagah.ca are hosting 3 dates of a Community Engagement Workshop to hear directly from you. Your feedback will help inform real changes to provincial healthcare policy and practice.⁠ ⁠ 🌈Three dates, one workshop⁠ ⁠ ✨ Have your say: Help us make healthcare reviews safer, more accessible, and more meaningful for everyone.⁠ ⁠ Join one of the following workshop dates (Link in bio):⁠ 🩷Tuesday, May 26th (In-Person)⁠ 💙Tuesday, June 9th (Virtual)⁠ 💚Tuesday, June 23rd (In-Person) ⁠ ⁠ In-Person workshops will be held at TRAC, 150-900 Howe St. in Downtown Vancouver, BC.⁠ ⁠ All responses are anonymous and will be used to improve B.C.’s Patient Care Quality Program.

All of Qmunity’s peer groups are looking to recruit more volunteer facilitators! Those with specific needs are below:⁠ ⁠ Authentically “Other” - group for nonbinary, gender diverse, and gender nonconforming folks⁠ 💖Specifically seeking queer co-facilitators who are trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit, gender diverse, or otherwise not cisgender⁠ ⁠ Parents of Trans Kids - group for parents of trans folks of any age ⁠ 🌈Specifically looking for parents with younger trans kids who are interested in co-facilitating⁠ ⁠ TransGathering - social group for trans people⁠ ⁠ TransMedical - folks discussing medical transition⁠ ⁠ Trans + Loved Ones - group for folks who love trans people ⁠ 🏳️‍⚧️Specifically looking for Two Spirit, non-binary and transmasc co-facilitators ⁠ ⁠ Queer Love in Colour: QTBIPOC social and wellness group⁠ 🤎Specifically looking for queer QTBIPOC facilitators to take over the group⁠ ⁠ Aces and Aros - group for Asexual and Aromantic people⁠ 💜Specifically looking for facilitators with ace/aro lived experience ⁠ ⁠ BiFocus - group for bisexual, pansexual, and non-monosexual folks⁠ 🩷Specifically looking for facilitators who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or non-monosexual ⁠ ⁠ Queer Love X - non-monogamy support group⁠ 💛Specifically looking for facilitators who are non-monogamous or polyamorous ⁠ ⁠ New 2SLGBTQIA+ Peer Group Idea? Pitch it to us! We’re interested⁠ 💫 Volunteer-led⁠ 💬 Discussion-based⁠ 💻Run online (typically over Zoom) or in-person at the Qmunity office/VPL⁠ ⁠ Reach out to [email protected] if you have questions or are interested in facilitating a peer group. ⁠

New GAB Youth Drop-In! 💫⁠ ⁠ Join us for a meal and good times at Gordon Neighbourhood House this May 22 from 3-5:30 PM⁠ ⁠ Email [email protected] with questions or for more information

New Peer Group!💬🌈⁠ ⁠ Queerodiverse is a welcoming peer support group for Two-Spirit, queer, and trans folks who are neurodivergent, self-identify as neurodivergent, or are curious and exploring. Whether you have a formal diagnosis, are self-diagnosed, or are still wondering: you belong here. ⁠ ⁠ This group embraces the full spectrum of neurodiversity, including autism, ADHD/ADD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s, OCD, and other neurodivergent identities.⁠ ⁠ Queerodiverse is a space grounded in respect, curiosity, and shared understanding. Together, we create a supportive environment to connect, share experiences, explore identity, and build community without judgment or pressure.⁠ ⁠ The group is facilitated by Jeremy Williams (he/they), an AuDHD Master Practitioner of Clinical Counselling, ADHD Certified Clinical Service Provider, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist.⁠ ⁠ Jeremy brings both professional training and lived experience with ADHD and autism, offering a grounded, affirming presence while centering peer connection and shared voices. ⁠ ⁠ Email [email protected] to join! ⁠ Visit qmunity.ca/groups for more details

Today we want to feature @unyayouth (Urban Native Youth Association) and the work that they do for 2SLGBTQIA+ Indigenous youth in our community. ⁠ ⁠ UNYA’s Two-Spirit Collective is a program for self-identifying Indigenous youth ages 15 to 30 who identify as Two-Spirit and/or LGBTQ2S+.⁠ ⁠ They hold space for you to explore identity, build community, and connect with affirming, culturally rooted support.⁠ ⁠ And are here to celebrate who you are, your journey, your voice, your power.⁠ ⁠ Contact: [email protected] to join⁠ ⁠ Please consider a donation to UNYA. You can even donate your recycling refund! ♻️ Swipe to see how!

May 5th is coming up, and we wanted to share a list of events and activations happening across the province to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit folks. ⁠ ⁠ MMWIG isn't just a day of significance to observe. This day marks the very real and ongoing oppressive crisis happening to Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit folks. MMWIG is about ongoing action, awareness and Indigenous knowledge. ⁠ ⁠ This MMWIG do something actionable, more than just wearing a red shirt. You can donate, attend an event, join a memorial walk, and wear a red shirt on May 5th. And continue to listen to Indigenous knowledge keepers.

@qmunity x @portalawbc are back with another webinar! ⁠ ⁠ This time, we are talking about what the law says when a workplace becomes so toxic that staying feels impossible. This session will help workers: - understand the difference between lawful management and bullying or harassment; - recognize when an employer’s actions may amount to constructive dismissal; and - learn practical options for responding before resigning. Participants will leave with tools and knowledge to protect themselves, assert their rights, and consider alternatives to being forced out of a job.⁠ ⁠ Join us on May 21st from 12-1 PM ⁠ This presentation is virtual. Sign up at the link in our bio

Today is Lesbian Visibility Day 🧡🤍🩷⁠ ⁠ Did you know Vancouver was the site of Canada's first Dyke March? In 1981, a group of 200 lesbians took to the streets chanting: "Look over here, look over there, lesbians are everywhere!"⁠ ⁠ This unofficial march became Canada's first Dyke March, leading to similar events across the country in future years. Each year, our very own @vancouverdykemarch continues this tradition right here every Pride season. ⁠ ⁠ If you haven't already, we encourage you to follow @vancouverdykemarch and support their efforts to bring sapphic community together each year 💖⁠ ⁠ We also compiled some more bits of history and a list of lesbian artists to check out on our blog. Head to qmunity.ca/reasources to read more! Link in bio 🔗