News from sagah! Our report on the state of
2S/TNB healthcare in 'BC' is finally here.

Reaching for Our Bodies is the outcome of over a year of collaborative study, consultation, and review, drawing from a breadth of medical and interdisciplinary literature and receiving support in coalition from multiple leading 2S/LGBTQIA+, feminist, and allied organizations in BC and beyond.

This report makes over 50 actionable recommendations to the Ministry of Health, some of which extend to interworking ministries, the province, and the federal government. Meeting with a friendly MLA? Take it with you to share with them what needs to be done.

Read and learn how policy makers in B.C. can make needed improvements to the healthcare and related supports available to 2S/TNB people, who deserve health equity and the support to live in safety. | pdf

It may be cold outside, but inside the radiator is nice and warm. ❄️

Join QMUNITY for our annual open house event, Winter Warm Up! ⛄️ [ image ]

We will have snacks, warm drinks, games, karaoke, bingo, and prizes! 🥳

Thursday December 18, 2025 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm at two locations:

• Location one: 1170 Bute Street, QMUNITY's offices

• Location two: accessible Holigays event for our seniors program at Blenz on Davie

RSVP is not necessary to attend.
Bring a friend and come mingle with us as we head into the winter season! 😀 ❄️ 🎁 🥊 ⛄️

Nov. 20 annually is our Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) - which memorializes those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. The day was founded to draw attention to the continued violence directed toward transgender people.

This TDoR please join us at two back-to-back Nov 20 events in Vancouver, plus a Nov 23 vigil.

Trans Day of Remembrance [all ages] Gathering

Join us for an all ages gathering and drop-in for 2SLGBTQIA+ community members to hold space and be together away from the public eye.

Live music, letter writing, drag performances, and healing as we mark this year’s Trans Day of Remembrance

• Date: November 20, 2025

• Time: 5 - 7 pm

• Location: The Birdhouse, 44 west 4th [ map ]

• RSVP: This event is drop-in - we only ask for RSVP here to see how many folks to expect, but anyone can come by at anytime

Nov 20: Vancouver Trans March and sagah are hosting a Vigil at MacLean Park at 7 pm [ map ]. We will be shortening our program to end around 6:45 to give folks time to head to the park or the vigil. We encourage our community to attend both events if possible to recognize Trans Day of Remembrance.

Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil

November 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance, a time for honoring our Trans siblings taken too soon and holding grief in community. Each year we (St. Andrews-Wesley United Church) host a vigil to provide a safe space for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community to gather together and through ritual and ceremony honour their loved ones.

We would like to invite you to join us for this contemplative service for Trans Day of Remembrance. This evening will feature music from the Quayside Voices and a reflection from Rev. Lauren Kirkey, co- founder of the Saige Foodbank for the Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender diverse community. The vigil commemorates all transgender people lost to violence and lifts up those who are continuing to work for trans rights.

• What: Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil

• When: 7 pm Sunday, November 23, 2025

• Where: St. Andrews-Wesley United Church [ map ]

Thank you for the life saving, life affirming work that you do here in our city for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

In Community,
Karis Dimas-Lehndorf (she, her, hers)
Social Justice and Community Lay Minister 
2SLGBTQIA+ Facilitator for Women and Non-Binary Folks
lgbtq@standrewswesley.com 

CoV: Transgender, Gender Diverse,
Two-Spirit (TGD2S) Action Plan / Survey

The City of Vancouver is renewing it's Transgender, Gender Diverse, Two-Spirit (TGD2S) Action Plan, with a focus on making TGD2S communities safe & included.

• Make your voices heard (“not us, without us”) - take the survey !

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