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QUEST+ Café for 2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors
🏳️🌈 Supporting older adults who identify with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community 🏳️⚧️
This café is an opportunity to come together and connect with fellow 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults.
Come socialize with others at our peer-driven, safe, inclusive and accessible monthly cafe, featuring an educational, informational or entertainment focus. Please email us at the address below if you’d like specific information about next month’s cafe!
Refreshments provided! 🙂
When: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: BNH Brentwood House (2nd floor), 2055 Rosser Avenue, Burnaby
Contact / more information: QUESTPlus@burnabynh.ca
Poster [pdf]
DSS End-of-summer Newsletter
Click here to read the latest news at DSS and our broader 2SLGBTQIA+ community! 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 😀
Contents
Welcome
In the First Person: Ed Lee 💬
Call for Participants: Are you a 2SLGBTQIA+ older adult living in Vancouver who could use some support
Upcoming events 🗓️
Recent events
Support 2SLGBTQIA+ community-based research
National news
Join the DSS team
Welcome!
Hello everyone, welcome to the early fall edition of the Dignity Seniors Society newsletter - an opportunity to pause and reflect. We hope you had a pleasant summer, and enjoy the following content.
In the First Person: Ed Lee 💬
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Once Upon A Time: Queer Tales Told 🏳️🌈
In Our Day Queer Storytelling Event – July 30th
The In Our Day Collective showcases the lives, stories, and lived experiences of older 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
By sharing and honoring our collective Queer heritage (our losses and our resilience), we learn from the past, unleash our knowledge, and remember for the future.
Event details
When: 2:00pm - 5:15 pm, Wednesday July 30, 2025
Where: The Improv Centre, Granville Island (Vancouver) | Map
Reserve your spot: Register here!
See the poster for the list of performers.
The In Our Day Collective is supported by Ribbon Community. 👍️
CoV: Chris Morrissey Day
July 22, 2025
City of Vancouver Proclamation
Please see our DSS social media posts for the full graphic and tributes.
[CBC News, 2025-Apr-19] B.C.'s Chris Morrissey, a “fierce” advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ immigration rights, mourned by community. Morrissey, 82, founded LEGIT and Rainbow Refugee, both supporting people fleeing persecution to come to Canada [ link ]
DSS 2024 QT-Elder
QMUNITY: Aging with Pride 2025 🏳️🌈
Celebrate loud, proud, and in good company at our biggest event of the year!
Join us at Gordon Neighbourhood House for a joyful day of festivities, fabulous drag, and a good ol' BBQ. Eat, dance, and party like it’s 2025!
The event will include free hot dogs / veggie dogs + iced tea, live music, drag performances, a photo booth, free rides with Cycling Without Age, and more! | poster
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Date: Thursday August 07, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Gordon Neighbourhood House, 1019 Broughton St., Vancouver [ map ]
Register now - free! (Capped at 100 registrants)
Contact: seniors@qmunity.ca