Community news: 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors
2SLGBTQIA+ seniors community: Recent news
QUEST+ Café for 2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors
Supporting older adults who identify with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Please join us for an opportunity to come together and connect with fellow 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults.
This month’s cafe will have a social focus. Join us for a casual meal and a viewing of Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things - an entertaining and thought-provoking documentary about staging a Pride Festival in Nunavut.
Meal provided! 😀
When: 4:00 - 6:-00 pm Tuesday April 29, 2025
Where:BNH Brentwood House (2nd floor), 2055 Rosser Avenue, Burnaby
Contact / more information:QUESTPlus@burnabynh.ca
Rainbow Wisdom Café
Rainbow Wisdom Café. Come together with fellow 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults and allies for an afternoon of engaging conversations, fun activities, and educational topics. Enjoy light refreshments while building meaningful connections in a supportive and welcoming space.
This is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences, learn from each other, and celebrate our vibrant community.
Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, in partnership with 411 Seniors Centre, is excited to relaunch Rainbow Wisdom Café!
When: 1st / 3rd Thursday of each month, from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: 411 Seniors Centre, 3502 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC
Contact: Craig Malin at craigm@lmnhs.bc.ca or (236) 777-6561 to register
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QMUNITY 🌻Spring Fling! 🌷Thu Apr 03
QMUNITY Spring Fling 2025
A 55+ Celebration of Renewal & Community!
1 - 4 pm Thursday April 03
Creekside Community Centre
1 Athletes Way
Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B1
Join us at Creekside for free lunch, entertainment, door prizes, and more! Connect with community and enjoy the season!
Accessible space with elevator. Register here!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/qmunty-spring-fling--2025
Contact seniors@qmunity.ca with any questions
Event Timeline
(1:00 - 1:15) Check In
(1:15 - 1:30) L A and W, Band Introduction
(1:30 - 3:00) Serving food
(1:30 - 2:15) First Set
(2:15 - 2:45) Speech / QuIRK-E readings
(2:45 - 3:30) Second Set
(3:30 - 4:00) Door Prizes and Closing
If you need help with registration, please call our front desk at (604) 684-5307.
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.
It will feature Indira (Indi) Riadi, who will be presenting the methods and findings of her Ph.D. research project, focusing on exploring the social determinants of mental health of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors who live in Vancouver’s West End. …
Refreshments provided.
When: 2 - 4 pm Tuesday March 25, 2025
Where: Burnaby Neighbourhood House, 4460 Beresford Street, Burnaby
Contact / RSVP (e-mail): QUESTPlus@burnabynh.ca
Poster (pdf)
Invitation to participate: ArQuives Community Ties community conversation - Vancouver: Sun Mar 9
Invitation to participate:
ArQuives Community Ties community conversation
Vancouver: Sunday March 09, 2025
The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives - with support from Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE; a DSS funder! 🙏) - launched Community Ties: Our Future Together, a community consultation initiative to strengthen The ArQuives, and expand their impact across Canada.
We are starting a national conversation about how The ArQuives can best serve communities across Canada over the next 50 years.
In each city, we’re gathering 15 LGBTQ2+ community members to share challenges, hopes and dreams related to how we Keep Our Stories Alive. There will be a short presentation and friendly facilitation by The ArQuives, and there will be an opportunity to participate in collaborating to make a zine that captures what makes your community great!
In Vancouver, we especially want to reach out to and meet:
LGBTQ2+ community members who already are or might be interested in our programming;
researchers, academics, and media who already or might use The ArQuives’ collections in their work; and
partner organizations, including libraries, archives, museums, arts and heritage organizations, cultural institutions, and other LGBTQ2+ organizations.
We have developed an RSVP form for participants with a brief questionnaire designed to help us prepare for each session (links below). Please share this link with others in your community, especially those from historically marginalized communities.
Honoraria are available for community members for whom attending is not part of their professional duties, and refreshments will be provided.
While we would like to invite anyone who may be able to attend, space and capacity is limited. For folks who are unable to participate on that day, we will have additional opportunities to engage, including virtual one-on-one interviews and an online national survey.
Key links:
Participant outreach page (in English and French)
Participant questionnaire (English)
Questionnaire pour les participants·es (français)
Thanks for your assistance and collaboration! Your insights will be crucial in building a stronger, more connected future for The ArQuives and the communities we serve.
Questions? Contact Nico Mara-McKay (they/iel), Project Coordinator, projectcoordinator@arquives.ca