The Rolodex: VI/Gulf Islands Queer Community, Groups and Resources

Below is a collected works of resources and organizations that serve the Queer Community of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

It may not be complete so let us know

(yyjsisters@gmail.com) and we’ll do our best to add it!!

Many thanks to those who have put in to the work to create this document!

This is a living document- It doesn’t belong to US ~ It belongs to everyone!

Love Always,

The Queen City Sisterhood~ The Order the the Moist Brollie

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Victoria non-profit/educational/community-oriented LGBTQ2+

• The Queen City Sisterhood ~ Victoria Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and

• Vancouver Island PWA Society.

Local/Victoria Youth-oriented pages/organizations:

• 2-Spirit,

• Queer, & Trans Youth Drop-In,

• Foundry Victoria (Youth services, very queer/trans friendly),

• Gender Spectacular,

• Lgbtq2+ Hang Out,

• Outlet,

• Trans Tipping Point Project, and

• Queer Peers.

Local/Victoria Trans-specific pages/organizations:

• Chair in Transgender Studies & The Transgender Archives at UVic,

• Gender Spectacular,

• Rainbow Health Cooperative,

• South Island Gender Variant Drop In Group,

• Trans Parent Discussion Group Victoria,

• Trans Tipping Point Project,

• Vancouver Island Transgender Support, andThere is a "secret" local Transmasc Facebook support group - contact Nathan Veenhof for more information.

VI/ Gulf Islands LGBTQ2+ Pride organizations:

• Alberni Valley Pride

• (Alberni Valley Pride -Social Group),

• Alt Pride,

• Comox Valley Pride,

• (Comox Valley LGBTQ2+ and Allies),

• Nanaimo Pride Society

• North Island Pride Society,

• Pender Island Pride,

• Salt Spring Island Pride, and

• Victoria Pride Society.

General LGBTQ2+ pages/organizations (not listed above):

• Ambit Gender Diversity Consulting,

• ColorQoded Collective,

• LOVE CRN,

• ROAR - LGBTQ Refugees,

• onmyplanet.ca,

• XQQ Cross Queer Quarterly,

• Spirit Pride - Victoria, BC,

• Pflag canada - Nanaimo, and

• Plag Canada - Victoria, BC.

LGBTQ2+ Social Groups:

• Red Plaid Society,

• Queer Stitch-craft: Victoria BC,

• The Men's Health and Wellness Program - AVI,

• Queerabilities Victoria,

• Queer Outdoors - Victoria and Vancouver Island, BC,

• Queer Victoria Fitness,

• QVic,

• Queers Get Wet (Victoria),

• Greater Victoria Queer Parents,

• Generous Space - contact Al Lindskoog for more information,

• South Island Gender Variant Drop In Group,

• Victoria Lesbian Seniors Care Society,

• Prime Timers Victoria,

• Vancouver Island Gay Men,

LGBTQ2+ Local Mutual Interest Groups:

• Queer Housing Victoria (B.C.),

• Jobs for Queers Victoria B.C.,

• Queer Exchange Vancouver Island,

• Victoria Queer Xchange (BC Canada),

• Vancouver Island LGBTQIA2s Spoon Sharing Group and Community Support,

Queer Performer Groups:

• #yyjdrag,

• AVIVA Chorus,

• The Rainbow Choir Group,

• VI Queer Performers,

• Stashes and Lashes Performers,

Queer Art Productions/Troupes

• The Staches and Lashes Collective,

• King Fling ,

• For The Love of Drag,

• Phamus Production,

• WIG Productions,

• Capital City Drag,

• Haus of Occult,

• House of Gabor,

• OutSTAGES,

For Additional Local Resources:

• https://viqueercollective.com/,

• https://transvancouverisland.ca,

• https://www.victoriapinkpages.ca/,

Queer Friendly Business/Sponsors

• https://viciouspoodle.com/

• https://www.fodlounge.com/