Events
Pride Celebrations + Festivals
Get information on Pride events all over BC! As the Pride season arrives, this site is updated on a rolling basis.
- An Evening in Support of CampOUT! – June 4
- Wellbeing Walk & Roll – Really Gay History Tour – June 19
- 2024 UBC Pride Connect: 2SLGBTQIA+ faculty and staff reception – June 26
Local Queer Businesses to Support!
Note: This is a feature of local businesses, not a paid advertisement!
This “gayest lil’ gift shop in all the land” (as declared by Brandy herself) is home to various goods from clothing to posters + cards and even some candy! All products are designed by Brandy to reflect the pride in her queer art and identity.
Struggling to find the perfect little card or trinket for a friend or partner? Little Rainbow Paper Co.’s got you covered! Designed “for the 2SLGBTQ+ by the 2SLGBTQ+”, this queer-owned shop has everything from greeting cards to enamel pins to stationery!
Despite its multiple locations around the lower mainland (including UBC’s campus), it may not be known that this coffee franchise is queer-owned! Beyond just coffee and tea (including the beans and leaves), they offer gear for all your brewing needs!
Awl Together Leather – #101-1183 Odlum Dr, Vancouver
Female* and Queer-owned by Ariss and Tess, Awl Together Leather works to repair, alter, restore, and even make some custom items. With their work, they have been able to keep thousands of items out of landfill since April 2021, in the spirit of working “Awl Together” (an Awl is a common leather tool)!
*Ariss is non-binary/trans! Due to a lack of encompassing phrases for women and non-binary, queer-owned businesses, Ariss and Tess have settled on this term for the time being
Big Bro’s Barbershop – 1685 Nanaimo Street, Reopening at 2375 East Broadway, Vancouver
Proudly trans owned and operated, Big Bro’s is a beauty and resource centre, offering services and products for hair, gender affirmation, and more without the trouble. They are currently planning to relocate, but will be available throughout the Pride season, and re-open around late September!
Peau De Loup – 1529 Venables St, Vancouver
Also known as the Proudly Different League, Peau de loup advocates for genderless fashion, all while using up-cycled fabrics! There’s no need to go looking in gendered sections in this store – their clothes are for all identities.
Lanesplit Cycles – 882 E Hastings St, Vancouver
For all the Vancouver cyclers, Lanesplit Cycles is the place to go for accessible and inclusive bike repair. This trans-owned repair shop features founder Reylinn (they/she) and repairers Janis (she/her) and Johnny (they/he)!
Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium – 1238 Davie Street, Vancouver
Offers a wide selection of queer reads, trans gear (eg. binders, packers), fun clothing, and more! This shop has a three decades-long history, having stood in the face of censorship and harassment in order to provide a friendly, non-judgemental environment for queer folx past, present, and future.
Queer Reads at the Libraries
UBC Library
Vancouver Public Library
