by real.talk | Aug 19, 2023 | CQC Past Events
Connecting Queer Communities hosted a booth at New West Pride. On Saturday, August 19th, Connecting Queer Communities closed out our busy Pride boothing season with the New Westminster Pride Festival. We set up a booth on Columbia Street, brought group...
by real.talk | Aug 17, 2023 | News
Connecting Queer Communities represented at the annual posAbilities BBQ! On Thursday, August 17th, Connecting Queer Communities hosted a booth at the annual posAbilities summer BBQ at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Our Peer Coordinator Alison teamed up...
by real.talk | Aug 17, 2023 | CQC Past Events
Alison and Sharon represented CQC at the annual posAbilities Summer BBQ. On Thursday, August 17th, Alison and Sharon set up among many other booths at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby for the annual...
by real.talk | Aug 14, 2023 | CQC Past Events
CQC headed to our second-ever Condom Packing Party with the Health Initiative for Men (HIM) at the Pumpjack Pub. Little did we know that the event had actually been cancelled! Our group members re-convened and quickly decided to make the most of the night, and headed...
by real.talk | Aug 6, 2023 | CQC Past Events
CQC marched in the brand new Pride Parade route, with a record 100,000 people in the crowd On Sunday, August 6th, Connecting Queer Communities celebrated a grand end to a busy Pride weekend by joining QMUNITY in marching in the 2023 Vancouver Pride Parade. This year,...
by real.talk | Aug 5, 2023 | CQC Past Events
CQC had a blast at the Vancouver Dyke March Festival. On Saturday, August 5th, Connecting Queer Communities set up a booth at the Vancouver Dyke March Festival and brough group members out to participate! There was so much to see and do, live performances, food...
by real.talk | Aug 4, 2023 | CQC Past Events
CQC marched in the Vancouver Trans March down Commercial Drive, and had the most incredible time. On Friday, August 4th, Connecting Queer Communities joined the 2023 Vancouver Trans March. We met up at Clark Park, and listened to speakers talk about the importance of...
by real.talk | Aug 3, 2023 | CQC Past Events
On the eve of Pride Weekend, CQC gathered to host a banner decorating party! We made a banner for the upcoming Pride events. We had some beautiful artwork and designs, spread out across two full-length banners. We plan to use them in all of the upcoming...
by real.talk | Aug 3, 2023 | News
A great article from Canada’s music & lifestyle magazine Chart Attack. This piece not only covers the importance of adaptive sex toys, it also discusses why schools need a sexual health curriculum aimed specifically at people with disabilities. Sex Toys and...
by real.talk | Jul 28, 2023 | CQC Past Events
The second Queer Movie Night was great. We got together, ate some dinner (pizza this time) and watched some more episodes of the Netflix series Special about a gay twentysomething man with cerebral palsy. Some...
by real.talk | Jul 22, 2023 | CQC Past Events
We had a wonderful sunny day staffing the Connecting Queer Communities booth at Burnaby Pride. We gave out info, helping people make buttons, talking about the Disability Pride Flag… We got to meet some fabulous people. And fabulous dogs. And fabulous dinosaurs....
by real.talk | Jun 29, 2023 | CQC Past Events
The first Queer Movie Night was a big success! 7 folks gathered at the BACI New West offices to eat some dinner together, hang out, and watch some of the Netflix comedy series Special, about a young gay man with Cerebral Palsy. We ate Vietnamese food and discussed the...
by real.talk | Jun 24, 2023 | CQC Past Events
CQC had a booth at Surrey Pride 2023 where we let folks know about our organization and what we offer. We also told people about upcoming events, and helped people design and make their own buttons with their own pride slogans! We also offered ear plugs and stim toys...
by real.talk | Jun 23, 2023 | CQC Past Events
We went to Celebrities 2SLGBTQIA+ night club to see a performance of the Luminesque queer dance troupe. The show was fantastic, the club was hot, and we got to meet some great new folks – both audience members and performers....
by real.talk | Jun 21, 2023 | Resources
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has a sexual rehabilitation service. It can provide information and support for people with physical disabilities and their staff teams. They can assist folks who are wanting more out of their sex lives (solo or partnered) and facing...
by real.talk | Jun 20, 2023 | CQC Past Events
Connecting Queer Communities hosted a ‘Pushing Buttons’ booth at the Festival of Flourishing. On Tuesday, June 20th, Connecting Queer Communities set up a booth at posAbilities’ Festival of Flourishing at the Italian Cultural Centre. We...
