🏳️‍🌈 Calling all 55+ 2SLGBTQIA+ folks across British Columbia!

Join QMUNITY for a virtual drop-in, where you can connect, chat, and build community from the comfort of home.

Whether you want to share stories, seek support, or just enjoy some friendly company, this space is for you. 🌈⁠ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

⁠When: 2:30 - 3:30 pm every Thursday

Email seniors@qmunity.ca for the Zoom meeting link⁠. 🔗

Let’s come together, no matter where you are in B.C. See you online! 💜

Dear Sher Vancouver Family,

As we approach the holiday season, I want to take a moment to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with love, peace, and joy.

For many LGBTQ+ South Asians, Christmas can be a time of alienation and loneliness, but it is also a time when we create our own chosen families. Sher Vancouver is one such family—a vibrant, supportive, and loving community that embraces each of us for who we are.

This Christmas, let us remember that we are never truly alone. We have each other. The spirit of Christmas shines brightly in us, reflecting the kindness, compassion, and resilience that define our community. We bring hope and cheer to those around us, even as we face our own struggles. Gay, after all, means happy—and our joy is a gift we share with the world.

I hope to see many of you at the Sher Christmas Dosti Project Monthly Meet-Up at Solid State on December 21, 2024. And to those of you joining my seasonal gathering for staff, board, sponsors, donors, and key community partners, I look forward to celebrating with you.

If at any time during the holidays you feel the need for connection, my door is always open. Whether it’s to visit Grandma J, share a cup of chai, or simply chat, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Together, we can make the impossible possible.

May the holiday season fill your heart with hope, your spirit with peace, and your days with love. Remember, you are cherished, valued, and never alone.

Peace and Love Always,

Alex Sangha 
Founder of Sher Vancouver 
Co-founder of the Sundar Prize Film Festival

QMUNITY invites you to our Winter Warm-Up event 3-6 pm Wed Dec 18th!

Blenz Coffee on Davie & Bute will be hosting us for cozy drinks and snacks. Food and beverages are on us 😀

This event will be in conjunction with our open house. The location of our seniors-centred event will be at Blenz in order to provide an accessible space for our program participants. But those who are interested and able to climb stairs are welcome to check out our office space and join in some holiday-oriented activities!

Please see the Eventbrite page / attached poster for more details.

If you would like to attend, please contact me at seniors@qmunity.ca or call our front desk at 604 684 5307.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Warmly,
Allie King│Seniors Programs Coordinator | Pronouns She/Her│

QMUNITY, BC’s Queer, Trans & Two- Spirit Resource Centre│Coast Salish Territories│1170 Bute Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 1Z6