The Legend of the Lesbian Toaster • What's On Queer Magazine From Anita Bryant’s attacks to Ellen’s sitcom, the legend of the lesbian toaster is proof that the community always gets the last laugh.

The legend of the lesbian toaster oven - now you know!

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Your Venus Sign: A Cosmic Guide to Love and Connection • What's On Queer Magazine What does your Venus sign reveal about the unique energy you bring to your relationships? Learn your romantic style, attraction, and love language according to your Venus astrological sign

Your venus sign - a cosmic guide to love and connection. Forget sun signs—your Venus placement is the true ruler of your heart. 💖 🔮✨

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What Holds Us: On relationship, resistance, and the revolution that begins within • What's On Queer Magazine Clayre Sessoms reflects on the exhaustion of navigating biased systems and why communal connection, rather than just clinical care, is what truly sustains the 2SLGBTQiA+ community. Would you like me ...

What Holds Us. Clayre Sessoms, a trans and neurodivergent therapist, shares a vital reflection on how the 2SLGBTQiA+ community survives through relationship and resistance. Systems may be slow, but our care for each other is immediate. 🏳️‍⚧️✨

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Written in the Stars: Queering the Zodiac - Your birth chart offers a celestial mirror that we have fun looking at through a queer lens.

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Multi award winning costume designer Rafaella Rabinovich and queer joy character creator Ryan Leslie Fisher bring home an Emmy® for Dandyland! The creative duo behind the hit web series sat down with Ryan Purdy to discuss their collaborative magic. www.whatsonqueerbc.com/woq-bc-stori...

Bid Boldly: A Silent Auction for PuSh Festival Silent auction 'Bid Boldly: A Silent Auction for PuSh Festival' hosted online at 32auctions.

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival online auction Bid Boldly is officially live. A chance to secure unique experiences, art, and gifts donated by the community, with every winning bid directly supporting performances and visionary artists.

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Joshua Beamish Brings Professional Ballet Home to Vancouver • What's On Queer Magazine Artistic Director Joshua Beamish sits down with Laura Murray to discuss the launch of Ballet Vancouver and their debut program, "After the Rain & Other Works." A major milestone for the city and t...

Joshua Beamish Brings Professional Ballet Home to Vancouver

Artistic Director Beamish sits down with Laura Murray to discuss the launch of Ballet Vancouver and their debut program, "After the Rain & Other Works."

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Queering the Wise Hall in April. - The WISE Hall and Lounge are keeping the community spirit alive with a stacked April calendar. Here is your guide to the queer-friendly picks for the month ahead.

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What is TMVII? - Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) is an easily treated fungal skin infection gaining attention within 2SLGBTQiA+ communities. Get informed here:

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VIFF Queering Cinema - Longing, Belonging, and the Queering of Desire. Apr 1 – 29 | Curated by Fay Nass. Compliments of the VIFF we have a fantastic ticket giveaway - two lucky winners will each receive a 5-pack of tickets, value $65. Link in bio!

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VIFF Queering Cinema - "A meditation on exile and the fragile hope of beginning again." Curator Fay Nass brings a transformative lens to the VIFF Centre with Queering Cinema: Longing/Belonging. April 1-29

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Rising Through the Fray - Mar 27, 3:00 pm: Q&A with the filmmaker - Welcoming players from across 30 Indigenous Nations, Indigenous Rising is a roller derby team with a difference.

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Student Housing Done Right: How to Budget and Find the Ideal Property • WOQ Supporters Finding the right place to live while studying can be just as stressful as picking your classes. Whether you're heading off to university for the first time… housing will affect your academic focus, s...

Student Housing Done Right in BC - Finding the right place to live while studying can be just as stressful as picking your classes. We've got advice, links and some Pro Tips to help students safely find their home away from home.

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Building Queer Community in Business: Meet CQCC and The FAM • What's On Queer Magazine The FAM - open to all self-identified 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs and professionals across Canada - promised to bridge the gap between local innovation and national opportunity.

The FAM - open to all self-identified 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs and professionals across Canada - promised to bridge the gap between local innovation and national opportunity. Read more - "Building Queer Community in Business: Meet CQCC and The FAM"

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The Unapologetic Queer Excellence of the Vancouver Goldeneyes • What's On Queer Magazine Women's hockey is having a moment. From Emerance Maschmeyer to the "baby gays" in the stands, the Vancouver Goldeneyes are leading a revolution of queer joy on ice.

The Unapologetic Queer Excellence of the Vancouver Goldeneyes. The rise of the Goldeneyes represents more than elite women’s hockey. It reflects a broader cultural shift in who gets to belong in sport.

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Motherland: Fort Salem fan convention: “City Drop” debuts this Fall • What's On Queer Magazine This October, Vancouver—the very city where the Bellweather Unit came to life—will host City Drop, the first-ever dedicated Motherland: Fort Salem fan convention in North America.

The Bellweather Unit is reporting for duty in Vancouver! 🫡🌲

So excited to see "City Drop" bringing a #MotherlandFortSalem con to the city where it was filmed. A huge moment for 2SLGBTQiA+ visibility in genre TV. ⚔️🌈

Check out the guest list and ticket info:

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New to Camping? Starting With Your Vehicle Is the Easiest Way In • What's On Queer Magazine When I first started thinking about camping, I’ll admit it felt intimidating. There was gear to buy, systems to figure out, weather to worry about, and that quiet anxiety that I’d forget something imp...

New to Camping? Karin and Jude share some tips - www.whatsonqueerbc.com/woq-bc-stori...

Two more amazing ticket giveaways on our Enter to Win page. The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival's Bardaje and the RIO Theatre's Happiest Drag Show on Earth. Enter to Win here www.whatsonqueerbc.com/enter-to-win

From Altitude to Pride: A Shared Winter Story in Whistler • What's On Queer Magazine From a small gathering of gay skiers in 1992 to a reimagined winter Pride launching in 2026, Whistler’s story has always been rooted in shared days on the mountain and long nights in good company.

From a handful of gay skiers in 1992 to a reimagined winter Pride in 2026, Whistler’s Pride story has always been about sharing the mountain and finding community. A new chapter begins with the Whistler Pride Festival 2026.

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A Year’s End, A New Beginning: Resolutions Through Time and Through Me • What's On Queer Magazine Every year, as the last hours of December slip away, I find myself caught in the familiar ritual of making New Year’s resolutions. It’s almost automatic now—the quiet moment where I step away from the...

Resolutions aren’t just about success or failure. They’re about hope. And hope, I think, is the real magic of New Year’s Eve.

Karin Shard shares here thoughts on New Year's Resolutions.

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Early bird registration for Vancouver Dodgeball League's Women's/Non-Binary Division! • What's On Queer Magazine Join Vancouver Dodgeball League’s Women’s/Non-Binary Division. Early bird registration open for Season 38. Inclusive dodgeball, new friends, and Tuesday night games.

A new season of women’s and non-binary dodgeball is coming to Vancouver. Early bird registration is open for VDL Season 38, a Tuesday night draft league focused on fun, community, and inclusive play. No experience needed, everyone makes playoffs.

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Community Care that Celebrates the TRUE You: inQlusive Reach • What's On Queer Magazine Inclusive care and everyday support services for the 2SLGBTQiA+ community in Vancouver. Book trusted, identity-affirming care with inQlusive Reach.

A new start-up in Vancouver is building inclusive care, support, and everyday services for the 2SLGBTQiA+ community. inQlusive Reach connects people with trusted care providers from home and personal care to tech, travel, and pet support.

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Hidden Gems: The Best Queer Indie Games for Every Type of Player • WOQ Supporters I have spent decades at my keyboard, both as a writer and a gamer, and I have seen the industry change in ways I never thought possible. For a long time, the stories I saw on screen did not reflect th...

Hidden Gems: The Best Queer Indie Games for Every Type of Player

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Fortune Feimster is appearing at the Orpheum with her new Taking Care of Biscuits comedy tour, and she’s bringing the laughs just in time for the end of the year. At the Orpheum December 30.

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Enter to win 2 tickets to TESTO by Wet Mess - PuSh Festival in Vancouver. A solo performance looks at testosterone, masculinity, gender, and power through movement, comedy, and direct audience engagement questioning how bodies are shaped by social expectations.

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Gifting with heart this season • What's On Queer Magazine T’is the season and many of us are looking for places and ways to give. Here’s a list that will help you get started!

Gifting with heart this season - T’is the season and many of us are looking for places and ways to give. Here’s a list that will help you get started!

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Looking for help? We have an updated 2SLGBTQiA+ Resources area you're gonna love!

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The Sweet Story of Gingerbread - Every December, the smell of gingerbread fills my kitchen and it's a scent that feels like coming home. No matter how old I get, that aroma takes me right back to childhood. Karin shares the history and magic of gingerbread.

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Giveaway alert! The iconic Andy Bell, frontman of legendary synth pop duo Erasure, plays the Vogue Theatre on December 3. To celebrate we're giving away two pairs of tickets from our friends at @mrgliveoffical. Here's the link to enter

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