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!

For Christmas time, you want to give something nice and thoughtful, yet also something that that person will be able to either use very often, something they might find handy, or something that will always remind them of you.

Every December, the smell of gingerbread fills my kitchen — that perfect mix of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, wrapped in the deep sweetness of molasses. It’s a scent that feels like coming home.

It may be cold outside, but inside the radiator is nice and warm. Join QMUNITY for our annual open house event, Winter Warm Up! ⁠Two locations. Dec 18.

Family visits over the holiday can be stressful enough for our community, but top that with family members coming at you with all sorts of conspiracy theories can be upsetting.

Then when your loved ones are missing you, they can burn your candle to feel you and your well wishes for them in a way that is much more tangible than a video call.

Winter Social for the 2STGD Community and their friends and family. Dec 20.

We’re a little late getting this list to you this year. If you’re in need of holiday FOOD, HELP, OR HAMPERS, do call or register asap. Ho Ho Ho.

The Dogwood Monarchist Society is a Vancouver-based non-profit that raises funds for 2SLGBTQiA+ charities through the traditions of the Imperial Court System.

Governmental and corporate organizations, as well as private individuals, offer scholarships designed for LGBTQ+ college students.

After Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, online conspiracies claimed the government created the storm in order to clear land for smart cities.

Do you have stories in your pocket? Have you promised yourself you’ll send them into a publisher in 2025? Here’s a grand list calls for submission and contests for the lgbtq2si+ community. Updatd monthly.

After more than 40 years at its Bute Street location, BC’s queer, trans, and Two-Spirit resource centre is building a new 13,000-square-foot home at 981 Davie Street.

Celebrating 50 years, the Rocky Horror Picture Show is messy, camp, and unapologetically strange. A film that doesn’t just include queerness but thrives on it.

The idea of ‘coming out’ in pre 1960s was one that imitated a débutant’s coming out into society. But after the Stonewall Riots, the term took on the overtones of exiting from oppression.

Two Spirit is an Indigenous term that reflects diverse roles and identities rooted in culture, land, and spirit. Its meaning continues to grow as part of both Indigenous resurgence and the 2SLGBTQiA+ community.

It’s official: this February, I’m trading Vancouver’s grey skies for Puerto Vallarta’s sunshine. My flights are booked, my accommodation is reserved, and every time I glance at my calendar, I feel a little electric buzz of excitement.

In this hopeful queer time-travelling love story by local author Sophia Kelly, protagonist Lucy is destined to save the whole world – okay, Vancouver – from the apocalypse.

Nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a city that often surprises first-time visitors. Known historically as a hub for brewing and manufacturing, Milwaukee has transformed into a vibrant cultural destination with world-class museums, iconic tours, and a thriving LGBTQ community.

Annually the January Marie Lapuz Youth Leadership Award is bestowed upon a deserving youth who has demonstrated involvement, commitment and leadership in the 2SLGBTQ+ community across the globe. Dec 31.