Sports & Recreation

@queervansoccer

@queervantennis

This listing is sorted alphabetically. Links were last updated Nov 12, 2024.

Assorted

Badminton - Absolutely Badminton for Vancouver’s OUT Community - https://absolutelybadminton.com/

Basket Ball - Queer Van Hoops is Vancouver's first ever queer basketball league. The goal of the league is to build an inclusive basketball community for players of all skill levels while promoting equity, fair play, and most of all, fun! https://www.facebook.com/vanhoops

Birds - Vancouver Queer Birders https://www.instagram.com/vanqueerbirders/

Book Club - LGBTQ2IA Inclusive Book Club. This book club is made for a safe space to share your love of books with your fellow community members. https://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbowcountrybookclub

Blue Heron Lawn Bowling League - https://www.facebook.com/blueheronlawnbowling

Dragon Boating - Sisters In Sync http://www.sistersinsync.ca/

Gaming - Vancouver Gaymers. A group for queers and allies in the Vancouver area who love to game! We are an all-inclusive group and friends are more than welcome. https://www.facebook.com/groups/vancouvergaymers

Golf - Vancouver Gay Golf Club - Casual group for golfers in the LGBTQ+ community looking to play 9 or 18 holes around the lower mainland. Join the Facebook Group

Hockey - Cutting Edges Hockey. Vancouver’s LGTBQ+ Hockey Association - https://www.cuttingedgeshockey.ca/

Pole Dancing - Tantra Fitness: All-inclusive studio that provides a safe space for specifically women and LGBTQ+ individuals. With multiple types of classes, class times and four different locations, check out their website for more details. 

Rainbow Pickleball - Vancouver Rainbow Pickleball is committed to creating a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to play pickleball and to grow the sport of pickleball within the LGBTQ+ community. Join us every Sunday, newbies and players welcome! Paddles and balls will be available as well as VPA-member coaches to provide some guidance and instruction https://www.facebook.com/groups/3146771932205343

Roller Derby - Terminal City Roller Derby. We follow the WFTDA gender policy "An individual who identifies as a cis woman, trans woman, intersex woman, and/or gender expansive may skate with a WFTDA team.” https://tcrd.ca/

Vancouver Gay Volleyball Association - http://www.vgva.com/

Yoga - Queer and Trans Yoga with Avery - https://yogawithavery.com/queer-trans-yoga/

Aviation

Canadian Aviation Pride - Canada's LGBTQ Aviation organization  http://www.aviationpride.ca/

Ball

The Mabel League fosters a safe and fun environment for lesbians, bisexual women, queer people, trans people, and women allies to learn and play recreational softball. https://www.mabelleague.com/

West End Slo-pitch Association (WESA) - Together in pride. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CommissionWESA/

Dodgeball - Double Rainbow Dodgeball - http://www.doublerainbowdodgeball.ca

Climbing

Routes and Fruits Vancouver - https://www.facebook.com/routesandfruits/

Vancouver Queer Climbers - https://vanqueerclimbers.thinkific.com/

Curling

Pacific Rim https://prcl.ca/

Marpole Curling 2SLGBTQiA+ Social Brunch and Curling https://marpolecurling.ca/index.php/curling/pride-start-qurling

DodgeBall

Double Rainbow Dodgeball League - Recreational, All gender, queer and trans
https://www.facebook.com/DoubleRainbowDodgeballLeague/

Vancouver Dodgeball League - mixed skill levels, queer league on certain nights. https://vdldodgeball.ca/

Running

Front Runners - Vancouver LGBTQ+ Friendly Running Group https://vancouverfrontrunners.org/

Soccer

Out For Kicks - Vancouver's LGBTQ+ Friendly Soccer League http://www.outforkicks.ca/leagues/3196

Queer Van Soccer - Queer Van Soccer is open to all queer, trans, and non-binary people and allies. The goal of the league is to support the queer and trans community to play the game of soccer in a positive, welcoming atmosphere. www.facebook.com/queervansoccer/

Swimming

English Bay Swim Club, Vancouver's LGBT2Q* masters swim team - https://www.englishbay.org/

Park Board Pride - Queer Inclusion Swims and other LGBTQ2SiA+ events can be found here - https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/park-board-pride.aspx

Tennis

Queer Van Tennis - for queer women, trans, non-binary folks of all skill levels. Located in Vancouver, B.C. 🎾 Message us to play! https://www.instagram.com/queervantennis/

Vancouver Tennis Association - mixed skill levels, 2SLGBTQI+ https://vtatennis.ca/

Trans Swim

Trans Fitness at Britannia & Creekside: Trans fitness at Britannia and Creekside is not currently running. Facility staff are working to bring them back, but the programs may be at different times and places. Check back!

Trans Swim: The weekly TGD2S swim is for folks who identify as trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit, as well as their friends and family. All ages and abilities welcome. Pool staff have received TGD2S competency training. The TGD2S swim may be affected by summer hours, maintenance closures, and special events.

2STGD Drop-In Swim and Fitness Programs

Click the link above then scroll down to Current Programs, or email 2STGD@vancouver.ca for the specific time/date/location of the programs that are exclusively for Two Spirit, trans, and gender diverse folk.

Travel

Travel safely this year!

GayVan Tourism - Vancouver-based company, with extensive connections in the international LGBTQ+ travel segment. https://www.gayvan.com/

IGLTA - International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association. Free travel resources and information while continuously working to promote equality and safety within LGBTQ+ tourism worldwide. https://www.iglta.org/

GETA- Gay European Tourism Association - https://www.geta-europe.org/


Egale Canada- Are you looking for local queer sport organizations/teams? Egale Canada’s new Sport List Resource can help with that - offering a list of several sport teams organized by each activity and region. https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-sport-leagues-and-clubs-in-canada/

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