Victoria (Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Colwood, Langford, Highlands, Metchosin, Central Sannich, North Sannich, Sidney, Sooke)
AVI Health & Community Services
Website: https://avi.org/location/victoria/
Email: : info@avi.org
Toll free: 1-800-665-2437
Address: 3rd Floor - Access Health Centre, 713 Johnson St., Victoria, BC V8W 1M8
Phone: (250) 384-2366
Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am – 9 pm, Weekends and holidays 2pm-9pm
Description:
- Services for people living with HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C: testing, counseling, and support accessing services
- Prism Wellness: supporting queer and trans health
- Health promotion and community development: supporting knowledge sharing and capacity building in our communities
- Harm Reduction Services: Supplies and info to reduce risks to people who use drugs
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Amazing Women of VLSCS
(Victoria Lesbian Seniors Care Society)
Website: https://vlscs.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/VLSCS
Email: chair@vlscs.ca
Description: Amazing women doing amazing things! VLSCS supports lesbian health and social needs as we age by providing safe, accessible, welcoming spaces to build a sense of community through public education and social action. Over 50 events per year—including movie, games, social and dance nights for lesbians, and special events for all women and everyone. All ages welcome. Advocating for lesbians and lesbian lifestyles since 1994.
Updated Aug 2021
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Broad View United Church
Website: https://broadviewunited.org/
Email: info@broadviewunited.com
Phone: (250) 590-3677
Address: 3703 St. Aidan’s Street, Victoria, BC V8P 2V7
Description: We’re an affirming congregation that warmly welcomes you, regardless of your sexuality, gender identity, or any other social aspect. We’re committed to fostering an intercultural environment that wholeheartedly embraces radical hospitality.
Worship, play, learn with us, and join us in this new beginning in the life of our faith community, Broad View United. Our vision is to become an agent of transformation and a progressive Christian voice in the region and in the world, reflecting our core values of being progressive, walking the talk (integrity), and interculturally vibrant. All are welcome, and we truly mean it!
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Camosun College Student Society: Pride Collective
Website: http://camosunstudent.org/collectives/pride/
Email: pride@camosunstudent.org
Phone: (250) 370-3590
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/camosun.pride/
Address: The Pride Lounge is located on the Camosun Lansdowne Campus (3100 Foul Bay Road) on the bottom floor of the Richmond House, Room 103. We are immediately to the right after entering on the first floor.
Description: The Pride Collective is dedicated to providing and creating a safe and supportive environment for students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirited, Intersex, Agender/Asexual, or any of the other diverse members of the Pride community (LGBTQ2IA+) and their allies. Our lounge is open to all students regardless of gender or sexual identity or expression, the only requirement is to be respectful and considerate of the other users of the lounge.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Central Saanich United Church
Website: www.centralsaanichunited.ca
Office email: officecsuc@shaw.ca
Minister email: ministerscbbuc@shaw.ca
Address: 7i80 East Saanich Rd., Saanichton, V8M 1Y4
Hours: Services aim to resume Sept. 5 @ 10:15 am - hopefully both in-person & online – our minister is on holiday just now.
Description: We are a progressive Christian community affirming that all people are sacred in God’s eyes. We are committed to lovingly create a community where all people are welcomed to fully participate in all aspects of ministry, our life together and celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, age, various abilities & disabilities, spiritual beliefs, and ethnic or cultural background. We will continue to live out diversity and social justice through our actions.
Updated Aug 2021
Creating Connections Victoria
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CreatingConnectionsVictoria/
Description: Creating Connections is a common posting Facebook page for events (mainly queer) of interest to the IslandZ community
(Updated Nov 2024)
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First Unitarian Church of Victoria
Website: http://victoriaunitarian.ca/
Email: churchoffice@victoriaunitarian.ca
Phone: (250) 744-2665
Address: 5575 W Saanich Rd, Victoria, BC, V9E 2G1
Description: We are welcoming to people of all sexual orientations and gender expressions. We value and celebrate diversity. We endeavour to reflect the diversity of our society in our congregation, organizations and community. We strive to respect all people.
Updated Sep 2021
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Gender Spectacular Family Support Group
Email: supportgroup@genderspectacular.com
Facebook: We have a closed/secret facebook group for parents of Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender creative children and youth. No requirement to attend support sessions to join the facebook group. Please email to join.
Description: Support Sessions - 3rd Monday of the month, 7-9pm
What to expect: Connection and general support with other parents of trans children, youth, and young adults. Our group centres a peer-support model and is facilitated by trans community members and parents. We are currently providing a mixture of in-person and online meetings.
Updated Aug 2021
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Homospun Collective Events
Website: https://homospun.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27354130115/about
Email: homospun@gmail.com
Description: Homospun Collective Events is a volunteer-run group that regularly puts on inclusive events in Victoria, BC, Coast Salish Territory for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, two-spirit, genderqueer, and questioning communities, as well as our friends, allies, and anyone interested in creating alternative spaces to meet, create, dance, relax, and make friends. We organize community celebrations, dances, movie nights, craft events, and gatherings of all kinds.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Island Lesbian Social
Website: Private site https://www.meetup.com/Island-Lesbian-Social-30/
Description: Island Lesbian Social - Building our Victoria LBTQ2 Community Meetup is OUR private social networking site for all lesbian-self-identified womyn (LBTQ2) living within our beautiful Lower Vancouver Island area.
(Updated Nov 2024)
James Bay United Church
Website: https://www.jamesbayunited.com
Email: office@jamesbayunited.com
Facebook: James Bay United Church
Phone: (250) 384-5821
Address: 511 Michigan Street, Victoria, BC. V8V 1S1
Description: We believe, as Christians, that humankind is created in the image of God, and refusing to celebrate LGBT*Q persons as part of creation means our image is imperfect and distorted. We understand the need for LGBT*Q persons to be fully included in every area within the life of the church so we become a Body that truly reflects all God is and all we were created to be.
Updated Aug 2021
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Lesbian/Bi/Pan/Queer Women & Enbies, 20-40 of Victoria
Website: Private site https://www.meetup.com/Lesbian-Bi-Queer-Women-20-40-victoria/
Description: We are an inclusive group for all women (cis and transgender) and non-binary people in their twenties, thirties and forties. We welcome singles, couples, and poly folk of all backgrounds who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual or queer in any way. Whether you are new to the city, recently out, or just looking to make friends—this group is for you. We aim to organize a variety of events including social get-togethers, pool nights, capture the flag, brunches, picnics, geocaching, movie night, hiking, biking, etc. and are open to more suggestions!
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Oak Bay United Church
Website: www.oakbayunitedchurch.ca
Email: admin@oakbayunitedchurch.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/OakBayUnitedChurch
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oak_bay_united_church/
Hours: Worship & Song, every Sunday at 10am
Phone: (250) 598-5021 x101
Address: 1355 Mitchell Street, Victoria, BC V8S 4P9
Contact: Alana Hayes
Description: We’re an affirming Christian community eager to share God’s hospitality. We understand hospitality as a means to grow our awareness of the blessings and challenges of a larger world through intentional and disciplined efforts to establish healthy reciprocal relationships. To embrace everyone as they are, regardless of age, culture, gender, marital status, orientation, the state of their bank book, or the state of their faith. All are welcome.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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PFLAG Victoria
Email: victoriabc@pflagcanada.ca
Description: Offers peer-to-peer support striving to help all Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Support, educate and provide resources to anyone with questions or concerns. Offer local, practical, and emotional peer-to-peer family support for individuals and their loved ones challenged by gender/sexual identity.
Updated Sep 2021
Prime Timers Victoria
Website: https://primetimersvictoria.weebly.com/
Email: primetimersvic@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primetimersvictoria/
Address: c/o 301-1157 Fairfield Rd., Victoria, BC, V8V 3A9
Contact: primetimersvic@gmail.com
Description: Prime Timers Victoria is a membership-based social organization for adult gay, bisexual and transgender men who enjoy friendships with other Prime Timers in Victoria and around the world.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Queer Housing
Facebook: Private group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1582515768679591/
Description: This Group is Run by members of the Queer community in Victoria BC, Canada. This group is not affiliated with BC Housing or any Government or non-profit organization, its run by community members. This is a group for people who identify with or as LGBTQ2IA+ that are seeking or offering shared accommodation (short or long-term) on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories (Victoria area, British Columbia, Canada). Anything south of the Malahat is good, the occasional post for places further up island won't be deleted but we're primarily for south-island postings. This group exists due to the specific barriers that LGBTQ2IA+ folks face in regards to accommodation.
(Updated Nov 2024)
Queerabilities
Website: https://avi.org/service/prism-wellness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Queerabilitiesvic
Email: prismwellness@avi.org or queerabilities@avi.org
Phone: 250-812-2670
Description: The Victoria Disability Resource Centre and AVI host Queerabilities Victoria. It is a lightly moderated weekly check-in for folks in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community who also live with mental and/or physical disability(ies)/chronic illness(es) and/or identify as disabled, regardless of formal or self diagnosis.
Meetings currently run virtually, every Monday 3-5pm, and the second Thursday of the month, 7-9pm.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Queer Quills Writing Group
Facebook: Private group https://www.facebook.com/groups/QueerQuills/
Description: We are a queer (and allied) adult writing group that meets on unceded Coast Salish territory.
We meet every last Friday of the month at Wild Coffee on Yates Street in the room up the stairs.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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QVic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/qvicgroup/about/?ref=page_internal
Email: qvic.info@gmail.com​
Address: University of Victoria
Description: QVic is a drop-in social space for 2SLGBTQIA+ students in residence. Come join us on Thursday evenings from 7-9 to hang out, play games, eat snacks, and have fun!
(Updated Nov 22024)
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Rainbow Health Coop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RainbowHealthCoop/
Email: info@rainbowhealth.coop
Phone: 1-888-241-9992
Location: 231 Regina Avenue, Victoria, BC
Description: The Rainbow Health Cooperative’s mission is the promotion of gender wellness through education. More information regarding when and where to meet can be found on their website linked below.
(Updated Nov 2024)
South Island Gender Variant Drop In Group
Website: https://avi.org/service/prism-wellness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southislandGVDI
Email: prismwellness@avi.org or gendervariantgroup@avi.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southislandGVDI
Description: A monthly drop-in space covering different topics and activities for the diverse array of trans, non-binary, genderqueer, Two Spirit, and otherwise gender variant individuals in the Southern Vancouver Island area. Meetings currently run virtually on the last Thursday each month from 6-8pm.
(Updated Nov 2024)​
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Saint John the Divine Anglican Church
Website: https://www.stjohnthedivine.bc.ca
Email: admin@stjohnthedivine.bc.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StJohnVicBC/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/StJohnVicBC
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-noon
Phone: (250) 383-7169
Address: 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2L5
Description: We are a community of affirmation. We affirm the God who is within us, around us, before and behind us and found in all creations. We affirm all people in whatever stage of life or way of being they are in, and celebrate all because of their age, gender, sexuality, colour, and background. We are committed to working to break down the barriers which we as human beings so easily put up between us, and are in a process of decolonizing, dismantling patriarchy, and addressing issues of structural and institutional injustice. We seek to give voice to and make space for movements for equality, social justice, healing, care of creation, support for any in need, and heed the call for our society to be guided by a commitment to care, share resources, and love one another. We affirm our shared spirit and connection of love and grace and recognize our part in healing and nurturing one another within community.
Updated Aug 2021
Saint Matthias Victoria
Website: http://stmatthiasvictoria.ca/
Email: admin@stmatthiasvictoria.ca
Office Hours: 9am-12pm Tuesday and Thursday.
Phone: (250) 598-2833. For pastoral care / emergencies call (250) 208-7296
Address: 600 Richmond Ave, Victoria, BC V8S 3Y7
Description: We are open and welcoming to all members of the LGBTQ2+ community and we desire to create an environment that supports and respects LGBTQ2+ people and their relationships, is respectful of all people, treats all people equally, and is non-judgmental. We do not judge people on their sexual orientation or their gender identity, but rather, we seek to affirm them in their self-identity. All are welcome here.
Updated Aug 2021
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South Vancouver Island Gay Men's Outdoor Group
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/869495784515956
Description: A group of like-minded gay men from the south island who enjoy the outdoors: hiking, cycling, and just being in nature.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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The Q+ Crew
Website: www.icavictoria.org/immigrant-welcome-centre/lgbtqi2s-services/
Email: rmcgeough@icavictoria.org
Phone: (250) 883-6947
Hours: In-person programs alternating Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Registration is required before attending, so please email to sign up.
Description: The Q+ Crew is a support group hosted by the Inter-Cultural Association to help LGBTQ2S+ newcomer/BIPOC folks 16 years and older build community, process their experiences and develop strong mental health practices in a culturally-responsive atmosphere. Participants will also receive a select number of complementary counselling sessions to book on their own.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Trans & Gender Nonconforming Social 40YRS+
Website: https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/saanich/activity/search/detail/117005?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Address: Gordon Head Recreation Centre​, Social Centre/Backdoor Teen Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way, Victoria, BC V8N 5R3
Description: For trans and gender nonconforming folks over 40 and family and friends who want to accompany them. Enjoy a coffee or tea, light snacks, and games and activities while connecting with others. Hosted in the Youth and Community Centre. Register or drop-in available.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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University of Victoria Students’ Society: UVic Pride Collective
Website: https://pridecollective.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicpridecollective/
Email: pride@uvic.ca
Phone: (250) 472-4393
Address: UVic Pride Centre, B010 Student Union Building. (3800 Finnerty Road), University of Victoria
Description: Are you passionate about advocating for Queer/ Trans and Two-Spirit students on campus? Our Collective would not be possible without the drive and dedication of people like YOU. Our ongoing mission is to build a powerful network of Uvic Students who believe in systemic change and taking action.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Victoria Pride Society
Website: https://victoriapridesociety.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaPrideSociety/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriapridesociety/?hl=en
Description: Victoria Pride is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers that is dedicated to supporting Greater Victoria’s LGBTQ2+ and sexual, gender and relationship diverse communities. VPS creates opportunities for visibility, collaboration, ongoing conversations and celebration as we work towards equity for all queer community members.
(Updated nov 2024)
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Victoria Poly 101
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicpoly101/
Email: victoriapoly101@gmail.com
Address: 426 Montreal Street, Victoria, BC
Description: Join by request. Discussion-based group in Victoria, Canada, on the concept of polyamory and what it means to love more than one person ethically and openly.
(Updated Nov 2024)
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Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Website: http://vsac.ca/
Email: crisisline@vsac.ca, info@vsac.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Victoria-Sexual-Assault-Centre-70607487560/
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am–5pm
Phone: (250) 383-3232 (24 hour intake, information, and crisis line)
(250) 383-5545 (Business Line)
Address: #201 – 3060 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, BC V8T 3J5
Description: Provide free to sliding-scale services for individuals impacted by sexual assault and abuse. Includes individual and group counselling, victim service support, and prevention education. Primarily serves the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) strongly believes that in order to truly work to end gender based violence you must include all people affected by it. To reflect this belief, all of our services are open to all Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse survivors of sexualized violence. This explicitly includes all Trans women/Transfeminine survivors, all Trans men/Transmasculine survivors, all Two-Spirit survivors, and all other Gender Diverse survivors.
Updated Sept 2021
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