CQC Marches in the Vancouver Pride Parade

Connecting Queer Communities finished up the 2025 Vancouver Pride Weekend by marching in the Pride Parade.   This was our third year marching, and this time we were right up near the front of the parade. We got a very excited response from the crowd, and people...
Pride & Disability Comedy Web Series From Australia

Pride & Disability Comedy Web Series From Australia

Out of Here is a fantastic comedy web series from Australia starring an actor with Down Syndrome playing a gay woman named Billie. The series follows Billie as she schemes to get to her local Pride celebrations – against the wishes of her comically overbearing...

CQC Out on Screen / Birthday Movie Night

Connecting Queer Communities had a birthday party for one of our members where we watched movies from the Out on Screen LGBTQ Film Festival. One of CQC’s members has just started taking gender affirming hormones and they wanted to celebrate their new birthday....

CQC at New Westminster Pride

Connecting Queer Communities had a booth at the 2024 New Westminster Pride Festival on August 17th. The booth had information on CQC’s activities, plus Pride stickers and a button making machine where people could design their own Pride pins. CQC members took...

CQC at the Vancouver Pride Parade

On August 4th, CQC marched in the 2024 Vancouver Pride Parade with a huge banner. It was a fantastic experience for people with intellectual disabilities who are 2SLGBTQIA+ to be out and proud and celebrating! Some of us had sore feet by the end of it, but otherwise...