Autism and Expressions of Love

Autism and Expressions of Love

For Valentine’s Day, autism advocate Kaelynn Partlow released an Instagram Reel on different ways people express love. Click below to watch the reel….   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kaelynn Partlow | Autistic Advocate...
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...
Guest Event – InWithForward presents Speed Connections

Guest Event – InWithForward presents Speed Connections

This Valentine’s Day, feel seen & heard — without all the holiday hype and commercial BS! Try out Speed Connections — speed dating, minus the dating, designed with & for folks who want to get to know themselves and their neighbours better. Test out and take...

CQC Holiday Dim Sum Brunch

CQC members got together for a holiday brunch of dim sum, live music, and good times. It was a great way to finish up another year of CQC. Mark brought his keyboard, and he and Colin treated the group to some fantastic live music.  Again, new people showed up who we...

Queer Movie Night

On November 15, CQC members got together to watch a holiday themed movie with a 2SLGBTQIA+ storyline. The movie was called Let it Snow, and it also starred a trans actor named Liv Hewson. It was a relaxing event, with folks enjoying some casual snacks and drinks,...

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...

CQC at the Vancouver Dyke March

Connecting Queer Communities walked in the 2024 Vancouver Dyke March on August 3rd. Sung, Noah, Alison and Kelsey met up at McSpadden Park and marched down Commercial Drive with our CQC banner alongside thousands of others. The march ended at Grandview Park with lots...

CQC at the Vancouver Trans March

Connecting Queer Communities walked in and had a booth at the 2024 Vancouver Trans March on August 2nd. Sung, Noah, Alison and Kelsey met up at Clark Park and marched down Commercial Drive with our CQC banner alongside hundreds of others. Meanwhile, John and Marissa...

CQC at Burnaby Pride – Sat Jul 20, 2024

CQC headed to Burnaby Pride and had an amazing time! We had an incredible time last year at Burnaby Pride, so we decided to do it again! Folks who were already at Coquitlam Pride earlier in the morning hopped on the skytrain and headed over to Bonsor Square, and...