Established in 1872, this is one of Canada's oldest and largest rowing clubs, located on Toronto's Western Beaches. It provides excellent rowing conditions for both novice and experienced rowers.

Argonaut Rowing Club

Toronto's sole Gay and Lesbian Badminton League, which promotes an active and healthy lifestyle in an open, social, and respectful setting.

BADinTO

A climbing group open to all genders, orientations, and skill levels, offering indoor climbing sessions every Tuesday at Rock Oasis and on the last Tuesday of each month at Joe. Participation is on a drop-in basis.

Bulges and Boulders

This organization serves as a community for 2SLGBTQ+ and ally rock climbers in Toronto, with Rock Oasis as their home gym.

Bulges & Boulders

Founded in 1975, this league provides opportunities for gay, lesbian, and straight individuals and their supporters to play softball in an inclusive environment, free from discrimination based on skill, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

Cabbagetown Group Softball League

This dodgeball group welcomes queer individuals, with a focus on trans, non-binary, and queer women players. Allies are permitted if they help a new queer player feel comfortable. Games are held weekly on Wednesday evenings from September to June, with sign-ups occurring the week of the event.

Chaotic Queer Dodgeball

Details pending. This group organizes volleyball activities for the queer community.

Chill Queer Volleyball

A women's dodgeball organization welcoming cisgender, trans, and non-binary participants. They offer recreational co-ed leagues on Mondays, an intermediate co-ed league on Tuesdays, and a women's league on Thursdays. Registration for seasons typically opens in August, November, and April.

Dodgeball Nation

Toronto's premier co-ed soccer league that is queer-friendly. It was established as Toronto's first official gay and lesbian summer co-ed recreational soccer league, aiming to provide a safe and athletic environment for all to enjoy soccer.

Downtown Soccer Toronto

A Toronto Masters swim club that welcomes swimmers of all levels who share a common dedication to hard work or enjoyment in swimming.

Downtown Swim Club Toronto

This running club is open to all queer individuals and their allies. They meet on select Wednesdays for runs in most weather conditions, excluding thunderstorms and snow. All skill levels are welcome, with a maximum of fifteen participants per run.

East Toronto Gay Run Club

This softball league is open to queer, trans, and non-binary individuals, as well as allies. They organize teams through a draft system based on player-reported skill levels and run their season from May to October.

Field of Dreamers Cooperative Softball Association

This flag football league is open to trans and non-binary players of any orientation, as well as queer-positive women interested in learning the sport. The season runs from May to September, with registration typically occurring between March and April. Teams are formed to ensure balance.

Flags of Glory

A welcoming running club that includes allies and dogs. They run year-round, with breaks during inclement weather. Participation is drop-in, though a membership option with perks is available.

Frontrunners Toronto

LGBTQ running & walking club in Toronto; weekly runs and social events under International Front Runners umbrella

Front Runners Toronto

A chapter of the International FrontRunners, this group has been bringing together competitive and recreational runners of all abilities since 1987, fostering recreation, health, and friendship.

FrontRunners Toronto

Social‑first sports for Toronto's LGBTQ2+ community, playing dodgeball and kickball among other fun sports

Gay Ball Society

This club, for 'Queers on gears,' has been bringing people together since 2003 to enjoy cycling and has a slogan encouraging participation.

Gay West Bicycle Club

Women's flat‑track roller derby league in Toronto, inclusive and queer‑friendly under WFTDA branding.

Hogtown Roller Derby

This league is open to queer individuals and allies of all types, with games played on Wednesday nights from April to August. Registration typically takes place in March, and teams are balanced for skill level.

IHUC - Toronto's LGBT Ultimate League

While not exclusively a queer league, LearnSoftballTO is a friendly and inclusive environment for adult women, trans, and non-binary players. Their season runs from May to September, with registration typically opening in February. They encourage early sign-ups due to high demand and rotate players between teams each season.

Learn Softball TO

A progressive rugby club in Toronto that celebrates the city's diversity and inclusivity, welcoming players of all sexual orientations.

Muddy York RFC

This softball league welcomes queer-positive women, trans, and gender-neutral individuals of all skill levels. Their season runs from April to September, with registration typically opening in February. The league emphasizes non-competitive play for most of the season, culminating in a playoff tournament in September.

Not So Amazon Softball League

This league brings together lesbians, queer-positive women, and trans individuals of all skill levels to play recreational slow-pitch softball.

NOTSO Amazon Softball League

This league is designed for marginalized players, including women and trans/non-binary individuals who enjoy dodgeball. Their season runs from late September to June, with games on Thursdays. Registration for individuals and teams is available in late August and early September.

OK Dodgeball Club

This organization offers a diverse range of indoor and outdoor social, recreational, and sporting activities designed for participants to meet people, build relationships, exercise, learn new skills, and enjoy themselves.

Out and Out Toronto

Formerly the Toronto Gay Ski and Snowboarding Club, this organization is celebrating 18 years of offering local day trips, extended trips, parties, and gatherings. It is a volunteer-run organization open to the queer community.

OUTSLOPES Toronto

Umbrella not‑for‑profit amateur sport and recreation association for 2SLGBTQI+ groups in the Greater Toronto Area; over 20 member clubs across many sports.

OutSport Toronto

Queer‑inclusive adult recreational soccer league in Toronto founded in 1985; safe space for women‑identified and 2SLGBTQ+ players.

Pink Turf Soccer

Details pending. A soccer league with a focus on the queer community.

Pink Turf Soccer League

This event has been fostering community spirit and sportsmanship since 1996.

Pride and Remembrance Run

Details pending. This club focuses on cycling within the queer community.

Queer Bike Club TO

This club welcomes queer individuals and allies for boxing sessions held every second Saturday throughout the year at Rumble Boxing Yorkville. Registration opens two weeks prior to each session, with a limited number of spots available.

Queer Boxing Club

This group provides a space for queer and trans climbers in Toronto to connect and organizes regular meetups.

Queer Climbers of Toronto

An inclusive running group that meets every Wednesday at 6:30pm. They operate in seasons and welcome runners to join their community through regular sign-ups.

Queer East Run Crew

Catering to queer women, trans, and non-binary individuals, this club plays pickleball year-round, with outdoor sessions in the summer and indoor sessions in the winter. Regular play requires Thursday sign-ups for Monday sessions, with limited spots available. New players must complete coaching sessions before joining regular play.

Queer Pickleball Club

This running group focuses on queer events and prioritizes women, trans, and non-binary individuals. They run every Saturday morning on a drop-in basis for enjoyment.

Queer Run Club

A casual, drop-in softball group prioritizing queer, trans, and non-binary people, along with women. They meet periodically during warmer months without a formal registration process.

Queer Softball Babies

Details pending. A tennis club for members of the queer community in Toronto.

Queer Tennis Club

This organization promotes ballroom dancing within the 2SLGBTQ+ community and welcomes straight allies, focusing on teaching various ballroom dance styles.

Rainbow Ballroom Toronto

A recreational basketball league aimed at fostering a queer-positive environment, allowing players of all experience levels to enjoy basketball. It welcomes all queer women, queer-positive women, and trans individuals.

Rainbow Hoops

This basketball league is exclusively for queer women, trans, and non-binary individuals. Their season runs from October to May, with registration opening in September/October. Players are drafted onto teams to ensure a balanced skill distribution.

Rainbow Hoops TO

This league welcomes curlers of all levels, from novices to experienced players, and organizes special clinics, fun days, and events to promote recreational sport and camaraderie.

Riverdale Curling League

Canada's oldest gay curling league (Riverdale League) based at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto; inclusive recreational curling.

Riverdale & Rotators Curling Leagues at Royal Canadian Curling Club

As the country's oldest gay and lesbian curling league, it offers friendly, recreational curling opportunities for players of all skill levels.

Rotators Curling League

This running group focuses on queer individuals, with potential inclusion of allies. They run on Thursday evenings year-round, in all weather except thunderstorms. Participation is drop-in; no sign-up is required.

Sparq Runners

This group is for lesbian women aged 35 and over in the Greater Toronto Area who enjoy an active lifestyle and playing sports. It emphasizes fun, fitness, meeting new people, and stress relief, welcoming women of all experience levels.

SportyGirls: Toronto Lesbian Sports Enthusiasts 35+

A basketball group centered around trans and queer individuals, offering drop-in games on Friday evenings from September to June at Central Technical School.

Sqwish

This organization focuses on arm wrestling events that are particularly welcoming to transgender individuals, but all are encouraged to participate as long as they are respectful. They host events every two months, with participation details announced through their social media channels.

Straps Arm Wrestling

This league is inclusive of women, transgender, and non-binary individuals aged 16 and older. While not exclusively queer, it is a queer-friendly environment. Games are held on Tuesdays in Trinity Bellwoods Park from May to September. Prospective players with fastpitch experience should contact the league for tryout and registration information.

Toronto Downtown Fastpitch League

An inclusive basketball association welcoming all queer individuals and allies. They offer indoor seasons from September to November and January to April.

Toronto Gay Basketball Association

This league provides an opportunity for members of the LGBT community and their allies to play flag football in a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment, regardless of skill or experience.

Toronto Gay Football League

This non-profit sports group was founded in 2002 to connect gay golfers for social activities and golf. It is open to all individuals regardless of gender or skill level.

Toronto Gay Golf Group

Gay‑friendly hockey teams in Toronto (part of queer‑friendly sports community)

Toronto Gay Hockey

A non-contact, social ice hockey league for individuals of all sexual orientations aged eighteen and above, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members.

Toronto Gay Hockey Association

Toronto's original social group for LGBTQ+ individuals who identify as geeks and gamers.

Toronto Gaymers

This club welcomes all queer individuals and allies for pickleball, with year-round play and an annual sign-up in September.

Toronto Gay Pickleball

This club connects LGBT sailors in Toronto. It's a place for boat owners to meet fellow sailors and for newcomers to learn the sport as crew members.

Toronto Gay Sailing Club

Founded in 1983 by local gay individuals seeking social interaction and fun, this society is dedicated to bowling.

Toronto Historical Bowling Society

This association welcomes all tennis players, regardless of experience or skill level, and offers both recreational and competitive tennis activities across Toronto.

Toronto Lesbian and Gay Tennis Association

Details pending. Likely a rugby club for the queer community.

Toronto Muddy York RFC

Details pending. A boxing club focused on women in Toronto.

Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club

This club is for 2STGNC+ individuals and queer cisgender women. They offer indoor swims from September to June at various locations and also participate in open water swimming during the summer. Sign-ups occur in September, but drop-ins and mid-season joining are welcomed.

Toronto Purple Fins Gender Free Swim Club

This annual event supports the PWA Foundation and raises funds for people living with HIV/AIDS. Participants embark on a multi-day cycling journey from Toronto to Montreal.

Toronto PWA Foundation Friends for Life Bike Rally

This club is for adults who identify as queer cisgender women, transgender, or non-binary/gender diverse/gender fluid. They swim on Monday nights indoors year-round and occasionally in outdoor summer sessions. Members can join at any time.

Toronto Queer Swim Club

Details pending. This group is likely involved in bowling within the LGBTQ+ community.

Toronto Rainbowlers

A non-profit club promoting recreational scuba diving within the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and transsexual (GLBTT) community in Ontario.

Toronto Rainbow Reef Rangers

Skater‑owned flat‑track roller derby league based in Toronto; inclusive and part of WFTDA.

Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD)

A social beach volleyball group for over 300 LGBT individuals and their allies. They play competitive two-person games following FIVB rules and offer clinics for beginners.

Toronto Sand Sharks Beach Volleyball

A volunteer-run, not-for-profit league that primarily serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transfolk, and LGBT-friendly community in Toronto, offering a fun, social, and safe environment for playing volleyball.

Toronto Spartan Volleyball League

Volunteer‑run adult volleyball league for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and LGBTQ‑friendly players with weekly socials

Toronto Spartan Volleyball League (TSVL)

This gay men's soccer team competes in leagues and tournaments both locally and internationally.

Toronto Titans Soccer Club

Serving Toronto's 2SLGBTQ+ and allied communities, this water polo club practices twice weekly and competes in tournaments as part of the International Group of LGBTQIA+ Aquatics (IGLA+). The season runs year-round, from September to August, with players grouped by skill level.

Toronto Triggerfish Waterpolo

This group consists of men and women who enjoy learning and playing water polo, primarily serving Toronto's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community. All players are welcome, regardless of experience or sexual orientation.

Toronto Triggerfish Water Polo

Details pending. This group is focused on swimming for transgender individuals.

Trans Swim Corner

A welcoming league for all queer individuals and allies, with seasons running from May to September. Registration typically opens in March, and teams play a series of games followed by playoffs in September.

TUFF - Toronto United Flag Football

Established in 2002, this league is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering friendly competition and good sportsmanship in 8-ball pool. Their season runs from September to April at various bars in the Church-Wellesley LGBT neighborhood.

Village Pool League

This adult recreational, non-body-checking ice hockey league is open to women who are gay or gay-positive.

Women's Hockey Club of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto boasts one of the largest and most vibrant LGBTQ+ communities in North America. The Church-Wellesley Village serves as the heart of the gay community, featuring iconic venues like Woody's, Crews & Tangos, and The Black Eagle. The city hosts Pride Toronto, one of the largest Pride celebrations globally, and is known for its inclusive atmosphere, diverse queer culture, and strong LGBTQ+ rights advocacy.

Downtown Swim Club Toronto

Connect with Downtown Swim Club Toronto

Other queer swimming leagues in Toronto

Toronto Purple Fins Gender Free Swim Club

Toronto Queer Swim Club

Toronto Triggerfish Waterpolo

Trans Swim Corner

Other queer sports leagues in Toronto

Argonaut Rowing Club

BADinTO

Bulges and Boulders

Bulges & Boulders

Downtown Swim Club Toronto

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Connect with Downtown Swim Club Toronto

Other queer swimming leagues in Toronto

Toronto Purple Fins Gender Free Swim Club

Toronto Queer Swim Club

Toronto Triggerfish Waterpolo

Trans Swim Corner

Other queer sports leagues in Toronto

Argonaut Rowing Club

BADinTO

Bulges and Boulders

Bulges & Boulders