Absolutely Badminton is an inclusive badminton league for Vancouver’s LGBTQ+ community. Founded in 2000 by a group of friends, it provides weekly play nights for players of all skill levels.

Absolutely Badminton

Cutting Edges Hockey is Vancouver’s LGBTQ+ hockey association. It provides a safe, friendly, and fun environment for LGBTQ+ hockey players (and allies) of all levels, embracing beginners and veterans alike .

Cutting Edges Hockey

Double Rainbow Dodgeball is a 19+ non-profit, inclusive dodgeball league in Vancouver . It emphasizes fun, positivity, safety, and fitness in a drug- and alcohol-free environment. The league is open to all genders and is explicitly queer- and trans-positive .

Double Rainbow Dodgeball

English Bay Swim Club is Vancouver’s LGBTQIA2S+ masters swim team . All-inclusive and welcoming to LGBTQIA2S+ and LGBTQIA2S+ friendly swimmers since 1982 , it promotes fitness and community through competitive and recreational masters swimming.

English Bay Swim Club

Out & About Vancouver is an outdoor recreation club for gay men and their friends in the Greater Vancouver area . With around 200 members, it organizes hikes, walks, cycling trips, kayaking, skiing, camping and other activities, fostering community in nature. Founded over 30 years ago, it hosts events year-round .

Out & About Vancouver

All-gender, recreational 2SLGBTQIA+ soccer in Vancouver, April–September.

Out For Kicks

Recreational LGBTQ inclusive adult curling league in Vancouver.

Pacific Rim Curling League

Vancouver’s first queer basketball league.

Queer Van Hoops

Queer Van MTB is a mountain biking group for Vancouver’s 2SLGBTQ+ community. The group provides a space for queer and trans mountain bikers of all skill levels to meet, ride and have fun together .

Queer Van MTB

Queer Van Tennis is an inclusive tennis group in Vancouver for queer women, trans, and non-binary players of all skill levels . The group meets in Vancouver for casual play and encourages players to message or join via social channels.

Queer Van Tennis

Sisters in Sync is Vancouver’s queer women’s (trans-inclusive) dragon boat team. A recreational team of paddlers in their 20s–60s, it focuses on technique, fitness, and community both on and off the water, and participates in regattas and social events .

Sisters in Sync

Terminal City Rollergirls (Terminal City Roller Derby) is Vancouver’s flat-track women’s roller derby league. It follows the inclusive WFTDA gender policy and welcomes cis women, trans women, intersex women, and other gender-expansive individuals to skate on its teams .

Terminal City Rollergirls (Roller Derby)

Empowering fast‑pitch softball league for lesbians, bisexual women, non‑binary / trans folks and women allies since 1990.

The Mabel League – East Van Queer Fastpitch League

Vancouver Frontrunners is a running and walking club for the LGBTQ2S+ community and allies . Founded in 1984, it provides a safe, friendly environment for people to enjoy running or walking together. The club organizes weekly outings and events like the annual Vancouver Pride Run & Walk .

Vancouver Frontrunners

The Vancouver Gay Golf Club is a recreational group for LGBTQ+ golfers. Volunteers arrange casual rounds (9 or 18 holes) around the Lower Mainland to provide a welcoming golf community for queer golfers .

Vancouver Gay Golf Club

Non‑profit volunteer run queer volleyball league in Lower Mainland.

Vancouver Gay Volleyball Association (VIVA)

Vancouver Rainbow Pickleball is an LGBTQ+-friendly pickleball club. It is committed to creating a safe space for the community to play pickleball and grow the sport, with weekly sessions open to newcomers and all skill levels .

Vancouver Rainbow Pickleball

Canada’s first openly gay and inclusive rugby union team, part of IGR and Meraloma Rugby Club; inclusive to all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Vancouver Rogues Rugby Club

Van Queer Climbers is a Vancouver climbing organization dedicated to including 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the sport . They run mentorship programs and social meetups open to all abilities and body types, building community on and off the wall .

Van Queer Climbers

The West Coast Floor Hockey League is a women’s floor hockey league in Vancouver . It plays on Saturdays from mid-September to mid-April, and welcomes players of all experience levels with both competitive and recreational divisions .

West Coast Floor Hockey League

West End Slo-Pitch Association (WESA) is a long-standing gay men’s softball league in Vancouver . Operating since 1978 (with 47 seasons), WESA fields teams for spring–summer play and raises funds for LGBTQ+ causes (e.g. over $14,000 donated in 2024) .

West End Slo-Pitch Association (WESA)

Wet & Wild is Vancouver’s gay-friendly mixed bowling league . It is one of two 2SLGBTQ+ bowling leagues in the city, organized as a weekly mens and couples social league. (The other league in Vancouver is the English Bay Bowling League.)

Wet & Wild Bowling League

The WhiskeyJacks Water Polo Club is a 2SLGBTQ+ centered recreational water polo team for adults (18+) in Vancouver. The club is open to all skill levels – from beginners to national competitors – and welcomes both LGBTQ+ players and allies .

Whiskeyjacks Water Polo Club

Vancouver

Vancouver's LGBTQ+ community is primarily located in the West End neighborhood, particularly along Davie Street. The city is known for its progressive values and stunning natural beauty. Vancouver Pride is a major summer celebration, and the West End features popular gay bars like PumpJack Pub, The Junction, and Celebrities Nightclub. The city's inclusive atmosphere and outdoor lifestyle make it a popular destination for queer individuals seeking both urban amenities and natural recreation.

The Van Queer Climbers (VQC) hold their monthly meet-up at Hive Surrey, located at 11125 124 St. Unit 101, Surrey, BC. The event occurs on the second Sunday of every month, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with an entry fee of $15 that includes shoe rentals. Participants can join for climbing and socializing. For questions, contact Hive Surrey at 604-498-5460 or via email.

The Hive Surrey

VQC Monthly Climbing Meetup

The event is a monthly meetup organized by Van Queer Climbers, taking place at The Hive Surrey. It occurs on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with a discounted drop-in price of $15.75 including rentals.

Monthly Meetup at The Hive Surrey

A monthly climbing meetup at The Hive Surrey offering discounted drop-in rates and rentals.

Flyover

A monthly climbing meetup held at The Hive Heights with discounted drop-in rates.

Monthly Meetup at The Hive Heights

A free monthly climbing meetup at MEC with rentals included.

MEC Monthly Climbing Meetup

A monthly climbing meetup at Progression Bouldering Gym with discounted rates.

Monthly Progression Bouldering Gym Meetup

A free climbing meetup at MEC Vancouver with rentals included.

Monthly MEC Climbing Meetup

A monthly bouldering meetup at Progression Bouldering Gym with discounted rates and rentals.

Progression Bouldering Gym Meetup

An event titled 'The Pink Party' scheduled to take place on February 26, 2026, from 19:00 to 22:00. Further details about the event are not provided in the content.

The Junction

Monthly Bouldering Meetup at The Hive Bouldering

Climbing meetup to celebrate the changing season.

Van Queer Climbers March Meetup

A climbing meetup to celebrate the changing season.

The Hive Heights Vancouver

A climbing meetup to celebrate the changing season at Progression Bouldering Vancouver.

A climbing meetup to celebrate the changing season at The Hive Bouldering Vancouver.

Climb with Van Queer Climbers at The Hive Heights Vancouver.

Van Queer Climbers April Meetup

A group climb event for the LGBTQ+ community at The Hive Heights Vancouver.

Climb with Van Queer Climbers at The Hive Surrey.

A group climbing meetup with Van Queer Climbers at The Hive Surrey.

Climb with Van Queer Climbers at Progression Bouldering Vancouver.

A group climb event for the LGBTQ+ community at Progression Bouldering Vancouver.

Climb with Van Queer Climbers at The Hive Bouldering Vancouver.

A group climb event for LGBTQ+ community members at The Hive Bouldering Vancouver.

Van Queer Climbers

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April 2026

Van Queer Climbers April Meetup

Van Queer Climbers April Meetup

Past events (last 90 days)

February 2026

VQC Monthly Climbing Meetup

Monthly Meetup at The Hive Surrey

Monthly Meetup at The Hive Surrey

Monthly Meetup at The Hive Heights

MEC Monthly Climbing Meetup

Monthly Progression Bouldering Gym Meetup

Monthly MEC Climbing Meetup

Progression Bouldering Gym Meetup

Monthly Bouldering Meetup at The Hive Bouldering

March 2026

Van Queer Climbers March Meetup

Van Queer Climbers March Meetup

Van Queer Climbers March Meetup

Van Queer Climbers March Meetup

April 2026

Van Queer Climbers April Meetup

Van Queer Climbers April Meetup

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