Community Group
Around the Rainbow provides education, counselling and support services to 2SLGBTQI+ families and individuals. Our objective is always to improve 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in all environments.
Through her research, Prof. Daphna Joel shows that even though sex-related genes and hormones affect the brain, the human brain is neither male nor female. The Gender Mosaic Questionnaire, is an interactive resource for understanding your own, and other people’s gender.
The Lavender Group is a closed, LGBTQIA+/Queer-affirming online Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that meets weekly, on Tuesdays 8 PM ET via Zoom.
The Ottawa Bears is a group of Bears and Bear admirers located in the Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Québec region of Canada. The purpose of the group is to organize get togethers and social events for the bear community, to promote a more positive body image among large and/or furry gay men and to promote bear culture within the gay and straight communities of the greater Ottawa region. We welcome people of all types –big or small, furry or smooth, bear or admirer– who like the company of bears.
A common interest group for lovers of plants, gardens, & trees in Ottawa.
Choeur gai d’Ottawa Gay Men’s Chorus is a local, independent, charitable organization the mission of which is to perform quality choral music and to contribute to the gay community.
OGRC is more than just a running club—it's a community where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, push their limits, and support one another. Our weekly group runs are designed to bring people together and create a sense of belonging. We believe that running is not just about fitness, but also about the connections we make along the way.
Website: https://ogrc.ca/
The Ottawa Knights is a Brotherhood which strives to preserve the Leather culture through leadership, camaraderie, education, and Community service.
We focus our work on organizations serving seniors such as residential care facilities, service agencies, palliative care services, and homecare agencies. The goal is to encourage/advocate for LGBT-positive spaces and cultural competence within these agencies and facilities. OSPN’s training team supports these efforts by providing workshops and professional development for staff, students and volunteers as requested.
The Ottawa Trans Library houses a collection of books by trans authors, as well as historical, important and interesting works on trans issues and people. You can browse the collection online here. In addition to the lending collection, there is a free library of books unrelated to trans issues.
We are a social space in addition to being a library. You don’t need to borrow a book. Oppressed people have always needed spaces where they can be safe, gather, meet new people and talk. We have reading stations and tables for studying or socializing. Come enjoy a free coffee, browse the collection, or just swing by to say hello!
Website: https://ottawatranslibrary.ca/
The Public Service Pride Network (PSP) unites GLBT employees of the Government of Canada across the country.
This is a social networking forum, for use by qtpoc++ for building solidarity in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. We are building an inclusive community by creating a space for ourselves in this neighbourhood. This is the place where you can shout out for someone to join you for tea or a walk, or at a community event, when you’re tired of feeling alone in the hegemony.
a space of support for all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
in matters regarding end of life, death, dying, and grief.
- Client-based services for queer and queer-adjacent community members who are planning for their eventual deaths, who have received a terminal diagnosis, who are caring for a loved one who is dying, or who have experienced the death of a loved one.
- Community Discussion groups for 2SLGBTQIA+ people on all topics surrounding death, dying, and grief. They take place online over Zoom in English only and are regularly attended by participants from all over the world. These are offered as a pay-what-you-can for accessibility purposes.
- End of Life Care workshops for end of life care providers of all types covering 2SLGBTQIA+ cultural contect, receive an overview of existing roadblocks to inclusive end of life care for queer communities, an array of accessible actions to take to provide culturally competent care, as well as a robust resource package for further self-guided learning.
- Diversity and Inclusion Consulting for practices, organizations and institutions. Provides audit reports identifying areas which negatively impact equitable access to care.
Website: https://queercommunitydeathcare.ca/
We are an Ottawa-based network of queer identified individuals who are committed to supporting our community by throwing awesome parties and community events. Our vision is to host events that unite Ottawa’s queer and social justice networks, build community, and support artists and not-for-profit groups. We do this by employing our collective passions, creativity, and skills to raise awareness for Ottawa-based grassroots organizations.
Queering613 is a volunteer-run grassroots community love project committed to connecting LGBTQ+ folks to Ottawa’s queer and trans cultures, organizations and issues. We want to be a community space for connecting, getting together, making, amplifying and learning about Ottawa’s LGBTQ loves and faves, it’s exciting happenings and the issues nearest and dearest to our queer hearts.
The Grove is a Queer, Black and People of Colour owned business located in Chinatown South, the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe. It's a safe, welcoming, and inclusive collective art space that houses creativity, empowerment, and mutual respect for queer and IBPOC artists and allies.
Tone Cluster is a vibrant musical ensemble that contributes both musically to the Ottawa arts scene and socially as part of Ottawa’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community.