***This event has been cancelled***

Our monthly craft night takes place on the first Thursday of each month at The Cache!

Come on down to The Cache and bring your current craft WIP! This is a great place to gather and meet other queer crafters. And there will be tea of course.

Please note, regular drop-in services will still be available during this event.

Join us on Sunday, September 29th for a free queer family dinner hosted at The Cache in Whitehorse from 4- 7pm! This month, we'll be serving chili and cornbread, with gluten-free and vegan options available.

Stop by for delicious food and opportunities to connect with other community members.

Have questions about the Queer Family Dinner? Email Islai at islai@queeryukon.com.

See you there!

Join us for this peer-led support hangout for Queer BIPOC male-identifying folks!

This group gathers once a month on the last Thursday of each month from 7:30-8:30 at The Cache in Whitehorse.

This hangout is an opportunity for folks to come together and connect over shared experiences and snacks! The group will evolve and develop depending on the needs and hopes of attendees.

A low barrier space for spoonies to engage in community care. A spoonie is a person who experiences physical and mental health disabilities and chronic illnesses.

The support circles take place at The Cache in Whitehorse, or zoom! Contact Islai to register and for access to the zoom link.

Our organizer, Islai (eye-lah), is a Queer, Trans Non-Binary (they/them), neurodiverse spoonie dedicated to community care. They are at the helm of Islai Rathlin Counselling and Community Care supporting folks with non-normative experiences (2SLGBTQ+, neurodiversity, non-normative relationship and family configurations, Kink, BDSM, accommodated sex therapy, and folks who identify as having disabilities or chronic illnesses). Islai is passionate about helping folks access appropriate resources, and they strategize like a boss.

Join Islai for low-key community hangs, engage in peer support in facilitated conversations on topics brought forth by participants, and meet other spoonies!

The 2SLGBTQIA+ Spoonie Support Circle occurs the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month - contact Islai for details and to register islairhysrathlin@gmail.com

Raising 2SLGBTQIA+ youth comes with a unique set of challenges, questions, and joys. We want to provide a space where parents and guardians of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth can find connection and support from their peers.

Starting this fall, this group will now meet on the third Wednesday of each month at The Cache in Whitehorse. No registration necessary!

Colleen Segriff will be facilitating this group. Email colleen.segriff@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Direct Aid provides basic needs supplies for 2SLGBTQIA+ Yukoners in Watson Lake experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity who are in need of emergency support.

Folks can expect to receive supplies such as food, winter clothing, hygiene supplies. All the supplies will be given out on a first come first serve basis until supplies last. Find more information on the Direct Aid Watson Lake page.

If you are QTBIPOC you can contact austria@queeryukon.com for priority assistance.

These regular clinics for blood collection & lab requisitions are held at our space in Whitehorse on the second Wednesday and last Monday of each month. Please note that this service is by appointment only and walk-ins will not be available.

Book your appointment and find more information here!

Questions? Contact healthnavigator@queeryukon.com.

Our monthly craft night takes place on the first Thursday of each month at The Cache!

Come on down to The Cache and bring your current craft WIP! This is a great place to gather and meet other queer crafters. And there will be tea of course.

Please note, regular drop-in services will still be available during this event.

*Please note the date change -this clinic will be held on Friday, August 30th, instead of Monday*

We are so happy to continue offering our Blood Work and Lab Collection Clinics! These regular clinics for blood collection & lab requisitions are held at our space in Whitehorse on the second Wednesday and last Monday of each month. Please note that this service is by appointment only and walk-ins will not be available.

Book your appointment and find more information here!

Questions? Contact healthnavigator@queeryukon.com.

Queer Yukon is happy to announce a new peer-led support hangout for Queer BIPOC male-identifying folks!

This group will gather once a month on the last Thursday of each month from 7:30-8:30 at The Cache in Whitehorse.

This group is an opportunity for folks to come together and connect over shared experiences and snacks! This group will evolve and develop depending on the needs and hopes of attendees.

The Spoonie Support Circle takes place once a month, on the last Sunday of the month until the end of the summer.

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A low barrier space for spoonies to engage in community care. A spoonie is a person who experiences physical and mental health disabilities and chronic illnesses.

The support circles take place at The Cache in Whitehorse, or zoom! Contact Islai to register and for access to the zoom link.

Our organizer, Islai (eye-lah), is a Queer, Trans Non-Binary (they/them), neurodiverse spoonie dedicated to community care. They are at the helm of Islai Rathlin Counselling and Community Care supporting folks with non-normative experiences (2SLGBTQ+, neurodiversity, non-normative relationship and family configurations, Kink, BDSM, accommodated sex therapy, and folks who identify as having disabilities or chronic illnesses). Islai is passionate about helping folks access appropriate resources, and they strategize like a boss.

Join Islai for low-key community hangs, engage in peer support in facilitated conversations on topics brought forth by participants, and meet other spoonies!

The 2SLGBTQIA+ Spoonie Support Circle occurs the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month - contact Islai for details and to register islairhysrathlin@gmail.com

We’ll be celebrating at Wye Lake Park after the Discovery Days Parade! Games & refreshments provided. See you there!

Help us decorate our Pride float for the Discovery Days Parade, and join us in walking along the parade route! Bring a friend and dress up in your best duds!

Pride Float Decoration:

Northern Lights Centre Parking Lot (8:30 - 10:30 AM)

Discovery Days Parade:

Peter’s Trailer Court to Wye Lake Park (11 AM)

We’ll be cutting the ribbon on our new queer community garden! Come check out the site and join us in a fun celebration party.

Join us at the Watson Lake Town Hall as we raise the rainbow flag to commence Watson Lake Pride 2024!

We are so happy to continue offering our Blood Work and Lab Collection Clinics! These regular clinics for blood collection & lab requisitions are held at our space in Whitehorse on the second Wednesday and last Monday of each month. Please note that this service is by appointment only and walk-ins will not be available.

Book your appointment and find more information here!

Questions? Contact healthnavigator@queeryukon.com.

Direct Aid provides basic needs supplies for 2SLGBTQIA+ Yukoners in Watson Lake experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity who are in need of emergency support.

Folks can expect to receive supplies such as food, winter clothing, hygiene supplies. All the supplies will be given out on a first come first serve basis until supplies last. Find more information on the Direct Aid Watson Lake page.

If you are QTBIPOC you can contact austria@queeryukon.com for priority assistance.

Whitehorse Pride is coming up quick! Join us for this youth, Two-Spirit, and Indigiqueer centered event on August 8th from 7 - 11pm at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. How does it work? Local youth will walk the runway in a "category" of their choosing to affirm, explore, and celebrate aspects of their identity, with supportive judges cheering them on! Participants can opt to wear regalia or any other garment of their choosing. The show will be interspersed with exciting drag performances and will be followed by an all ages dance party!

Want to walk the runway? Sign up in advance to let us know your performance idea and song choice. Youth participants get into the show for free and can have up to 5 family members attend for free!

Tickets will be $10 online or $12 at the door. Space is limited so get your tickets now!

An intergenerational event meant to amplify the voices of Two Spirit & Indigiqueer youth, elders, and allies.

There will be moderated discussion on topics such as chosen family, kinship networks, survivance, and joy. Folks are encouraged to come together to discuss these important topics in a safer environment.

*A safer space is a supportive, non-threatening environment where all participants can feel comfortable to express themselves and share experiences without fear of discrimination or reprisal. We use the word safer to acknowledge that safety is relative: not everyone feels safe under the same conditions.*

Calling all queer youth! Indigiqueers and Two Spirits to the front! Learn to step into your power with visiting performer T'áncháy Redvers.

This workshop is an embodied and creative exploration of what it means to step into your queer power. We’ll get creative and build confidence through learning the basics of stage presence. There will be a focus on intergenerationality and an emphasis on youth and elder voices and encouraging them to take up space.

This workshop is intended to prepare those wishing to partake in the Fireside Chat and/or the Youth Runway Show through confidence building, public speaking skills, taking up space, and runway performance tips. Sign up here!

Accessibility note: we will be dancing and moving around the space. Accommodations can be provided!

This Drag Hang is a vibrant celebration of drag as a queer artform, happening from 3 - 6pm. Attendees can experiment with drag make-up and explore the assortment of outfits in our tickle trunk alongside local hunk Lau D’arta! Moreover, the art installation by Dan D’entrement from the Queer Love Letters Project will add another layer of creativity to the atmosphere.

Following this, from 6 - 7pm, renowned storyteller and queer elder, Brian Cope, will grace the gathering with his presence, sharing his inspiring journey of coming out later in life, maintaining sobriety, and embracing the art of drag.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided by Tum Tum’s Meats and Riverside Grocery!

Content Warnings: substance use, sexual assault and mental health

This workshop for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth will be be a fun, casual, social time where youth can craft together and build community!

Materials for beading and medicine bag making will be provided, and participants will be guided by Adanchilla Pauls Lepine and Cailyn Fraser-Harris!

Priority spots will be given to Two Spirit and Indigiqueer youth, but all queer youth under 30 are welcome to sign up! Snacks and refreshments will be provided. This event is free to join! Sign up here!

The Pride Paddle is back! This is a fun opportunity to experience a piece of the Yukon River with other 2SLGBTQIA+ paddlers and allies! The theme of the paddle is Pride Sparkle! Bring your flags, eco-friendly glitter, and best pride paddling outfit.

We have 7 canoes and shuttle space for 14 people available for free on a first come first served basis. Please email whitehorsepride@queeryukon.com to reserve your spot!

If not in a reserved canoe & shuttle spot, participants are required to set up their own shuttle. We will meet at Up North Adventures at 12, and start paddling at 12:30. The paddle ends at Takhini River Bridge at approximately 4pm.

Gear list: snacks, water, sunscreen/sun protection, dry bag for extra clothes and phone, keys for shuttle(!!)

Paddle at your own risk. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Pride Parade:

Tentative: The Pride Parade will start at 1:30pm at the United Church on Main Street. Folks can watch the parade from along the route. We will have an accessible viewing area located on the corner of Main Street and 2nd Avenue. Community is invited to join the BBQ after the parade.

BBQ & Post Parade Festivities:

Free Community BBQ! Join us for a delightful afternoon at Rotary Park from 2:30 - 5pm filled with a variety of food options, including delicious meat and vegetarian burgers and hot dogs. There will be a range of fun activities available for everyone to enjoy, such as a playground, splash pad, volleyball games, face painting, and more. Come and make the most of this fantastic gathering in the company of friends and neighbours!

DRAG BINGO (see: Loteria ) will be happening at Winterlong! This exciting event will showcase a gathering of queer friends enjoying a night filled with laughter, games, and the chance to win some delightful prizes! Join the fabulous Miss Juwanna deWitt as she hosts a round of Loteria, beginning at 6pm.

Our monthly craft night takes place on the first Thursday of each month at The Cache!

Come on down to The Cache and bring your current craft WIP! This is a great place to gather and meet other queer crafters. And there will be tea of course.

Please note, regular drop-in services will still be available during this event.

We are so happy to continue offering our Blood Work and Lab Collection Clinics! These regular clinics for blood collection & lab requisitions are held at our space in Whitehorse on the second Wednesday and last Monday of each month. Please note that this service is by appointment only and walk-ins will not be available.

Book your appointment and find more information here!

Questions? Contact Mira@queeryukon.com

The Spoonie Support Circle takes place once a month, on the last Sunday of the month until the end of the summer.

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A low barrier space for spoonies to engage in community care. A spoonie is a person who experiences physical and mental health disabilities and chronic illnesses.

The support circles take place at The Cache in Whitehorse, or zoom! Contact Islai to register and for access to the zoom link.

Our organizer, Islai (eye-lah), is a Queer, Trans Non-Binary (they/them), neurodiverse spoonie dedicated to community care. They are at the helm of Islai Rathlin Counselling and Community Care supporting folks with non-normative experiences (2SLGBTQ+, neurodiversity, non-normative relationship and family configurations, Kink, BDSM, accommodated sex therapy, and folks who identify as having disabilities or chronic illnesses). Islai is passionate about helping folks access appropriate resources, and they strategize like a boss.

Join Islai for low-key community hangs, engage in peer support in facilitated conversations on topics brought forth by participants, and meet other spoonies!

The 2SLGBTQIA+ Spoonie Support Circle occurs the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month - contact Islai for details and to register islairhysrathlin@gmail.com