Out With Friends

Out With Friends is a group for GLBTQ youth and their allies, ages 15-25. They meet every Tuesday evening in Kelowna for activities that include bowling, mini-golf, movies, or chats over coffee.

If you are interested in joining them, call Sheila at (250) 862-2437 x107, or e-mail Sheila for meeting times and locations.

Okanagan Fruit Company

The Okanagan Fruit Company is the first gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgendered and friends chorus in the Okanagan. We believe in building community through music. We are a non-auditioned mixed chorus. No experience is necessary.

The Chorus rehearses Mondays at The Centre (1476 Water Street Kelowna) from 7:00pm - 9:30pm. If you are interested in joining, e-mail oklbgtchorus@gmail.com or come out September 14th. New members will be accepted until the end of October and then again in March.

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Gay Straight Alliance - KSS GSA

Gay Straight Alliance - KSS GSA is a group for GLBTQ high schoolers and anyone who wants to come join the conversation. They meet every Tuesday and Thursday in the one of the classrooms at lunch break for discussion and social activities, chats and snacks. Mainly for K.S.S. youth.

If you are not a student of Kelowna Secondary School, and would like to join or see what it's about, e-mail Tate for more information. If you have Facebook, find us here.

Rainbow Women

The Rainbow Women is a peer support and social group, composed of lesbian, bisexual, coming out, and questioning women in the Thompson Okanagan. Their information is on www.gayokanagan.net under Women.

Trans Gender Support Group

The Trans Gender Support Group meets every Sunday @ 2:00pm at the ORC Centre 1476 Water St. All Participants are encouraged to dress in their preferred gender. There is NO tolerance of judgmental behavior, So come and feel safe.

For more info contact Catherine 250.863.0209, Tia 250.801.5509 or mellstia@shaw.ca or Heather @ the ORC 250.860.8555 or orc.centre@gmail.com. Thanks for you interest.

SOGALA

Living in or around the southern Okanagan? SOGALA provides activities and events that bring together and celebrate the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population.The membership spans all ages and professions.

SOGALA is happy to hear from you, simply e-mail: info@sogala.com. For more info check out www.sogala.com.

GALA

Based in Kamloops, GALA is a non-profit society supporting bursaries at TRU, a phone line, a website and a newsletter, community outreach and donations of Gay-positive materials to municipal and school Libraries.

GALA is happy to hear from you, simply e-mail: gala@gaykamloops.ca. For more info, including listtings of other groups active in the Kamloops area, browse to www.gaykamloops.ca.

 

NOGLO

NOGLO was established to help bring queer social events (mainly dances) to the North Okanagan. NOGLO is committed to providing a safe, harassment free, and fun environment at all the events which they organize or sponsor.

Contact noglo@noglo.com or go to www.noglo.com for more information.