Vancouver is a city which eagerly celebrates diversity. Sometimes referred to as San Francisco North and Hollywood North, Vancouver has vibrant gay and lesbian neighbourhoods, GLBT arts events, fabulous nightlife and a Pride festival which is almost 30 years old. Over 300,000 people come out to join the festivities of the annual Pride Parade (Vancouver’s largest parade) which is one of the highlights of the summer for both gay and mainstream residents and visitors. Politically and legally, Vancouver (and all of Canada) is intolerant of discrimination of any kind. Since 2003, Vancouver has been one of the few places in the world where same sex marriage is legal and recognized.
Vancouver has hosted some of the biggest LGBT events in the world.
Vancouver has hosted many events including the 1990 Gay Games, 1996 International AIDS Conference, 2001 World Figure Skating Championships, 2006 World Hemophilia Congress, 2007 World Congress of the Intl. Union of Health Promotion & Education, and the 2004 IGLTA Conference. Coming up, Vancouver will be hosting the 2008 Interpride Conference, 2009 World Police & Fire Games and the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
We love working with GLBT orgainzations!
Vancouver has reciprocal memberships with the local Gay & Lesbian Business Association and Vancouver Pride Society, and is a proud, long-standing member of the IGLTA.
Community Involvement is restricted to promotion through existing marketing channels in GLBT and geographic markets. As a not-for-profit, private business association, Tourism Vancouver is able to sponsor or partner in this fashion.
RFPs should be submitted to Susan Graham, Manager, Convention Services at
Tourism Vancouver – sgraham@tourismvancouver.com.
For more information about Tourism Vancouver, visit www.tourismvancouver.com/meetings or
just www.tourismvancouver.com.
