See what’s happening
At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can to do support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion.
Featured UBC Events
UBC Vancouver
- June 3 | 2025 UBC Pride Connect
- June 18 | An Evening in Support of CampOUT!
- June 19 | PrideMind Pride Event
- July 17 | BranchingOUT – UBC Botanical Garden’s Signature Pride Celebration
UBC Okanagan
- June 5 | Queer Zine Fair
If your department or unit is planning an event and would like it featured on this page, please contact us at info.events@ubc.ca.
Featured Community Events
Vancouver
- August (tbc) | Vancouver Pride Parade
Okanagan
- May 30–June 30 | Kelowna Pride Month
Resources and Initiatives
Positive Space
Positive Space campaign is a university-wide initiative intended to raise awareness and visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans and queer students, staff, faculty, alumni and allies at UBC.
Gender Diversity at UBC
At UBC, we are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming campus environment for all our sexual and gender diverse students, faculty, staff and community members. Learn about different aspects of gender diversity or find information about UBC’s systems.
SOGI UBC
SOGI UBC seeks to nurture an inclusive culture, workplace and learning environment for faculty, staff and students in the Faculty of Education and across other faculties and institutions that seek to develop inclusive climates and practices.
Student Groups
Gears and Queers
Gears and Queers is a club comprised of LGBTQ2SIA+ engineers and allies. They are dedicated to creating an open, accepting space for queer engineering students at UBC.
UBC Okanagan EngiQueers
A UBC Students’ Union Okanagan club that provides a safe space for LGBTQ2SIA+ students, specifically focused on engineering students and allies.
UBCSUO Pride Resource Centre
The student-run Pride Resource Centre works to create a social atmosphere within UBC Okanagan to foster discussion and awareness on campus of sexual and gender diversity.
UBC Pride Collective
The Pride Collective is an AMS resource group that offers educational and social services dealing with sexual and gender diversity to the UBC community.
UBC Students Against Bigotry
UBC Students Against Bigotry seeks to promote freedom of expression and empower those whose safety or dignity are threatened.
Of Interest
- CampOUT! turns 15
- Spencer Britten marks Asian Heritage Month and Pride Month with recital Memoirs of a Gaysian
- Beyond the Books — Alumni Insights with Aydin Quach
- Mind the InfoGap: Uncovering cultural bias in Wikipedia
- Queer nightlife and the pursuit of joy
- Gay dads have an image problem
- Dr. Jessica Lougheed wants to better understand our emotions
- It’s getting better for trans, bisexual and gay youth – but there’s still room to improve
- School connectedness critical for transgender and gender-diverse youth mental well-being
- Why “sexual inconsistency” can make unhappy relationships
- Thinking about polyamory? You’re not the only one
- Learn about history of Canadian Pride: https://www.queerevents.ca/canada/pride/history#queerdates
- Learn about the numerous Pride flags for different 2SLGBTQIA+ communities: https://equity.ubc.ca/pride-flags/
- UBC is a member of Pride at Work. UBC community members can benefit from Pride at Work learning, leadership, and networking opportunities.