Vancouver LGBTQ2+ History: Downtown and West End Tour

Uncover the wild, untold history of Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community on a 2-hour adventure through Downtown and the West End. Discover outrageous drag queens, book store bombings, and unsung heroes who changed the city forever.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vancouver Downtown - Meet your guide
  • the man in pink!
  • outside Trees Organic Coffee Shop at 930 Burrard Street. You’ll soon embark on a 2 hour long adventure into the LGBTQ2+ history and culture of this West Coast metropolis.
    You’ll weave a path through Imperial Court coronations, drag kings at the Quadra, gay ministers at the United Church,…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The hidden narratives of Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community are ready to be unveiled. The exciting, yet untold past of this vibrant group is filled with tales of hardship, solidarity, and jubilation. Embark on a two-hour journey into the heart of Downtown and the West End, where you will encounter a past populated by audacious drag queens, attacks on…

Location
930 Burrard St
Burrard Street
Meet outside the Trees Organic Coffee Shop at 930 Burrard St.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Survivorgirl
Sep 27, 2024
Go on this tour - Fantastic tour. Great tour guide, who was informative, friendly, open to questions, and clearly liked by locals. Many stories, that as someone from a different country, I didn't know any of them, but feel like they will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommend this tour to anyone in the area.
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Lisa
Sep 8, 2024
What an inspiring history tour through Davie Village 🌈 - We took the walking tour through Davie Village with Glenn and it was really great getting a glimpse of the highlights and downlights of Vancouver’s 2SLGBTQIA+ history! Glenn is a great storyteller and did a tremendous job of researching all the personal stories from various decades.
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Montyburt
Sep 2, 2024
Glenn Knows It! - Glenn's Really Gay History Tour was great. He really knows his stuff and makes the local history come to life. He highlighted lots of important historical figures, AIDS history, The Little Sisters bookstore fight, and much more. He’s very entertaining and several times he also had our group in tears. Recommended!
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Burnabyfour
Aug 20, 2024
A very delightful, moving, interesting, gay tour. - August 2024 An amazing, moving, delightful tour with the amazing, delightful Glenn. I highly recommend it. Glenn did a fabulous job of narrating the gay history of Vancouver. It's about 2 hours and was completing enjoyable every minute. It was moving, and educational and fun. I went with several friends and they would all echo my remarks. The things we don't know about our city.... Again thanks Glenn for this wonderful experience. PS It's my second time (first one 2018) and there was so much more to learn.
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Pjr928
Aug 11, 2024
History brought to life - Amazing. Brought this history to life with heart and purpose. Made a fantastic personal connection to everyone present. Invited us to relate to a beautiful and nuanced and love filled history. Big appreciation for his research and pulling it all together,
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798gauravd
Aug 7, 2024
Engaging and Important - I went on The Really Gay History Tour in June, and it was an amazing experience that uncovered the deep history of the LGBTQ2S+ community in Vancouver downtown. Glenn was an amazing tour guide that constantly engaged the tour group and described the various different experiences which took place in different parts of the downtown. It is important to have tours like these because it gives context for why acceptance, tolerance and inclusion are important values to keep as individuals. I was reminded of that with some of the harrowing stories described, detailing a time when Vancouver was a far less accepting place for the LGBTQ2S+ community.
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Chnalvr
Aug 3, 2024
Incredible, informative and engaging tour and guide! - Glenn was our guide and completely had us in the palm of his hand for the entire 2+ hours of, "The Really Gay History Tour." He educated us having interviewed people who lived through much of the past several decades of LGBTQ+ development in Vancouver, as well as using old photos and documents of people going back to the late 1800s. Glenn is a professional storyteller who knows how to deliver information in a way that engages one's mind and heart. We laughed, we cried, and we learned. Glenn is very well known and connected in the Vancouver LGBTQ+ community so several people stopped the tour to say hello. Glenn encouraged each of them to share their historic knowledge from many years gone by of happenings in Vancouver over the past many decades. This information is not easily found, organized and delivered, but Glenn has done all of this for you. I am sure we will take this tour again!
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Joshcn9039wi
Aug 1, 2024
Amazing!!! - So good! Can't even begin to express and Glenn is so captivating and an amazing story teller! Really brought this important history to life!!!
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Madi
Jul 22, 2024
A Really Gay Time - This was an excellent tour! Glenn is a fantastic storyteller and as a local, I learned so much! Thank you for a wonderful tour Glenn!!
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Shall777
Jul 21, 2024
If you love waking and history, bonus if you’re queer! - Glenn is an amazing host and raconteur. He brought me to tears many times with his passion and knowledge. I learned way more than I expected and appreciate that much better those that struggled so that I can walk freely hand in hand with my girlfriend today.
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