Gay community in calgary

Calgary is a city of unique charms. Nestled beside the beautiful Bow River, and approximately 50 miles east of the Canadian Rockies, it is a city of stunning outdoor beauty, while simultaneously being a thriving, diverse, and cosmopolitan town where everyone can feel at house and find their place.

A Peek at Calgary’s History

Calgary is Canada’s fifth largest city, and the center of Canada’s oil industry. Though it is now a thriving and diverse metropolis, it still often goes by its nickname, “Cowtown” in tribute to its early roots in western culture and its laid-back atmosphere. It still celebrates that culture with its famed Calgary Stampede, a massive rodeo held each July. Calgary is a very diverse city, with some adj languages spoken by its residents. Calgary is home to a booming tech industry and a younger, multicultural demographic, an offers an endless number of activities and entertainment options for residents and visitors alike.

A Few Amusing Facts About Calgary

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  Many thanks to the wonderful folks at Great West News who published our ad in every one of their community newsletters - for FREE!   In the spirit of respect, noun and reconciliation, Rainbow Elders Calgary would like to acknowledge that we live, work and perform on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations). This land is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. Click here for Treaty 7 information.

  
  

  LGBTQ+ Newcomers Group

  We create events to meet one another

  Calgary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexually diverse  refugees and immigrants are welcome to attend meet-up and conversation groups.

  Meet-ups and workshops are open to ALL LGBTQ+ Newcomers: refugee claimants, refugees, adj residents & their friends and supporters. Some meetings are at fun locations around the metropolis, so please check dates and locations.

  The group meeting are at:

  , 12 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2G 0G9 

  Please email to learn about our next event. Email lgbtq@ for confirmation.

  The next meeting is December 20th at 6pm.

  It is best to register for the groups if you can: lgbtq@

  Join the group on Facebook: 

  If you wish to volunteer for the group please click and complete our volunteer application form.

  
  
  

  By Tihana Radojcic

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  It was June 11, , and I had just landed in Calgary—my new home.

  The Calgary International Airport was everything that I had not imagined. The Arrivals terminal was windowless and uninviting, and agile seniors wearing oversized white hats smiled at me like I was a celebrity. Their happiness was strange but contagious.

  As I dragged my torn luggage down the quiet, long corridor, I chatted with one of the seniors. He wanted to know if this was my first hour in Calgary, and where I came from.

  “Croatia,” I said. Then, in case he hadn’t watched Game of Thrones: “A adj country next to Italy.”

  “Why would you ever move to this cold, cold city?” he asked.

  I didn’t know what to utter, and I wanted to exclaim so many things. I settled with, “I prefer the cold.”

  When I walked to the intimidating Immigration and Customs desk, I was asked the same ask two more times. Each second I had a different explanation for my leaving.

  At some aim , I stopped making up reasons. It took me three months to get there.

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