The 2STGD weight room is for folks who identify as Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse, as well as their friends and family.

All ages and abilities welcome.

Fitness centre orientations available upon request.

The 2STGD swim and gym is for folks who identify as Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse, as well as their friends and family.

All ages and abilities welcome. Fitness centre users must be 13+ years. There is no fitness staff on site.

Pool staff have received 2STGD competency training.

Note The 2STGD swim and gym may be affected by summer hours, maintenance closures, and special events.

Details

• When: Every Sunday
• Time and location: Email 2STGD@vancouver.ca or phone 604-257-1327 for details
• How to register: No advance registration is required; drop in admission can be purchased at the facility.
• Cost: Regular pool drop-in rates (Leisure Access subsidies apply)

For more information, email 2STGD@vancouver.ca

For the Vancouver Park Board, 2STGD inclusion began with community consultation. When working with communities that may not traditionally engage in recreation, it is vital to connect - to ask people what they need.

In 2014, the Park Board established the Trans and Gender Variant Inclusion Working Group which worked to engage community and outline barriers that 2STGD individuals faced in accessing parks and recreation services. This work formed the foundation for all of the initiatives that have followed.

With information from the community, the Trans and Gender Variant Inclusion Working Group presented Building a Path to Parks and Recreation for All PDF file (3 MB) - a report that included over 70 recommendations.

This report is an important guide and illustrates for us where our baseline was for the work that has been done, and where we need to go moving forward. The report was unanimously received by Vancouver Park Board Commissioners in 2014 which solidified the foundation of our current programming and projects.

The report provides more information on the Park Board's strategic priorities with the help of the Trans and Gender Variant Inclusion Working Group.

The TGD2S Advisory Committee worked for three terms to create safe, inclusive, and welcoming spaces for Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse individuals. The committee did this by giving important advice and helping implement recommendations from the 2014 report "Building a Path to Parks and Recreation for All". The feedback that was received from the committee was vital in implementing the peer support at the trans swim, the use of appropriate training materials for frontline staff, and the installation of new signage in all facilities. 

The TGD2S Advisory Committee is currently dissolved while the Park Board works to implement both their recommendations, and the recommendations in the Building a Path to Parks and Recreation for All report. There will be a report back to the 2STGD community in 2020.

With the guidance of the Vancouver LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, the TGD2S team organized the first two-spirit community feast and gathering.

The Two-Spirit Pre-Pride Social was a celebration of community and culture to kick off the 2018 pride season. In the spirit of reconciliation, this event aimed to foster engagement and meaningful dialogue between the two-spirit community, the City of Vancouver, and the Vancouver Park Board.

Following extensive consultation with the community a new washroom sign design guideline has been developed. The gender diverse people welcome tagline aims to encourage those outside the gender binary to feel safe and welcome in all Park Board washrooms and change spaces. The new signs will be up in all community centres by the end of 2019.

In compliance with the BC Human Rights Code, folks accessing Park Board facilities are encouraged to use the washroom or change room that they feel most comfortable using. Harassment and transphobia will not be tolerated.