Originals

Untold History from Vancouver's Gay Community

The beginnings and evolution of the Vancouver queer community.

August 20, 2020

The darker side of the rainbow flag

Once the sex trade capital of Canada and still home to openly gay church ministers, the West End of Vancouver's queer history remains largely untold to this day. Glenn Tkach endeavours to unearth those secrets as creator of the Really Gay History Tour - one of Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours' many in-depth and immersive walking tours.

With perspective and context from Glenn's own personal journey as a gay man, he shares with us some of the poignant and momentous tales of Vancouver's gay history.