Dignity Seniors Society

HAPPY #SENIORSWEEK to our #2S/LGBTQIA+ Olders & Elders! 🏳️‍🌈💜🏳️‍⚧️ Join Dignity at: 📍Partners in Aging Resource Fair June 2nd • 1:30pm-4:30pm New Westminster 📍2026 Seniors Resource Fair June 4th • 10:00am-NOON Kerrisdale Seniors Centre Vancouver Stop by our Dignity Seniors info booth & say hi! 👋 FREE.

🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!🏳️‍⚧️ An open letter to all those who celebrate June #PrideMonth 🫶 Remember the trailblazers both past and present. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏳️‍⚧️ Our #2S/LGBTQIA+ Olders & Elders hold a wealth of knowledge, resilience, and wisdom that has been hard-won through decades of struggle, perseverance, and advocacy.

Check out our new website revamp with info & resources for #2SLGBTQIA+ Olders, Elders and Caregivers! Click here: www.dignityseniors.org & bookmark for all sorts of valuable content for seniors and their caregivers.

Happy Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day from Dignity Seniors Society! 💗💛💙 #2slgbtqiaplus #pansexualawarenessday #dignityseniors

May 16th is “Honour Our 2S/LGBTQIA+ Elders Day”). It’s a time to pay​ tribute to those who have paved the way for the #2S/LGBT​QIA+ community to​ obtain and continue to seek important legislation and rights.​ We have many Elders to thank for the strides made towards equality. #lgbtqseniors

📍Wear red to raise awareness. 📍Support frontline organizations. 📍Advocate for safe + affordable housing for Indigenous women, girls, seniors, two-spirit folks. 📍Familiarize yourself with the 231 Calls to Justice from the 2019 MMIW national inquiry report. #redressproject 🎥: @Metisprint.ca

As Dan Savage reminds us, keep dancing. (Featuring his first pair of chaps, the first real piece of leather he owned.) Repost via @elthredge on Insta! #AgingwithPride #DignitySeniors #lgbtqia

Happy “Older” #LesbianVisibilityDay! Meet Arden Eversmeyer, founder of the Old #Lesbians Oral History Project, talking about OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change), a multigenerational organization that has been connecting lesbian elders for 30 years. Repost via @theoutwordsarchive 🙏💎

Tax time in #Canada! 🔏 Community orgs host free tax clinics where volunteers complete tax returns for people with a modest income and a simple tax situation. Dignity Seniors works with 411 Seniors, our partner organization offering free tax clinics. Link in bio for free #tax clinics in BC.

Happy Earth Day 2026! 🌏🌳🍃🌱🌲🌎 Close your eyes, turn up the volume and enjoy some relaxing moments with our arborescent friends… “Crown Shyness” is one of many adaptations that allow trees to coexist in communities. 🎥: by @michaelgeorge via @earth #ourpowerourplanet #earthday2026 #dignityseniors

Happy #LesbianVisibilityWeek! L + A (she/her + she/her) have been loving each other for 34 years. We celebrate the diverse community of older/elder lesbians who make up part of the rich history of our #2S/LGBTQIA+ community. 🙏 Thanks @riverandroot for this beautiful homage. 💜

Pearls of wisdom (and laughs) on what keeps the spark alive after 44 years as a couple. Looking good gentlemen! 🙏 For plenty of chuckles and #couplegoals check them out online at @dick_and_duane 🏳️‍🌈👬 #seniorsinlove #agingwithpride #dignityseniors

We’re growing our team at Dignity Seniors Society! We’re currently recruiting for several volunteer roles, including: • Communications • Board Member • Volunteer Committee Member If you’re passionate about supporting seniors, we’d love to hear from you. Apply: www.dignityseniors.org/opportunities

“I’d like to live a happy life,” a Black trans woman declares in this hopeful documentary portrait of her life. Director Nikolai Ursin’s - Behind Every Good Man (c. 1967) provides a glimpse into the life of an African-American #trans woman. 🏳️‍⚧️🖤🏳️‍🌈

#TDOV celebrates trans & non-binary people & raises awareness of discrimination faced worldwide. Please help empower #trans people to celebrate who they are, & encourage allies to voice solidarity with the trans community. www.dignityseniors.org/trans/non-binary 💜🏳️‍⚧️💜 Repost@humanbyorientation

Two-Spirit & Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day, held annually on the spring equinox, is a time to celebrate the diversity of Two-Spirit identities and raise awareness about the unique experiences of Two-Spirit people. Chief Dr. Robert Joseph / Gwawaenuk First Nation. WeAreAllies.ca.

Tobacco may have been there through stress, joy, or moments spent with your #2S/LGBTQIA+ community — but if it’s no longer serving you, it’s okay to pause and reflect on if it still fits into your life. Register for the webinar at: smokebreak.cbrcevents.net #smokebreak #cbrc

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 🏋️♀️ We like to think of every day as Women’s Day or #WomensHistoryMonth but will gladly take any reason to celebrate our strength and honour the ladies who’ve shaken up our planet for the better. Thank you for your inspiring words and art @mairakalman #IWD

#TBT In #2S/LGBTQIA+ history, we highlight a pioneer of #lesbian literature, Jeanne Galzy (1883-1977) who gave queer stories a voice. She was a long-time member of the jury for the Prix Femina & won the Prix Brentano literary award for her (somewhat biographical) novel "Burnt Offering".

On this day, Mar 3rd, 1887: Anne Sullivan arrives in Alabama hoping to break through to a young girl who’d lost the ability to see, hear, or speak in infancy. Rare video (1928) of Anne showing how she taught Helen Keller to communicate with the world. #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistory

Happy #Women’sHistoryMonth! Grateful for the incredible women who invented these staple items we all know and love. 🚺 And grateful for the #women in our lives who are doing amazing things now, that will go down in our history books. #DignitySeniors Repost via @theskimm

Hockey seems to be in the news everywhere these days, from the #Olympics, to Heated Rivalry and to our local Cutting Edges team! As it’s #BlackHistoryMonth, we wanted to share some amazing #queer history about one of our nation’s fave sports! If you aren’t already familiar, meet Angela James…

Dignity Seniors Society (BC) is shocked & deeply saddened by the tragic shooting in #TumblerRidge. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, first responders, & all those affected at this difficult time. Support is available: Call 1-877-330-6366 or 988. www.dignityseniors.org/news-dss/202...

Pearls of Wisdom from “the CEO”… have a great week everyone! #agingwithpride #dignityseniors #lgbtqiaplus

“You left a mark on the world if you just get through it.” 🏳️‍🌈🖤⁠🏳️‍⚧️ This #2SLGBTQIA+ History Month & #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember the immortal words of Dorian Corey, (1937 – 1993) US drag performer & fashion designer. She appeared in Wigstock & the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning. 🎥 @malikhahmed

The future is inclusive! EGALE CANADA resources and research will provide you and the communities you support with the most reliable and up-to-date tools and information to help improve the lives of #2SLGBTQIA people in #Canada and around the world. Access their resources today at egale.ca/resources