Upcoming Events
We update this calendar often so be sure to check it frequently. If you have questions, would like to meet up with a BQC host at an event, or have queer-friendly events to recommend, please email us at: info@bellinghamqueercollective.org.
Click the Calendar View button below to see our upcoming events on a monthly calendar.
(CANCELLED) Book Club: The Prophets
Join us for another BQC book club! Reading the book is suggested, but not required.
COMMUNITY EVENT: Wild Whatcom Out and About
Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us Saturday, December 13th, 4:30 - 6:30PM for Finding Our Light Queer Campfire.🔥 With the darkest day of the year, the winter solstice, just around the corner, join us for a healing time outdoors as we reflect on our year, set intentions for the new year ahead. The holidays can be a complicated time for many queer folks, and this is a space to build local community by sharing thoughts, feelings, and food with new friends! Learn more and register: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/out-and-about
Collage Class
Join us for a free collage class at the BQC Center, taught by Erin at Keen Design! No registration is needed. Just drop in and join the fun.
FLINTA Night
Hello FLINTA Folks! Please join us for some Queer Cheer at our 1st Annual (Choose Your Own Holiday) Party. There will be yummy food from L & L to nosh, and Sydney, our fabulous bartender, will be mixing up some special Holiday mocktails and cocktails. Never been to a FLINTA evening and wondering what it's all about? It is a monthly get together of folks who identify with the FLINTA acronym: Female, Lesbian. Intersex, Nonbinary, Trans and Agender. We chat, we laugh, some of us drink and some do not, we make new friends and revel in seeing old ones. We're not a club, nor an exclusive group. And we're friendly!! So come party with us, wear festive clothing if you are so inclined, and let us know what holiday you are celebrating. See you there. Tuesday, December 16th from 5 - 8 pm at L & L Libations. Note: this is a 21+ event. Your hosts, Pam, Robin and Shawna
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation is a monthly workshop series to illuminate how art and movement healing practices can be woven with our body’s ecology so we may become our fullest selves in all our queerness. The workshop is a lightly facilitated and loosely structured creative space for folx to explore movement, artistic expression, somatics, and how they are inherently connected.
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Rainbow Elders Discussion Group
Join us for coffee and a different discussion every month.
Knit and Craft at NW Yarns
Join the BQC Knit and Craft Night at NORTHWEST YARNS! Bring any craft you would like to work on during this time or come find your new favorite project at the shop!
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Queer Women’s Group
BQC Queer Women’s group is a BQC Affinity Group that meets on the third Saturday of each month. Hosted by Laura Rainey and Lyn Faith.
Queer Writes!
We are not looking for successful, prolific writers. We are looking for people who want to know who they really are, and want to express that.
No judgement.
No expectation.
Sharing a space for each person to document their personal journey through life.
Observations. Experiences. Dreams.
We can share the discipline of writing on a regular basis with no rules. Happy to have company as we work. Our time together is a short hello and update. Then 90 minutes of concentrated focus on writing. Then a deep breath and a thought about what happened while writing, as we leave.
Let’s build a robust group of Queer Writers sharing energy to understand how we exist.
Sacred Misfits
BQC Sacred Misfits: Spirituality on the Margins is a peer-led group for anyone interested in exploring spiritual practices outside of dominant religious frameworks. We center queer, trans, and other marginalized voices while creating space for self-inquiry, sacred play, and community connection. We gather to study divination, explore our weird spiritual selves, encourage stepping outside the mainstream, and find community beyond the binary, the dogma, and the gatekeeping. All genders, paths, and vibes welcome. No specific beliefs or experience required—just openness and respect.
Fiber Arts and Crafts Group
Join us at the BQC Center for our monthly Fiber Arts and Crafts Affinity Group! Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Bring any craft you would like to work on and enjoy the company and conversation!
Transfemme Discussion Group
This group is a welcoming and affirming social group created specifically for transfeminine people to connect, share experiences, and build community in a supportive environment. Open to anyone who identifies with transfeminine experiences—including trans women, transfeminine nonbinary people, and those exploring gender—this group offers a space for casual conversation, mutual support, creative expression, and friendship. Whether you're looking to meet others with similar identities, talk about gender journeys, or just hang out in a space where you feel seen and celebrated, BQC Transfemme group is here for you.
(Cancelled) Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Winter Holiday Alternative
We are hosting several social activities on December 25th for those who would like to connect with queer community and/or do not celebrate this holiday in a traditional way. Drop in anytime! All activities are free.
This event is for anyone in our BQC community 18+. We are not celebrating Christmas or hosting a dinner. This is a day where the Center will be open for a variety of social events with snacks and dessert for those of us who want a way to connect with others when the rest of downtown is closed for the holiday.
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
(CANCELLED) Queer Latiné Society
Connect with other members of the Latinx community to help with navigating some of the unique challenges of being queer in Latinx culture.
Rainbow Refugees
This is a group for Rainbow Refugees, 2SLGBTQIA+ people who have moved here from red areas. We will discuss things like being new to Bellingham, dealing with moving/starting over, survivor’s guilt, and getting used to being in a safer area.
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Mind and Body Wellness Circle
This group is designed for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals and allies who are curious about or committed to enhancing their well-being through mind-body practices. Whether you're new to the wellness space, just learning to meditate, or you're an experienced energy worker or yoga enthusiast, this space is for you.
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Trans Survival Political Education
Trans Survival Political Education seeks to collectively understand our world by reading, watching, and discussing poignant and relevant media in a safe group setting. The group ultimately decides on what we are learning about, because that's how we know it will be relevant to our lives. If you're interested in engaging with ideas and others in a safe space, we hope to see you there!
Chronic and Iconic
This is a group for people with chronic pain and chronic illness to seek and find support and connect with other people experiencing similar symptoms and diagnoses. This includes but is CERTAINLY not limited to: fibromyalgia, POTS, EDS and other connective tissue diseases, ME/CFS, chronic back pain, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, lupus, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Crohn's, IBS, and many more.
Queer Grief Support Group
The BQC is thrilled to be partnering again with our friends at Accent Counseling to provide another FREE counseling support group designed specifically for our queer community!
This 8-week therapeutic support group is led by trained professionals and offers a supportive space for LGBTQIA2S+ adults (18+) seeking a place to process their grief.
Rainbow Elders Visibility Lunch
Join us at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the first Wednesday of the month for the Rainbow Elder Lunch. Look for the rainbow tablecloths in the lunch room. This event is intended for folks aged 50+. If you are not a member of the BSAC, sign in as a guest and tell them you are having lunch with the Rainbow Elders.
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Queer Qigong
Energy. Breath. Belonging.
Join us for a gentle, affirming practice of Qigong (气功). Rooted in ancient Chinese energy movement and breath, this space welcomes you exactly as you are.
✨ No experience needed
✨ All bodies and abilities welcome
✨ Come to move, breathe, and reconnect
Queer Qigong is a gentle, grounding movement class designed to support nervous system regulation, embodied resilience, and connection to self and community—especially for queer, trans, and gender-expansive folks.
Queer Dance
This group is designed to provide a fun, safe, affirming, and empowering space for members of the queer community to move their bodies through dance. Various genres and class offerings ranging from ballet and modern to belly dance and line dance will be offered on a rotating basis, giving community members the opportunity to try various styles. Whether you have dance experience or are curious about being introduced to a new practice of motion, all are encouraged to attend! Queer dance aims to provide an inclusive, low-stress environment for queer and trans bodies to move, express, and find joy. Food is not allowed in the space we will be using, but please bring water to keep yourself hydrated.
Questions? Please contact Addison at addison@bellinghamqueercollective.org.
Queer Writes!
No matter what you're working on or where you are in the process, we offer space and community to support creativity.
Bellingham Queer Gamers
Whether you’re completely new to the modern tabletop gaming world and want to check it out, or you’ve got a game or two that’s been sitting on your shelf waiting for the right group to try it out, or you’re just interested in meeting other queer people and sharing some screen-free fun and conversation, this is the place for you!
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Crafty Queer Friends
We are a group of queer people who like to share our crafts; knitting, crocheting, drawing, coloring, pixel art, or whatever you want to bring along. We're here to share stories and experiences, ask questions or just hang out.
Trans Masc/Nonbinary Meetup
This BQC Affinity group meets at a local restaurant on the 2nd Friday of each month from 5-7pm. Hosted by Hank Ohana. Join us!
This month will be at Brandywine Kitchen!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Group Health and Wellbeing Coaching (Session 1 of 6)
Looking to create new habits in 2026? Bellingham Queer Collective’s free Group Health and Wellbeing Coaching provides LGBTQ+ folks with the partnership and community needed to gently and sustainably create new wellness habits that can improve health. This 6-week group coaching experience is designed to empower individuals with the tools, strategies, and support to improve health and well-being. Our group coaching begins on January 11th.
Late Bloomers
Do you identify as coming out late in life? Coming out recently? Please join us for friendship and support.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Queering the Future Writing Workshop (Session 1 of 3)
Queering the Future: Solarpunk as a Hope Engine is a three-part genre and writing workshop with lunafly. This series for amateur writers introduces you to the Solarpunk genre during the first session, followed by an immersive writing workshop. Structured exercises, group work, discussion, and lots of space to write - we'll create short pieces and see where our storyboards take us over the course of three months.
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Tabletop RPG Group
We seek to build queer community together through collaborative storytelling. We meet once a month to play tabletop roleplaying games. All skill levels welcome!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Women’s Group
BQC Queer Women’s group is a BQC Affinity Group that meets on the third Saturday of each month. Hosted by Laura Rainey and Lyn Faith.
Queer Writes!
We are not looking for successful, prolific writers. We are looking for people who want to know who they really are, and want to express that.
No judgement.
No expectation.
Sharing a space for each person to document their personal journey through life.
Observations. Experiences. Dreams.
We can share the discipline of writing on a regular basis with no rules. Happy to have company as we work. Our time together is a short hello and update. Then 90 minutes of concentrated focus on writing. Then a deep breath and a thought about what happened while writing, as we leave.
Let’s build a robust group of Queer Writers sharing energy to understand how we exist.
Sacred Misfits
BQC Sacred Misfits: Spirituality on the Margins is a peer-led group for anyone interested in exploring spiritual practices outside of dominant religious frameworks. We center queer, trans, and other marginalized voices while creating space for self-inquiry, sacred play, and community connection. We gather to study divination, explore our weird spiritual selves, encourage stepping outside the mainstream, and find community beyond the binary, the dogma, and the gatekeeping. All genders, paths, and vibes welcome. No specific beliefs or experience required—just openness and respect.
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation is a monthly workshop series to illuminate how art and movement healing practices can be woven with our body’s ecology so we may become our fullest selves in all our queerness. The workshop is a lightly facilitated and loosely structured creative space for folx to explore movement, artistic expression, somatics, and how they are inherently connected.
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Rainbow Elders Discussion Group
Join us for coffee and a different discussion every month.
Knit and Craft at NW Yarns
Join the BQC Knit and Craft Night at NORTHWEST YARNS! Bring any craft you would like to work on during this time or come find your new favorite project at the shop!
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Latiné Society
Connect with other members of the Latinx community to help with navigating some of the unique challenges of being queer in Latinx culture.
Book Club: The Biography of X
Join us for another BQC book club! Reading the book is suggested, but not required.
Rainbow Refugees
This is a group for Rainbow Refugees, 2SLGBTQIA+ people who have moved here from red areas. We will discuss things like being new to Bellingham, dealing with moving/starting over, survivor’s guilt, and getting used to being in a safer area.
Fiber Arts and Crafts Group
Join us at the BQC Center for our monthly Fiber Arts and Crafts Affinity Group! Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Bring any craft you would like to work on and enjoy the company and conversation!
Transfemme Discussion Group
This group is a welcoming and affirming social group created specifically for transfeminine people to connect, share experiences, and build community in a supportive environment. Open to anyone who identifies with transfeminine experiences—including trans women, transfeminine nonbinary people, and those exploring gender—this group offers a space for casual conversation, mutual support, creative expression, and friendship. Whether you're looking to meet others with similar identities, talk about gender journeys, or just hang out in a space where you feel seen and celebrated, BQC Transfemme group is here for you.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Drop in Social Hours
Drop in to the BQC Center to visit with friends, make a new friend, hang out on your own, check out a book (soon), play a game, read, listen to music, help yourself to a hot or cold beverage and snack, and more!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Chronic and Iconic
This is a group for people with chronic pain and chronic illness to seek and find support and connect with other people experiencing similar symptoms and diagnoses. This includes but is CERTAINLY not limited to: fibromyalgia, POTS, EDS and other connective tissue diseases, ME/CFS, chronic back pain, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, lupus, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Crohn's, IBS, and many more.
Rainbow Elders Visibility Lunch
Join us at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the first Wednesday of the month for the Rainbow Elder Lunch. Look for the rainbow tablecloths in the lunch room. This event is intended for folks aged 50+. If you are not a member of the BSAC, sign in as a guest and tell them you are having lunch with the Rainbow Elders.
Bellingham Queer Gamers
Whether you’re completely new to the modern tabletop gaming world and want to check it out, or you’ve got a game or two that’s been sitting on your shelf waiting for the right group to try it out, or you’re just interested in meeting other queer people and sharing some screen-free fun and conversation, this is the place for you!
Queer Writes!
No matter what you're working on or where you are in the process, we offer space and community to support creativity.
Queer Dance
This group is designed to provide a fun, safe, affirming, and empowering space for members of the queer community to move their bodies through dance. Various genres and class offerings ranging from ballet and modern to belly dance and line dance will be offered on a rotating basis, giving community members the opportunity to try various styles. Whether you have dance experience or are curious about being introduced to a new practice of motion, all are encouraged to attend! Queer dance aims to provide an inclusive, low-stress environment for queer and trans bodies to move, express, and find joy. Food is not allowed in the space we will be using, but please bring water to keep yourself hydrated.
Questions? Please contact Addison at addison@bellinghamqueercollective.org.
Queer Qigong
Energy. Breath. Belonging.
Join us for a gentle, affirming practice of Qigong (气功). Rooted in ancient Chinese energy movement and breath, this space welcomes you exactly as you are.
✨ No experience needed
✨ All bodies and abilities welcome
✨ Come to move, breathe, and reconnect
Queer Qigong is a gentle, grounding movement class designed to support nervous system regulation, embodied resilience, and connection to self and community—especially for queer, trans, and gender-expansive folks.
Mind and Body Wellness Circle
This group is designed for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals and allies who are curious about or committed to enhancing their well-being through mind-body practices. Whether you're new to the wellness space, just learning to meditate, or you're an experienced energy worker or yoga enthusiast, this space is for you.
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Trans Survival Political Education
Trans Survival Political Education seeks to collectively understand our world by reading, watching, and discussing poignant and relevant media in a safe group setting. The group ultimately decides on what we are learning about, because that's how we know it will be relevant to our lives. If you're interested in engaging with ideas and others in a safe space, we hope to see you there!
Late Bloomers
Do you identify as coming out late in life? Coming out recently? Please join us for friendship and support.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Queering the Future Writing Workshop (Session 2 of 3)
Queering the Future: Solarpunk as a Hope Engine is a three-part genre and writing workshop with lunafly. This series for amateur writers introduces you to the Solarpunk genre during the first session, followed by an immersive writing workshop. Structured exercises, group work, discussion, and lots of space to write - we'll create short pieces and see where our storyboards take us over the course of three months.
Crafty Queer Friends
We are a group of queer people who like to share our crafts; knitting, crocheting, drawing, coloring, pixel art, or whatever you want to bring along. We're here to share stories and experiences, ask questions or just hang out.
Trans Masc/Nonbinary Meetup
This BQC Affinity group meets at a local restaurant on the 2nd Friday of each month from 5-7pm. Hosted by Hank Ohana. Join us!
This month will be at Brandywine Kitchen!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Writes!
We are not looking for successful, prolific writers. We are looking for people who want to know who they really are, and want to express that.
No judgement.
No expectation.
Sharing a space for each person to document their personal journey through life.
Observations. Experiences. Dreams.
We can share the discipline of writing on a regular basis with no rules. Happy to have company as we work. Our time together is a short hello and update. Then 90 minutes of concentrated focus on writing. Then a deep breath and a thought about what happened while writing, as we leave.
Let’s build a robust group of Queer Writers sharing energy to understand how we exist.
Sacred Misfits
BQC Sacred Misfits: Spirituality on the Margins is a peer-led group for anyone interested in exploring spiritual practices outside of dominant religious frameworks. We center queer, trans, and other marginalized voices while creating space for self-inquiry, sacred play, and community connection. We gather to study divination, explore our weird spiritual selves, encourage stepping outside the mainstream, and find community beyond the binary, the dogma, and the gatekeeping. All genders, paths, and vibes welcome. No specific beliefs or experience required—just openness and respect.
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation is a monthly workshop series to illuminate how art and movement healing practices can be woven with our body’s ecology so we may become our fullest selves in all our queerness. The workshop is a lightly facilitated and loosely structured creative space for folx to explore movement, artistic expression, somatics, and how they are inherently connected.
Queer Women’s Group
BQC Queer Women’s group is a BQC Affinity Group that meets on the third Saturday of each month. Hosted by Laura Rainey and Lyn Faith.
Rainbow Elders Discussion Group
Join us for coffee and a different discussion every month.
Knit and Craft at NW Yarns
Join the BQC Knit and Craft Night at NORTHWEST YARNS! Bring any craft you would like to work on during this time or come find your new favorite project at the shop!
Tabletop RPG Group
We seek to build queer community together through collaborative storytelling. We meet once a month to play tabletop roleplaying games. All skill levels welcome!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Rainbow Refugees
This is a group for Rainbow Refugees, 2SLGBTQIA+ people who have moved here from red areas. We will discuss things like being new to Bellingham, dealing with moving/starting over, survivor’s guilt, and getting used to being in a safer area.
Fiber Arts and Crafts Group
Join us at the BQC Center for our monthly Fiber Arts and Crafts Affinity Group! Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Bring any craft you would like to work on and enjoy the company and conversation!
Transfemme Discussion Group
This group is a welcoming and affirming social group created specifically for transfeminine people to connect, share experiences, and build community in a supportive environment. Open to anyone who identifies with transfeminine experiences—including trans women, transfeminine nonbinary people, and those exploring gender—this group offers a space for casual conversation, mutual support, creative expression, and friendship. Whether you're looking to meet others with similar identities, talk about gender journeys, or just hang out in a space where you feel seen and celebrated, BQC Transfemme group is here for you.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Latiné Society
Connect with other members of the Latinx community to help with navigating some of the unique challenges of being queer in Latinx culture.
Chronic and Iconic
This is a group for people with chronic pain and chronic illness to seek and find support and connect with other people experiencing similar symptoms and diagnoses. This includes but is CERTAINLY not limited to: fibromyalgia, POTS, EDS and other connective tissue diseases, ME/CFS, chronic back pain, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, lupus, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Crohn's, IBS, and many more.
Rainbow Elders Visibility Lunch
Join us at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the first Wednesday of the month for the Rainbow Elder Lunch. Look for the rainbow tablecloths in the lunch room. This event is intended for folks aged 50+. If you are not a member of the BSAC, sign in as a guest and tell them you are having lunch with the Rainbow Elders.
Bellingham Queer Gamers
Whether you’re completely new to the modern tabletop gaming world and want to check it out, or you’ve got a game or two that’s been sitting on your shelf waiting for the right group to try it out, or you’re just interested in meeting other queer people and sharing some screen-free fun and conversation, this is the place for you!
Queer Dance
This group is designed to provide a fun, safe, affirming, and empowering space for members of the queer community to move their bodies through dance. Various genres and class offerings ranging from ballet and modern to belly dance and line dance will be offered on a rotating basis, giving community members the opportunity to try various styles. Whether you have dance experience or are curious about being introduced to a new practice of motion, all are encouraged to attend! Queer dance aims to provide an inclusive, low-stress environment for queer and trans bodies to move, express, and find joy. Food is not allowed in the space we will be using, but please bring water to keep yourself hydrated.
Questions? Please contact Addison at addison@bellinghamqueercollective.org.
Queer Writes!
No matter what you're working on or where you are in the process, we offer space and community to support creativity.
Queer Qigong
Energy. Breath. Belonging.
Join us for a gentle, affirming practice of Qigong (气功). Rooted in ancient Chinese energy movement and breath, this space welcomes you exactly as you are.
✨ No experience needed
✨ All bodies and abilities welcome
✨ Come to move, breathe, and reconnect
Queer Qigong is a gentle, grounding movement class designed to support nervous system regulation, embodied resilience, and connection to self and community—especially for queer, trans, and gender-expansive folks.
Mind and Body Wellness Circle
This group is designed for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals and allies who are curious about or committed to enhancing their well-being through mind-body practices. Whether you're new to the wellness space, just learning to meditate, or you're an experienced energy worker or yoga enthusiast, this space is for you.
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Trans Survival Political Education
Trans Survival Political Education seeks to collectively understand our world by reading, watching, and discussing poignant and relevant media in a safe group setting. The group ultimately decides on what we are learning about, because that's how we know it will be relevant to our lives. If you're interested in engaging with ideas and others in a safe space, we hope to see you there!
Late Bloomers
Do you identify as coming out late in life? Coming out recently? Please join us for friendship and support.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Queering the Future Writing Workshop (Session 3 of 3)
Queering the Future: Solarpunk as a Hope Engine is a three-part genre and writing workshop with lunafly. This series for amateur writers introduces you to the Solarpunk genre during the first session, followed by an immersive writing workshop. Structured exercises, group work, discussion, and lots of space to write - we'll create short pieces and see where our storyboards take us over the course of three months.
Crafty Queer Friends
We are a group of queer people who like to share our crafts; knitting, crocheting, drawing, coloring, pixel art, or whatever you want to bring along. We're here to share stories and experiences, ask questions or just hang out.
Trans Masc/Nonbinary Meetup
This BQC Affinity group meets at a local restaurant on the 2nd Friday of each month from 5-7pm. Hosted by Hank Ohana. Join us!
This month will be at Brandywine Kitchen!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Writes!
We are not looking for successful, prolific writers. We are looking for people who want to know who they really are, and want to express that.
No judgement.
No expectation.
Sharing a space for each person to document their personal journey through life.
Observations. Experiences. Dreams.
We can share the discipline of writing on a regular basis with no rules. Happy to have company as we work. Our time together is a short hello and update. Then 90 minutes of concentrated focus on writing. Then a deep breath and a thought about what happened while writing, as we leave.
Let’s build a robust group of Queer Writers sharing energy to understand how we exist.
Sacred Misfits
BQC Sacred Misfits: Spirituality on the Margins is a peer-led group for anyone interested in exploring spiritual practices outside of dominant religious frameworks. We center queer, trans, and other marginalized voices while creating space for self-inquiry, sacred play, and community connection. We gather to study divination, explore our weird spiritual selves, encourage stepping outside the mainstream, and find community beyond the binary, the dogma, and the gatekeeping. All genders, paths, and vibes welcome. No specific beliefs or experience required—just openness and respect.
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation is a monthly workshop series to illuminate how art and movement healing practices can be woven with our body’s ecology so we may become our fullest selves in all our queerness. The workshop is a lightly facilitated and loosely structured creative space for folx to explore movement, artistic expression, somatics, and how they are inherently connected.
Rainbow Elders Discussion Group
Join us for coffee and a different discussion every month.
Knit and Craft at NW Yarns
Join the BQC Knit and Craft Night at NORTHWEST YARNS! Bring any craft you would like to work on during this time or come find your new favorite project at the shop!
Tabletop RPG Group
We seek to build queer community together through collaborative storytelling. We meet once a month to play tabletop roleplaying games. All skill levels welcome!
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Women’s Group
BQC Queer Women’s group is a BQC Affinity Group that meets on the third Saturday of each month. Hosted by Laura Rainey and Lyn Faith.
Rainbow Refugees
This is a group for Rainbow Refugees, 2SLGBTQIA+ people who have moved here from red areas. We will discuss things like being new to Bellingham, dealing with moving/starting over, survivor’s guilt, and getting used to being in a safer area.
Fiber Arts and Crafts Group
Join us at the BQC Center for our monthly Fiber Arts and Crafts Affinity Group! Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Bring any craft you would like to work on and enjoy the company and conversation!
Transfemme Discussion Group
This group is a welcoming and affirming social group created specifically for transfeminine people to connect, share experiences, and build community in a supportive environment. Open to anyone who identifies with transfeminine experiences—including trans women, transfeminine nonbinary people, and those exploring gender—this group offers a space for casual conversation, mutual support, creative expression, and friendship. Whether you're looking to meet others with similar identities, talk about gender journeys, or just hang out in a space where you feel seen and celebrated, BQC Transfemme group is here for you.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queer Latiné Society
Connect with other members of the Latinx community to help with navigating some of the unique challenges of being queer in Latinx culture.
Fun Friday: Cookie Decorating and Movie Night!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun. This week, we will be decorating sugar cookies and enjoying a movie together!
Trans Masc/Nonbinary Meetup
This BQC Affinity group meets at a local restaurant on the 2nd Friday of each month from 5-7pm. Hosted by Hank Ohana. Join us!
This month will be at Brandywine Kitchen!
Crafty Queer Friends
We are a group of queer people who like to share our crafts; knitting, crocheting, drawing, coloring, pixel art, or whatever you want to bring along. We're here to share stories and experiences, ask questions or just hang out.
Tabletop RPG Group
We seek to build queer community together through collaborative storytelling. We meet once a month to play tabletop roleplaying games. All skill levels welcome!
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Late Bloomers
Do you identify as coming out late in life? Coming out recently? Please join us for friendship and support.
Chronic and Iconic
This is a group for people with chronic pain and chronic illness to seek and find support and connect with other people experiencing similar symptoms and diagnoses. This includes but is CERTAINLY not limited to: fibromyalgia, POTS, EDS and other connective tissue diseases, ME/CFS, chronic back pain, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, lupus, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Crohn's, IBS, and many more.
Trans Survival Political Education
Trans Survival Political Education seeks to collectively understand our world by reading, watching, and discussing poignant and relevant media in a safe group setting. The group ultimately decides on what we are learning about, because that's how we know it will be relevant to our lives. If you're interested in engaging with ideas and others in a safe space, we hope to see you there!
First Friday Art Exhibit at the BQC Center
December 1st is World AIDS Day each year. This year, in partnership with Lifelong; Bellingham, we will come together in community to honor, remember, and lift up HOPE for those living with HIV/AIDS through the sharing of art and artifacts.
We welcome back Matthew Crane as our featured artist for December. As both a Queer and HIV-positive artist, his work aligns powerfully with the World AIDS Day theme. For this exhibition he shares previously private works that speak directly to his lived HIV+ experiences, honoring both personal truth and collective history. He also offers deeper insight into other pieces, revealing how living with HIV quietly weaves its threads through every layer of his creative process.
Join us for a reception during the First Friday Art Walk on December 5, 6-9:00 PM. Matthew will be at the event and his work will be displayed at the Center through the end of December.
Mind and Body Wellness Circle
This group is designed for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals and allies who are curious about or committed to enhancing their well-being through mind-body practices. Whether you're new to the wellness space, just learning to meditate, or you're an experienced energy worker or yoga enthusiast, this space is for you.
Queer Dance
This group is designed to provide a fun, safe, affirming, and empowering space for members of the queer community to move their bodies through dance. Various genres and class offerings ranging from ballet and modern to belly dance and line dance will be offered on a rotating basis, giving community members the opportunity to try various styles. Whether you have dance experience or are curious about being introduced to a new practice of motion, all are encouraged to attend! Queer dance aims to provide an inclusive, low-stress environment for queer and trans bodies to move, express, and find joy. Food is not allowed in the space we will be using, but please bring water to keep yourself hydrated.
Questions? Please contact Addison at addison@bellinghamqueercollective.org.
Queer Qigong
Please note: On Dec. 3rd, we are meeting from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.
Energy. Breath. Belonging.
Join us for a gentle, affirming practice of Qigong (气功). Rooted in ancient Chinese energy movement and breath, this space welcomes you exactly as you are.
✨ No experience needed
✨ All bodies and abilities welcome
✨ Come to move, breathe, and reconnect
Queer Qigong is a gentle, grounding movement class designed to support nervous system regulation, embodied resilience, and connection to self and community—especially for queer, trans, and gender-expansive folks.
Bellingham Queer Gamers
Please note: On Dec. 3rd, we are meeting from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
Whether you’re completely new to the modern tabletop gaming world and want to check it out, or you’ve got a game or two that’s been sitting on your shelf waiting for the right group to try it out, or you’re just interested in meeting other queer people and sharing some screen-free fun and conversation, this is the place for you!
Queer Writes!
No matter what you're working on or where you are in the process, we offer space and community to support creativity.
Generations of Pride
Join us for our monthly Generations of Pride Intergenerational Dinner at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center! This is a free event for folks ages 18+.
Come create and buy crafts at a makers market and cozy potluck. Get to know your elders and youngsters in the Bellingham queer community. If you are able, bring a dish to share and list of its allergens.
Rainbow Elders Visibility Lunch
Join us at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the first Wednesday of the month for the Rainbow Elder Lunch. Look for the rainbow tablecloths in the lunch room. This event is intended for folks aged 50+. If you are not a member of the BSAC, sign in as a guest and tell them you are having lunch with the Rainbow Elders.
COMMUNITY EVENT: PFLAG Support Meeting
PFLAG Bellingham/Whatcom County hosts a community support meeting on the first Tuesday of every month. We currently meet in-person at the BQC Community Center, or via Zoom, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Join us in person at the BQC Community Center, 310 W Champion Street, Bellingham or via Zoom [click here].
COMMUNITY EVENT: World AIDS Day Commemoration hosted by Lifelong Bellingham
We will come together in community to honor, remember, and lift up HOPE for those living with HIV/AIDS. As the sun sets over the harbor, we’ll share a delicious pasta-bar dinner from local restaurants, connect through meaningful conversation, relax to music from some of our favorite local artists, and hear from both field experts and those with lived experience. And of course—we won’t forget dessert and free raffle prizes! This is a free event, and all are welcome.
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Queersgiving Day
We are hosting several social activities during Thanksgiving Day for those who would like to connect with queer community and/or do not celebrate this holiday in a traditional way. Drop in anytime! All activities are free.
This event is for anyone in our BQC community 18+. We are not celebrating Thanksgiving or hosting a dinner. This is a day where the Center will be open for a variety of social events with snacks and dessert for those of us who want a way to connect with others when the rest of downtown is closed for the holiday.
Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk
Come to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a social hour with the queer elder community. 50+
Transfemme Discussion Group
This group is a welcoming and affirming social group created specifically for transfeminine people to connect, share experiences, and build community in a supportive environment. Open to anyone who identifies with transfeminine experiences—including trans women, transfeminine nonbinary people, and those exploring gender—this group offers a space for casual conversation, mutual support, creative expression, and friendship. Whether you're looking to meet others with similar identities, talk about gender journeys, or just hang out in a space where you feel seen and celebrated, BQC Transfemme group is here for you.
Fiber Arts and Crafts Group
Join us at the BQC Center for our monthly Fiber Arts and Crafts Affinity Group! Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Bring any craft you would like to work on and enjoy the company and conversation!
Rainbow Refugees
This is a group for Rainbow Refugees, 2SLGBTQIA+ people who have moved here from red areas. We will discuss things like being new to Bellingham, dealing with moving/starting over, survivor’s guilt, and getting used to being in a safer area.
Queer Latiné Society
Connect with other members of the Latinx community to help with navigating some of the unique challenges of being queer in Latinx culture.
Fun Fridays!
Join us for a different activity every Friday night at the BQC Center! Just drop in and join the fun.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Join LGBTQ+ Western, PFLAG, and the Bellingham Queer Collective as we honor the lives of the people we have lost in the trans community. We will be taking this time to reflect on and celebrate all the wonderful things that made each person unique, as well as coming together in support of the trans community as a whole.
Knit and Craft at NW Yarns
Join the BQC Knit and Craft Night at NORTHWEST YARNS! Bring any craft you would like to work on during this time or come find your new favorite project at the shop!
Rainbow Elders Discussion Group
Join us for coffee and a different discussion every month.
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation
Embodied Expression for Queer Liberation is a monthly workshop series to illuminate how art and movement healing practices can be woven with our body’s ecology so we may become our fullest selves in all our queerness. The workshop is a lightly facilitated and loosely structured creative space for folx to explore movement, artistic expression, somatics, and how they are inherently connected.