Spectrum, Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space
@ourspectrum.bsky.social
Spectrum serves, affirms, and supports the well-being of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Waterloo Region through peer support, sports and arts events, and more.
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Day5Games is still on for this evening, but please dress warm! The temperatures are dropping tonight. In advance of the snowstorm on Sunday, we're cancelling the Poly group that was meant to happen this Sunday, January 25. Stay safe and warm this weekend!
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Day5Games is still on for this evening, but please dress warm! The temperatures are dropping tonight. In advance of the snowstorm on Sunday, we're cancelling the Poly group that was meant to happen this Sunday, January 25. Stay safe and warm this weekend!
“Queering Home: Using Photovoice to Explore 2SLGBTQ+ Adults’ Shared Housing Models and Practices” is currently seeking research participants. To express interest in participating please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/P6vTSoGpTXgHVEPB9 or email PI Celeste Pang at ncpang[at]mtroyal.ca
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Queering Home: Using Photovoice to Explore 2SLGBTQ+ Adults’ Shared Housing Models and Practices” is currently seeking research participants. To express interest in participating please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/P6vTSoGpTXgHVEPB9 or email PI Celeste Pang at ncpang[at]mtroyal.ca
Spectrum on the Spectrum is a group for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks who are also a part of the Autism community! This group is done in partnership with Waterloo Region Family Network. For full details, visit our events calendar: ourspectrum.com/events
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Spectrum on the Spectrum is a group for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks who are also a part of the Autism community! This group is done in partnership with Waterloo Region Family Network. For full details, visit our events calendar: ourspectrum.com/events
Join us at Snyders Flats (1277 Snyders Flats Road) in Woolwich next Sunday February 1st at 11am. We’ll meet in the parking lot at the end of Snyders Flats road. Carpooling is encouraged! Dress warm and be prepared for a snowy trek, approximately 4kms long.
January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Join us at Snyders Flats (1277 Snyders Flats Road) in Woolwich next Sunday February 1st at 11am. We’ll meet in the parking lot at the end of Snyders Flats road. Carpooling is encouraged! Dress warm and be prepared for a snowy trek, approximately 4kms long.
Help folks at Queen's U to test a new questionnaire designed to measure the healthcare
experiences of TGD people and make healthcare more inclusive, affirming, and equitable across
Canada. To participate, please click on the following link:
https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6AxYwlI2Y6EjQj4
experiences of TGD people and make healthcare more inclusive, affirming, and equitable across
Canada. To participate, please click on the following link:
https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6AxYwlI2Y6EjQj4
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Help folks at Queen's U to test a new questionnaire designed to measure the healthcare
experiences of TGD people and make healthcare more inclusive, affirming, and equitable across
Canada. To participate, please click on the following link:
https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6AxYwlI2Y6EjQj4
experiences of TGD people and make healthcare more inclusive, affirming, and equitable across
Canada. To participate, please click on the following link:
https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6AxYwlI2Y6EjQj4
Spectrum Arts is also cancelled this evening due to weather. Arts programming will (hopefully) return next Wednesday, weather permitting!
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Spectrum Arts is also cancelled this evening due to weather. Arts programming will (hopefully) return next Wednesday, weather permitting!
Spectrum Prime and the Cambridge Transgender Peer Support groups are cancelled tonight due to the weather! Please stay tuned for an announcement about Spectrum Arts. Stay safe and warm, everyone!
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Spectrum Prime and the Cambridge Transgender Peer Support groups are cancelled tonight due to the weather! Please stay tuned for an announcement about Spectrum Arts. Stay safe and warm, everyone!
Next week is our Aro & Ace Space! If you're someone on the asexual or aromantic spectrums, we'd love to see you there. For full info, visit our events calendar: ourspectrum.com/events
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Next week is our Aro & Ace Space! If you're someone on the asexual or aromantic spectrums, we'd love to see you there. For full info, visit our events calendar: ourspectrum.com/events
All the fun of karaoke plus the comfort of singing in a group! We will lead a vocal warmup and offer some technique building, then we will then explore some well known songs, practice some harmonies for those songs, and then put on the karaoke track and have some fun singing together!
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
All the fun of karaoke plus the comfort of singing in a group! We will lead a vocal warmup and offer some technique building, then we will then explore some well known songs, practice some harmonies for those songs, and then put on the karaoke track and have some fun singing together!
Join us for a 3-hour in-person discussion to help us learn about 2SLGBTQIA+ youth experiences in the Waterloo Region! Participation is voluntary. A meal and drinks will be provided. You will be given $40 honorarium for your time and $20 for travel cost. If interested, go to: bit.ly/2SLGBTYouthSummit
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Join us for a 3-hour in-person discussion to help us learn about 2SLGBTQIA+ youth experiences in the Waterloo Region! Participation is voluntary. A meal and drinks will be provided. You will be given $40 honorarium for your time and $20 for travel cost. If interested, go to: bit.ly/2SLGBTYouthSummit
One week from today is our Beyond the Binary group! If you're someone with a gender outside of the binary we would love to have you. For full info, visit: ourspectrum.com/events
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
One week from today is our Beyond the Binary group! If you're someone with a gender outside of the binary we would love to have you. For full info, visit: ourspectrum.com/events
Researchers at UBC are inviting trans and non-binary people to participate in a survey on lactation induction. If you have sought or practiced lactation induction or are interested in it you are eligible to participate.
Go to: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9soQhIhtFwGxM5U
Go to: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9soQhIhtFwGxM5U
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Researchers at UBC are inviting trans and non-binary people to participate in a survey on lactation induction. If you have sought or practiced lactation induction or are interested in it you are eligible to participate.
Go to: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9soQhIhtFwGxM5U
Go to: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9soQhIhtFwGxM5U
What's on this week at Spectrum, January 19 - 25! For full details, visit our events calendar: ourspectrum.com/events
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What's on this week at Spectrum, January 19 - 25! For full details, visit our events calendar: ourspectrum.com/events
Next Sunday, January 25 is our Polyamorous Community Discussion Group! If you're looking to connect with folks who are also polyamorous, we hope you'll stop by!
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Next Sunday, January 25 is our Polyamorous Community Discussion Group! If you're looking to connect with folks who are also polyamorous, we hope you'll stop by!
Our Young Adults Discussion Group is a social group where you can meet other folks between the ages of 25 - 40! If you'd like to join us, stop by Spectrum next Thursday between 7:00 - 9:00 PM!
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Our Young Adults Discussion Group is a social group where you can meet other folks between the ages of 25 - 40! If you'd like to join us, stop by Spectrum next Thursday between 7:00 - 9:00 PM!
Do you want to learn more about how to fix bikes and mobility devices? Wouldn't doing it with other queer folks make that event better? Stop by Red Raccoon Bike Rescue (79 Joseph St. in Kitchener) next Wednesday between 7:00 - 9:00 PM for the Queer Mechanics Club!
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Do you want to learn more about how to fix bikes and mobility devices? Wouldn't doing it with other queer folks make that event better? Stop by Red Raccoon Bike Rescue (79 Joseph St. in Kitchener) next Wednesday between 7:00 - 9:00 PM for the Queer Mechanics Club!
Like speed networking but with an artsy twist. We'll have four art stations, with each station set up with a different art medium. Participants will pick a station and will work collectively to co-create in that medium. After 15 min, we switch! Join us next Wed., Jan. 21 from 5 - 6:30 PM.
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Like speed networking but with an artsy twist. We'll have four art stations, with each station set up with a different art medium. Participants will pick a station and will work collectively to co-create in that medium. After 15 min, we switch! Join us next Wed., Jan. 21 from 5 - 6:30 PM.
Next Tuesday is our first Bi & Pan Space of the year! If you're looking for other bisexual and pansexual folks to find community with, stop on by. For full info, go to: ourspectrum.com/events
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Next Tuesday is our first Bi & Pan Space of the year! If you're looking for other bisexual and pansexual folks to find community with, stop on by. For full info, go to: ourspectrum.com/events
What's on this week at Spectrum, January 12 - 18! For full info on these programs, go to: ourspectrum.com/events
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What's on this week at Spectrum, January 12 - 18! For full info on these programs, go to: ourspectrum.com/events
Rainbow Newcomers Peer Support is a space for queer newcomers to Canada to talk deeply about the struggles and joys of navigating a new life here in Canada. If that sounds like you, we're here for you! For full info, visit ourspectrum.com/events
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Rainbow Newcomers Peer Support is a space for queer newcomers to Canada to talk deeply about the struggles and joys of navigating a new life here in Canada. If that sounds like you, we're here for you! For full info, visit ourspectrum.com/events
Come and get your drag on! Drag-ify is a group where you can learn more about drag, craft new costumes, and connect with other local drag performers. Run by the incredible Sasha Tease, you'll have a great mentor to walk you through the basics and help you on your way. We'll see you there!
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Come and get your drag on! Drag-ify is a group where you can learn more about drag, craft new costumes, and connect with other local drag performers. Run by the incredible Sasha Tease, you'll have a great mentor to walk you through the basics and help you on your way. We'll see you there!
Next Tuesday is our first Queer Women's Group of the year! If you're looking to connect with other folks with experiences of queer womanhood, this is a great place to go. For full info, go to: ourspectrum.com/events
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Next Tuesday is our first Queer Women's Group of the year! If you're looking to connect with other folks with experiences of queer womanhood, this is a great place to go. For full info, go to: ourspectrum.com/events
We are kicking off 2026 with a winter walk around Kitchener's Huron Natural area. The route passes through a diversity of ecosystems with good wildlife sighting potential. There will also be an opportunity to feed birds from your hand (we will bring some seeds to share)!
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
We are kicking off 2026 with a winter walk around Kitchener's Huron Natural area. The route passes through a diversity of ecosystems with good wildlife sighting potential. There will also be an opportunity to feed birds from your hand (we will bring some seeds to share)!
Are you South Asian and a part of the queer community? This new group created by folks over at Laurier is a great space to connect and meet other people with a similar lived experience. The first session happens next Wednesday, January 7 @ 5 PM ! To sign up, please go to: bit.ly/SouthAsianLGBTForm
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Are you South Asian and a part of the queer community? This new group created by folks over at Laurier is a great space to connect and meet other people with a similar lived experience. The first session happens next Wednesday, January 7 @ 5 PM ! To sign up, please go to: bit.ly/SouthAsianLGBTForm
Spectrum Arts is back after the holiday hiatus with Improv next Wednesday, January 7! If you've been missing us over the last few weeks, come out and celebrate the new year with some laughs. We'll see you there!
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Spectrum Arts is back after the holiday hiatus with Improv next Wednesday, January 7! If you've been missing us over the last few weeks, come out and celebrate the new year with some laughs. We'll see you there!