Autistic Queer and Trans Peer Group
Group sign up is open on an ongoing basis. Participants will receive monthly emails with meeting information.
CAN Registration SystemA supportive space!
Join a monthly peer group led by Autistic facilitators.
We’re proud to build a community for Autistic queer, trans, and questioning adults. Connect, share insights and resources, and navigate the intersectionality of autism and 2SLGBTQIA+ experiences.
Meetings are held over Zoom. Each month explores a new topic led by Autistic facilitators with participant input.
CAN youth & adult programs are for anyone who self-identifies as Autistic. A formal diagnosis is not required.
What to expect
This program follows a ‘drop-in’ format. Sign up once and you’ll receive monthly emails with meeting details.
Participants can choose to attend based on their availability and/or interest in the topic or theme of the month.
Meetings are held on the last Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:00pm over Zoom.
The Autistic Queer & Trans Peer Group features group discussion led by 3 Autistic facilitators based on suggestions from participants.
We are committed to ensuring every participant is understood, accepted, and supported.
Group participants are encouraged to provide any information regarding accommodations, supports, and preferences for participation upon sign up and/or via email at youthandadults@canucksautism.ca.
You are welcome to sit in on a meeting in any capacity and without expectation.
We can also arrange for you to meet one of the facilitators to learn more about the group before joining!
Simply email youthandadults@canucksautism.ca.
Who leads the group?
Vesper is dedicated to helping participants feel a genuine sense of belonging and empowerment.
Vesper brings a strong commitment to neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed support. As an Autistic, disabled person, they value creating spaces where people feel understood, respected, and supported as their full selves. His facilitation style centers on strengths, accessibility, and practical skill-building, with a focus on communication, peer connection, and confidence.
In addition to being a peer facilitator with CAN, Vesper has experience supporting 2SLGBTQIA+, Autistic, and disabled youth and young adults across community and educational settings. They are especially passionate about creating inclusive environments where the participants they support can explore identity, build meaningful relationships, and grow at their own pace. With a background in psychology and public policy, Vesper is dedicated to helping participants feel a genuine sense of belonging and empowerment.
Lynden is a queer, trans Autistic advocate living on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.
They have facilitated a wide range of spaces from community organizing groups to land-based connection spaces. Their facilitation style is warm, curious, and trauma-informed. They aim to create containers where participants feel comfortable exploring authentic expression and taking agency to make the space their own.
They have a particular interest in the diverse ways we communicate and connect, including quiet coexistence, parallel play, and connection with other-than-human life. Their aim with this group is to create a space where participants can explore the intersections of Autistic and queer identities, gain access to resources, and connect to that unique place of neuroqueer joy and affirmation.
Emily has been working with queer, trans, and neurodivergent youth and adults for over 8 years.
They are passionate about developing creative, sustainable tools that support community building.
When they have a spare moment, they enjoy all types of art, choir, reading, cozy gaming, and swimming. Emily lives with 3 cats and most likely has at least one on their lap.
