Queer Confidential at Historic Little Sister’s Bookstore

Join Glenn Tkach, an award-winning storyteller, tour guide, and founder of The Pink Hat, for Queer Confidential: Six True Stories of Queer Vancouver Before 1950 at historic Little Sister’s Bookstore in the West End on August 27th.

Queer Confidential pulls back the curtain on early local history. Drawing from years of archival research, trial transcripts, and court records, Tkach brings to light six forgotten narratives of Two-Spirit, racialized, and other queer voices, detailing scandals, defiance, and survival in pre-1950s Vancouver.

“I’ve spent years digging through court records and archives to bring this city’s hidden past into the light,” says creator Glenn Tkach. “Some history gets written down. The rest gets lost entirely until someone goes looking for it. These stories highlight the presence of queer people living in Vancouver, at a time when their identities could not be spoken of or even named. Told in a room where they truly belong.”

Queer Confidential at Historic Little Sister’s Bookstore

• Dates: Thursday, August 27, 2026, talk at 7:00pm
  • 10% off in-store, all night, with an active ticket. The till stays open and the shelves stay browsable until 10:00pm. Stay after the stories for a drink, a book, and good company.
• Location: Little Sister’s (1-1238 Davie Street, Vancouver)
• Tickets: Available online now

There is limited capacity (40 seats) for this talk, however it marks the first in a planned series of live storytelling events.

About Glenn Tkach & The Pink Hat

Glenn Tkach is an award-winning storyteller, tour guide, and founder of The Pink Hat. Known as the creator and voice of Vancouver’s popular Really Gay History Tour, Tkach specializes in unearthing suppressed 2SLGBTQ+ historical accounts and making history accessible through engaging live performances and public presentations.

About Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium

Located in the heart of Davie Village, Little Sister’s is one of North America’s premier independent queer bookstores and a historic landmark in the fight against censorship in Canada. Under the new ownership of Parmjot Gill, the bookstore remains a central hub for Vancouver’s queer community, and a place for 2SLGBTQIA+ people across British Columbia to access books, clothing, products – and stories – that affirm their identities.