Lesbian Visibility Day: April 26, 2026
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Every April 26th is Lesbian Visibility Day, a day to celebrate and acknowledge the lack of representation for lesbians. This lesbian visibility day, we want to highlight some lesbian history and spread information about lesbians creatives.
Did You Know?
Lesbians have always been creating their own communities and resources.
In 1979, The Lesbian Show started running every Thursday evening from 7:30-8:00 pm on Vancouver Co-op Radio. One episode discusses sapphic history in B.C. and is publicly available through the City of Vancouver archives.
May 1981 marked the first dyke march, which was an impromptu march of 200 lesbians who were attending the bi-national lesbian conference here in Vancouver. This inspired other cities across Canada to start their own dyke marches, which have become an annual event in many places.
From 1984-1994 a group of lesbians created the Vancouver Lesbian Centre, which made a space for lesbians to speak about politics, build community through drop-ins, spread necessary health information, and facilitate coming out groups. The Vancouver Lesbian Centre also shared lesbian art through displaying artwork, poetry readings and performances.
Supporting Lesbian Creations
Lesbians are often underrepresented in the media. There are incredible lesbian artists and creators, but they often do not receive the same publicity as gay relationships. Check out some of the incredible art that lesbians have created below:
Kiss & Tell: Lesbian Art and Activism: An exhibition surrounding feminism, pornography’s effects on women, and lack of lesbian representation.
Ferron: An Indigenous lesbian folk-rock musician who served as an inspiration for a generation of lesbians.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A romance film surrounding a painter who is hired to create a portrait of a soon to be bride in the 18th century. The film is free to watch with ads, and is in French with English subtitles. Directed by Céline Sciamma, who is a lesbian.
You Can Live Forever: Drawing from her own childhood, Sarah Watts who is a lesbian co-directs this film about two teenage girls falling in love in a remote Jehovah’s Witness community. The film is free to watch with ads.
