Les Chouettes is a group founded in Montreal in 2005. Our mission is to provide LGBTQ+ women and lesbo-queer people of all ages with opportunities to meet, build friendships, and expand their social network in a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment. Learn more about our team, our activities, and our code of conduct.
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The little story of les Chouettes
The Chouettes group was established in July 2005 by Maryse and M-C with the aim of offering social activities for lesbian and bisexual women. Initially, the group offered happy hours every Thursday and was geared towards 18-35 year olds, as there were few activities for women in this age group at the time.
Coordination committee
In 2006, after a little over a year as co-organizer of the group, M-C stepped down to focus on other projects. The adventure continued with Maryse, Bich, Isabelle L., and Nawel. It was then that a greater variety of activities could be offered on the Chouettes’ calendar and a coordination committee took shape.
Over the years, other women have joined the coordinating committee and helped shape our calendar of activities, including Claire, Natacha, Caroline, Anne, Astrid, Ginny, Geneviève, Maryline, and Camille.
Organizers and other volunteers
Many others have also contributed by organizing activities without being part of the coordinating committee, including Kristina, Mireille, Noemi, Valérie, Cynthia, Nadine, Sandra, Paola, Sophie, Fannie, Marie-France, Élise, Élaine, Line, and Lucie.
Other volunteers have supported Les Chouettes in different ways, working behind the scenes from their computers. Special thanks to Olivier, Geneviève, Anick, and Martine for their valuable contributions!
Today, in addition to the coordinating committee, our team of organizers includes Ginny, Anne-Sophie, Julie, Adèle, Manon, Denise, Line, Marina, Monica, Nadège, and Colleen.
Age groups
For many years, Les Chouettes has welcomed people of all ages.
In 2017, however, we noticed a significant underrepresentation of young LGBTQ+ women in the group’s activities. To address this issue and ensure future leadership, we held a reflection meeting by and for women aged 18-35 in December 2017. Two years later, an 18-35 committee was born. This committee aims to increase participation from this age group by organizing targeted events and fostering a sense of community among younger members.
Montréal and beyond
Since the very beginning, the Chouettes group has brought together women from Montreal and the surrounding areas, as well as travelers passing through Montreal and newly arrived women in Canada seeking a new network. Since 2023 and 2024, activities have also been offered in the Ottawa-Gatineau and Laurentides regions, respectively.
Today, Les Chouettes consists of a team of about ten organizers offering around sixty activities per year and bringing together more than 1,000 women annually!
