Glenn Tkach is a queer storyteller who looks at LGBTQ2S+ history. He examines the frontier era with a fresh set of eyes. His talk, The Queer Frontier, delves into the untold stories from that time—from Two-Spirit knowledge keepers to feisty working women—to better understand how queerness shaped what we now call BC and Canada.

Glenn has a background in theatre, specialising in storytelling, mime, and physical theatre. He’s chosen to make storytelling his full-time gig, along with his project the Pink Hat. He loves exploring the connections between the past and present. When asked what his most memorable experience on a tour was, Glenn replied, “I’ll never forget the time a young woman burst into tears and fell into my arms crying – so moved to hear a history she’d never heard before, and about the sacrifices made by those who came before.”