About Us

Queer Skate Toronto (QST) is a grass-roots collective of queer and allied skateboarders that aims to create safe and inclusive spaces for all LGBTQIA+ people to learn, enjoy and immerse themselves in the sport of skateboarding and skate culture. QST programming includes monthly meet-ups, free skateboarding lessons, inclusive competitions, creative workshops (photography & video), how-to workshops (how to build a board), movie nights and special events. Find all event details on our instagram page @queerskatetoronto

Our Mission

Skateboarding has always been a sport dominated by white cis men, even more so than organized sports. Skateparks are unsupervised spaces dominated by the this male population. Skateparks can often be seen as an unwelcome and even unsafe spaces for the queer community to enter, especially when trying to learn a new and famously difficult sport. QST's mission is to provide a space for LGBTQIA2S+ people which feels safe and inclusive, giving them an opportunity to learn and enjoy skateboarding and skateboarding culture where otherwise would not have been possible.

Meet The Team

Yumi Lee (She/Her)

Yumi Lee (she/her) is a teacher candidate and skateboarding leader. As a Queer, Racialized teen, Yumi wasn’t quickly accepted in skateboarding, and had to overcome a lot of adversity. Now, as the cofounder of York Skateboarding Academy (YSA) and CoDirector of Queer Skate Toronto (QST) she strives to create safe space in Toronto’s skateboarding community, and use skateboarding as a vehicle for empowerment, friendship and fostering love of movement. She hopes to one day, teach in a high school, and dreams of bringing skateboarding into her future Health and Physical Education classroom. When she’s not skateboarding or teaching, you can find Yumi playing basketball and softball, jamming out to her favourite indie rock tunes and crafting up a storm.