About

Award-winning Content Creator / Influencer, Entertainment/Travel Writer, and TV Producer/Host

Hi, I’m Josh Rimer and I’m based in Vancouver, BC – but I’m often travelling! I started out mainly creating travel videos for my YouTube channel with over 40K subscribers, but now I also create travel episodes for Canada’s national LGBTQ TV station OUTtv which reaches 1.2 million Canadians. “Josh Rimer Travels” is an interstitial program that airs daily on that network (and can also be found on their digital streaming service).

In 2019 I was awarded the title of Mr. Gay Canada and I went to South Africa to compete in the Mr. Gay World competition. I was later named Best Travel Content Creator of 2024 by GayCities and passed 100K total followers across my social media accounts that year as well.

I  have written about travel for IN Magazine (Canada’s only national LGBTQ2+ lifestyle magazine), GayCalgary Magazine (Alberta’s LGBTQ+ magazine), and Luxe Beat Magazine (Luxury lifestyle magazine). I’ve also written about entertainment – below you can see a cover story I wrote for GayCalgary Magazine about the singer Sannie (aka Whigfield), along with a travel article I wrote about Penticton, BC for IN Magazine.

I’ve been hired to write/produce/host videos for other people as well (see Gayosphere screenshot below of travel videos I created for their YouTube channel) and I often do brand deals on my Instagram account, with companies like Netflix, Square, WestJet and TacoTime (along with many other smaller local, national & international businesses).

Thanks for checking out my blog! I love to visit LGBTQ-friendly destinations and share about them on here, on my social media, on TV, and in the magazines I write for! Here’s a short biography that also includes some details on my volunteering and on-stage work:

Josh Rimer is an award-winning TV host, travel writer and influencer based in Vancouver, BC. Crowned Mr. Gay Canada in 2019 and voted as Best Travel Content Creator of 2024 by GayCities, Josh is a passionate advocate for the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As the host of “Josh Rimer Travels” on OUTtv, Josh highlights LGBTQ-friendly destinations while also writing about them in publications like IN Magazine and GayCalgary Magazine, and sharing content from his trips on his social media accounts where he reaches a total of over 100K followers. Locally, Josh is a volunteer and donor with organizations like AIDS Vancouver, the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation and A Loving Spoonful.

Josh also loves to do live hosting and has previously been an emcee at Vancouver Pride’s Picnic in the Park, Surrey Pride, and Fraser Valley Pride. He was also a host and presenter at the New York Travel & Adventure Show in both 2024 and 2025.