This week at OUTMemphis!
Here is a succinct breakdown of what’s happening at the center for the coming week.
If you’d like to stay current on the going’s on at OUTMemphis, consider signing up for our Weekly What’s Happening Newsletter, and check out our calendars for a schedule of upcoming events both at OUTMemphis and in the local community!
Monday 1/7:
Love Sessions 7:00p-8:00p
These sessions are built to open the door to conversations that go untouched. Through these sessions there will be conversations not lectures about how to provide yourself with some TLC and making sure you are at your best to be good partner for your next or current relationship. This will be brought to you by the Healing Rainbow which is a collaboration of agencies in Memphis, TN to help bring awareness and education to the LGBTQ Community.
Perpetual Transition 8:00p-9:00p
Perpetual Transition is our core Transgender Services peer-led community group, meeting continuously since 2005. PT is a safe and welcoming space for transgender folks of any flavor, identity, expression, or gender to meet and socialize with other like-minded individuals.
HIV Testing 6:00p-9:00p
Free, confidential, and painless HIV testing is available every Monday and Wednesday, conducted by our highly trained Sexual Health Specialists. No Appointments necessary; simply walk-in! For more information visit our website or email us.
Tuesday 1/8:
Volunteer Orientation 5:00p-6:00p:
Looking to get involved in the work we do here at OUTMemphis? Join us for our twice monthly Volunteer Orientation and become part of the movement! RSVP beforehand by signing up here.
Tu Ppl: LGBTQIA+ Latinx 7:00p-9:00p:
Tu Ppl is a social support group for Latinx/Hispanic Memphians who also identify with the LGBTQIA+ community. Tu Ppl is a space for LGBTQIA+ Latinx people to come together and bond over the intersection of these two identities.
Tu Ppl es un grupo social y de apoyo para gente Latinx/Hispanx en Memphis que tabien es parte de la comunidad LGBTQIA+. Si no habla mucho ingles no se preocupe. Lxs facilidatorxs del grupo habla espanol! For more information, email us or visit our website. Para obtener más información, envíenos un correo electrónico o visite nuestro sitio web.
Wednesday 1/9
Trans/GNC Committee 5:00p-6:30p:
Are you looking for more ways to get involved with trans-centric outreach and programming at OUTMemphis? This Trans/GNC Committee meets once per month to discuss and plan trans-specific events, including the annual Trans Awareness Week and the Trans Best of Memphis Guide. All are welcome regardless of gender expression or identity.
For more information, contact Kayla Gore, Transgender Services Specialist
Meristem Women’s Book Club 7:00p-9:00p:
Each month, Meristem reads and explores a different written work by women, LGBTQ, and feminist authors and to foster a community of support with like-minded women.
Meristem is open to lesbian, bi/pansexual, trans, and allied women of all gender identities and expressions.
For more information, email us or visit our website.
HIV Testing 6:00p-9:00p
Free, confidential, and painless HIV testing is available every Monday and Wednesday, conducted by our highly trained Sexual Health Specialists. No Appointments necessary; simply walk-in! For more information visit our website or email us.
Thursday 1/3
Tai Chi for Seniors 11:00a-12:00p:
Tai Chi is low impact exercise perfect for maintaining and increasing flexibility. Maxine Strawder, a certified Tai Chi for Health instructor, is leading this round of Tai Chi classes.
Classes will continue, so feel free to email us for additional days and times.
Seeking Serenity 5:30p-6:30p:
Are you LGBTQ and serving as a support person for an alcoholic? Join us for this weekly, confidential group. For more information, check out our website our email us.
Bold & Beautiful 7:30p-9:30p:
Bold & Beautiful is a social support group founded, attended, and run by and for trans women of color. Are you a trans woman of color? Then join us for food, fellowship, and family! For more information, visit our website or email us.
Friday 1/11:
Delta Trans Masculine 5:30p-6:30p:
DTM is a social support group for transgender folks who identify on the masculine end of the spectrum. This group meets weekly to build community and discuss issues facing this particular intersection of identity. For more information, visit our website or email us.
GenQ 7:00p-9:00p:
GenQ is a safe and welcoming social group for LGBTQ youth and young adults 18-25 to socialize and interact with their community outside of a bar or club setting.
Refreshments and activities are provided each week.
Saturday 1/12:
PRYSM 4:00p-6:00p:
PRYSM is a safe, welcoming space for 13-17 year-olds to meet friends and get support. PRYSM was engineered as a space for young LGBTQ and Ally teens to socialize with each other and have fun in a safe, monitored, closed environment.
Refreshments and activities provided each week.
Sunday 1/13:
Seniors OUT For Coffee 12:30p-2:30p:
Seniors OUT For Coffee is a community social group for LGBTQ community members 55 years-of-age or older. The group meets over coffee and light snacks for conversation and fellowship with like-minded people.
For more information, check in on facebook, read about it on our website, or email us.
FU;BU 4:00p-6:00p:
FU;BU is a peer-led community social group for same-gender loving (SGL) men of color. The primary goal of FU;BU is to foster a safe, creative, and positive space for SGL men of color.
FU;BU aims to build positive relationships with self and community through great conversation, while providing a forum for community building and socializing.
