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 1/14:
We Care Calls Volunteer Training 10:00a-12:00p
We Care Call volunteers reach out to homebound or otherwise isolated LGBTQ seniors once a week with an hour-long check in call. The training will cover basics about volunteering with the program, dealing with crisis calls, identifying local community resources, and more. If you are LGBTQ, 55+ year or older, and have been through our general volunteer orientation, we’d love to have you as a We Care Calls participant!
Please RSVP for this training by emailing us.
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 1/15:
Colorcopia: Art Event for LGBTQ Seniors 1:00p-2:00p
Colorcopia is an art class put on by artists from the Dixon Gallery and Gardens for LGBTQ seniors in the Memphis area. Participants will learn how to recreate a piece of art in the Dixon’s collection, gaining new artistic skills in the process. Please RSVP on facebook or via email.
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.
Outflix Committee Meeting 7:00p-8:00p
Do you love films? Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that helps your community? Join us for an open meeting to see how you can help us prepare for Outflix 2019, an OUTMemphis fundraiser. This meeting will be held at Crosstown Concourse, in front of French Truck Coffee. You can visit the Facebook page by clicking here.
Wednesday 1/16:
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.
Women’s Potluck 6:30p-9:00p
Women’s Pot Luck is held every month and is open to all self-identified women in Memphis, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
Join us for food, fun, and socializing in a safe and authentic environment. Bring your favorite dish to share with the group!
For more information, check out the facebook group, RSVP for this month’s event, or email us.
Thursday 1/17:
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.
Senior Services Committee 6:30p-7:30p
Would you like to know more about our Senior Services Program? Would you like to get involved with and have a say in how things operate? We invite you to join us for our Senior Services Committee meeting! LGBTQ persons over 55+ preferred, but any and all are welcome. For more info, 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 1/18:
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 1/19:
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 1/20:
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.
