Here is a breakdown of what’s happening at the center this week.
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MONDAY 4/1
Perpetual Transition
6:00p-8:00p:
Perpetual Transition is our core Transgender Services peer-led community group. 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.
PT is open to anyone who identifies as transgender or is questioning, and is a safe and confidential space to ask questions and meet other people.
For more information, email us.
Love Sessions
8:00p-9:00p:
Love sessions are 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. These sessions are built to open the door to conversations that go untouched. Love Sessions are put on in partnership with the Family Safety Center and others.
For more information, click here or send us an email.
TUESDAY 4/2
Write Your Life: Autobiography Class for Seniors
11:00a-12:00p:
In this class, students will learn the ins and outs of writing about their life, with the goal of learning how to compose an autobiographical journal in order to preserve LGBTQ and personal histories.
For more information, check out this post or contact us via email.
NBGnC
5:00p-6:30p:
NBGnC is a peer-led community social group for non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals in the Memphis LGBTQ community. This group is meant to foster discussion, bonding, and community between NB/GNC folks and allies, regardless of gender expression or other factors.
For more information, email us.
Mid-South Pride Meeting
7:00p-8:00p:
Mid-South Pride’s monthly open meeting. Mid-South Pride is the power behind Memphis Pride Fest, a fabulous weekend of LGBTQ Pride Festivals, Parades, and events in September each year. For more information check out their website.
WEDNESDAY 4/3
THURSDAY 4/4
Tai Chi for Health
11:00a-12:00p:
Tai Chi for Health Classes for LGBTQ Seniors. Tai Chi is low impact exercise perfect for maintaining and increasing flexibility. Maxine Strawder, a certified Tai Chi for Health instructor, will lead the second round of this well-attended series.
Check out our Facebook Event or email us for questions.
FRIDAY 4/5
SATURDAY 4/6
Action for Hope and Healing: Responses to Community Violence
12:00p-2:00p
OUTMemphis will be joining Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and many other organizations from the Memphis area for this event, a response to community violence in Memphis. This event will be held on Saturday, April 6th at 12:00p at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in the Auditorium, 130 North Manassas St. Memphis, TN 38103.
For more information, click here or visit the Facebook Event Page.
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, affirming, supportive environment.
SUNDAY 4/7
FU;BU (For Us; By Us)
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.
For more information, click here or email us.
MONDAY 4/8
We Care Calls Volunteer Orientation
10:00a-12:00p:
This is the volunteer training for the We Care Calls program. If you are LGBTQ, 55+ years of age, and interested in serving as a supportive peer for a fellow senior, please email us for more information.
Please RSVP for this training by emailing us. Click here to read more about We Care Calls, and all of the other programs for Seniors here at OUTMemphis.
Perpetual Transition
6:00p-8:00p:
Perpetual Transition is our core Transgender Services peer-led community group. 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.
PT is open to anyone who identifies as transgender or is questioning, and is a safe and confidential space to ask questions and meet other people.
For more information, email us.
Meristem Women’s Book Club
6:00p-8:00p:
Meristem will be meeting at Novel Bookstore to participate in the book signing and reading of Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution. (sequel to the 2014 Stonewall Award young adult fiction winner Fat Angie). The book costs $16.99 and 20% of proceeds from sale of the new book that night will go to OUTMemphis!
For more information, about Meristem Women’s Book Club, click here or email the organizer. For more information about this event, check out the facebook event.
