Join us throughout the year for impactful, community-driven events that celebrate, support, and uplift the LGBTQ+ community in Memphis. From Queer Prom and our "I AM" Trans Resource Fair to Queer Youth Field Day and Black History Month Wellness Fair, our annual events bring people together for education, joy, and change. Stay connected and be part of the movement.
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Monthly youth programming, 1-on-1 and peer support, and resources for LGBTQ+ youth 12-17 and their caregivers.
Weekly on Saturdays @ 12PM
Join the Youth Empowerment Center for a Life Hack workshop where the staff or partners will teach you a valuable life skill.
Struggling with schoolwork? Join us for Homework Support, a bi-monthly group designed to help LGBTQ+ youth ages 12–17 stay on track and feel confident in the classroom. Whether you need help with an assignment, want a quiet space to study, or just need encouragement from supportive peers and staff.
Trans Services is back with our monthly Ar-TEA-stic group art therapy for trans and non-binary folks. Virginia Erholtz, LMSW, will lead participants through different methods to help them express their emotions through art!
Monthly youth programming, 1-on-1 and peer support, and resources for LGBTQ+ youth 12-17 and their caregivers.
Weekly on Saturdays @ 12PM
READING: The Sunbearer Trials, Aiden Thomas
Join us at the Youth Empowerment Center for this gripping story of high-schooler Starr as she confronts systemic racism and injustice after witnessing a police shooting.
Join Us for our OUTMemphis Book Club! Enjoy great conversation and light refreshments in a welcoming and affirming space.
Come be a part of our monthly book club as we start to read 'Affirmations for Black Trans Folks' by Memphis’ own Black non-binary author, Mx. Renae M. Taylor!
STRESSED Backwards is DESSERTS is The Youth Empowerment Center's Group Therapy providing support for LGBTQ+ youth 18-24 through life & social transitions. Led by Megan Paige, LPC, NCC of Rooted in Memphis Counseling.
Winthin a Common Bond is a support group that provides a meaning-centered therapeutic approach to help participants explore their identity as it relates to their HIV diagnosis.
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.
