What to expect

This is a free support group, open to the LGBTQ+ community. Donations are welcome, suggested donation is $3. There will be a vessel available for donations in the group space. You are welcome to come in any gender presentation you like, queer, androgynous, whatever. Rules and policies will be discussed with all at the beginning of each session.

Confidentiality

At the beginning of each session, the group participates in a verbal agreement and promise to keep other people's private information private. What's said in the group stays in the group. And what's shared with you outside of group should stay there as well, unless you have that person's permission to share something specific.

Sharing

This is a friendly group, so new-comers will be encouraged to introduce themselves and interact. First name only, legal, chosen, or alias, it makes no difference. However, you are never under any obligation to speak or share about yourself. If you wish to just observe quietly, that is fine too. We respect each other's boundaries.

Dinner

There is a tradition of going out to dinner after group, so you will be welcome to join. There are two or three local restaurants that the group frequents on group nights, and each of them is friendly and provides good service. If they didn't, we wouldn't go back, right?

Parents, and other family members and loved ones

Loving someone who is transgender or gender non-conforming can be difficult. It involves shifting their perspective of not only you, the transgender person in their life, but their own identity as a person who loves a transgender person. When someone they love comes out as transgender, it can be shocking because they have not had time to understand what that means. As you are discovering your true, authentic self, they are adapting to this change in their life as well. In this group we will discuss how being LGBTQ+ impacts the youth, family, and community around you.

This group meets in person on the 1st Tuesday of each month and is facilitated by a counselor from our team (Alexander Hoffman). To join the group, please contact him directly for time and location information.