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50+ and THRIVING
Leah Raisor and Michelle Reed are the facilitators.
(lraisor@lgbtlifecenter.org / mreed@lgbtlifecenter.org)
This 50+ support organization is a dynamic gathering designed for individuals over the age of 50 who want to explore new activities, learn fresh skills, and enjoy camaraderie.
Through a variety of engaging events and classes provided by Tidewater Arts Outreach, members can remain active, discover brand-new passions, and create lasting friendships in a fun and supportive atmosphere. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with others while embracing personal growth and shared experiences.
Ace&Aro+ Affirming Space (18+)
1st Fridays from 7:00 – 9 PM [HYBRID]
Facilitator: Remi Jäger (he/him)
aceandarospace@gmail.com
Open to adults who identify as or are questioning being on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrums.
We hope to provide an available place for our community to unite, support one another, and talk about our successes, difficulties, joys, and struggles as Ace and Aro people.
Currently, we offer one aid meeting a month, along with a few social events like board game nights, holiday parties, park walks, museum tours, and bookstore
We support LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence
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Our team has decades of encounter in supporting LGBT+ people who are victims of local abuse, sexual abuse, hate crime, so-called conversion therapies, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and other forms of abuse.
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At some point in our lives, all of us life some form of hate. We can challenge it, together.
We foster partnerships with an extensive range of mental health and community sector services, healthcare providers (including hospitals), early childhood teaching providers, primary and secondary schools, as well as local government child and family, youth, and aged care services and programs.
At Queerspace, we are loyal to promoting LGBTIQA+ inclusion and celebrating the diversity of gender, age, race, faith, and abilities. Our Carlton location is constructed with inclusivity in brain, featuring all-gender bathrooms, ramps, an elevator, and approachable meeting rooms equipped with hearing loops. Additionally, analyzing services can be arranged upon request at all of our sites.
We are honoured to house some of Victoria’s most prominent LGBTIQA+ community advocacy groups, such as Transgender Victoria and Inclusive Rainbow Voices, at our Queerspace headquarters located at 100 Drummond Street, Carlton. With multiple locations spread throughout Victoria, we strive to produce Queerspace an accessible and welcoming space for all.
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Care Before Crisis
All of our assist volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire group, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.
Hotline Hours:
Mon-Fri:
11 AM - 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM - 11 PM/eastern time
Sat:
9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
Noon - 5 PM/eastern time
LGBT Online Peer Support Chat
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Weekly Youth Chatrooms
Moderated group chatrooms for youth ages 19 and younger to find community and support
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All of our services are completely
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All of our volunteers are members of the LGBTQIA+ community
We answer all of our own calls, we don't outsource
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We are The 519,your community centre. And together, there’s no going backwards.
For nearly 50 years, we’ve relentlessly fought alongside our communities, advocating for our rights and building a better world for 2SLGBTQ+ people.We’ve been by your side, fighting inch by painstaking inch, for safe spaces, legal protections, and moments of acceptance and affirmation.
This shared history is a testament to the power of collective action.But the fight isn’t over.In a way we have not seen for many years,a rising anti-2SLGBTQ+ backlash seeks to dispatch our progress backwards.
Our communities won’t go backwards. Our past victories fuel and inspire us, but retro has no place in 2SLGBTQ+ rights.
Together we’re asking you not just to help fight back, but to generously power this fight forwards. Forwards towards a world where every 2SLGBTQ+ person is loved, safe, and connected to their community.
Your support amplifies our critical everyday operate to advance the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Praise you!