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!
Friday 2/8:
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.
NOTE: Starting in March 2019, DTM will move to Monday evenings 5:00p-6:00p
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.
Saturday 2/9:
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.
Sunday 2/10:
Outflix Screening: Southern Pride 10:30a:
Outflix is taking a road trip to Oxford Film Festival’s screening of Southern Pride. Southern Pride is a documentary about people from two towns in Mississippi organizing gay and black pride events in Trump’s backwater America. This is the MS Premiere and there is a Q&A Scheduled. Send us an email for more information. Location: Malco Oxford Commons Cinema Grill, 206 Commonwealth Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655, USA
Seniors OUT For Coffee is a community social group for LBTQ community members 55 years-of-age or older. The group meets over coffee and light snacks for conversation and fellowship with like-minded people. Refreshments provided. For more information, email us.
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.
Monday 2/11:
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. For more information about the We Care Calls program, click here.
Please RSVP for this training by emailing us.
Perpetual Transition 6:00p-8:00p:
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.
PT is open to anyone who identifies as transgender or is questioning, and is a safe and confidential space to ask questions, meet other people, and form bonds with the Memphis transgender community.
For more information, email us.
HIV Testing 6:00p-9:00p
Free, confidential, and painless HIV testing is available every Monday and Wednesday, conducted by our well trained Sexual Health staff. No Appointments necessary; simply walk-in! For more information visit our website or email us.
Tuesday 2/12:
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. Participants will learn how to recreate a piece of art in the Dixon’s collection, gaining new artistic skills in the process. Check us out on facebook or contact us via email.
Tu Ppl: LGBTQ + 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.
Para mas informacion, envíenos un correo electrónico
Wednesday 2/13:
GenQ at Rec Room 6:00p-8:00p:
Each month, Meristem reads and explores a different written work by women, LGBTQ, and feminist authors and to foster a community of support with like-minded women.
Meristem is open to lesbian, bi/pansexual, trans, and allied women of all gender identities and expressions.
For more information, email us.
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.
Thursday 2/14:
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.
Valentine’s Day Speed Dating 7:00p-9:00p:
Join us for another year of fun, romance, and speed dating! Music, activities, sweets, and free HIV testing. Find your new bae on Valentines’ Day!
For more information, or to RSVP, visit the Facebook Event or email us.
