Can you believe it? Our little program is turning 5 years old--and isn't so little anymore! You are cordially invited to celebrate with us on Thursday, May 26 from 5-7p at our shared 780 Lincoln Ave community center in Napa.
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Last year's intergenerational LGBTQ event was such a resounding success, we are having another (please help us spread the invitation)!
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A diverse group of individuals, some strangers to one another, opened up and shared their fears, anxieties, and aspirations about how to support LGBTQ. Teens and parents shared their inspiring stories – stories that weren’t necessarily flattering, but that were vulnerable, raw and honest.
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You are cordially invited to our "In this Together" Conference, April 9th from 11am-3pm at Embassy Suites, 1234 California Blvd, Napa. This is our inaugural conference in Napa on supporting LGBTQ children and youth in our families, specifically designed for parents, caregivers, and professionals who serve youth.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is Friday, November 20, 2015.
Join us at our youth & community center, 780 Lincoln Avenue, Napa, to honor trans lives with a special youth-led event.
Shout-out to our youth for voting on and acquiring All Gender Restroom signs (special thanks also to http://www.mydoorsign.com/all-gender-restroom-signs for donating the signs!) for the bathrooms at our shared 780 Lincoln Avenue Center in Napa! All Gender Bathrooms are made to be safe for all genders, not just two.
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Will you join in to support local LGBTQ youth?
Since 2011, LGBTQ Connection (and VOICES) has grown community participation to join with thousands nationwide in recognition of Spirit Day: a day of increasing visibility about the impact of anti-LGBTQ bullying and showing support for LGBTQ youth. This year, Spirit Day is on Thursday, October 15, and we hope to have more visible, local support than ever before!
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If you've never experienced bingo with the Russian River Sisters in Guerneville, you won't want to miss this audacious opportunity. Our newly expanding LGBTQ youth program at VOICES Sonoma has been chosen as the beneficiary for the evening, meaning the more we pack the house, the more we can grow our LGBTQ youth leadership team, support group, and community events based out of our youth center in Santa Rosa!
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September 20-26, 2015 is Celebrate Bisexuality Week--a week to celebrate, get informed and get active around an often under-represented identity. Here's some great resources we wanted to share (thanks to Eliseo for compiling). And, as always, if you have ideas, questions or other resources to share, please get in touch with us!
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LGBTQ Connection is seeking a passionate community organizer. Specifically, someone who is an experienced program developer that thrives in start-up and excels at developing teams of people (especially youth) to view themselves as leaders and accomplish goals in the context of a grass-roots, rural/suburban, LGBTQ community organization.
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Conversation about the transgender community leaps into the spotlight Sunday night as E! Network premieres “I Am Cait,” a reality program that follows Caitlyn Jenner as she navigates life as a transgender woman. But for the transgender community in Napa County, coming out isn’t nearly as easy or glamorous.
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We are thrilled to announce we're launching a trans* youth program in Napa, kicking off w/ a get together BBQ on Wednesday, July 29. Please help us spread the word. We think this is the 1st such group in Napa County's history! For trans* by trans* youth.
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We are forming a big, beautiful LGBTQ contingent for the Napa 4th of July Parade, including LGBTQ Connection, unitynapa & PFLAG Napa!
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While California had already approved their union, on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court went one giant step further when it declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of decades of litigation over gay marriage and gay rights generally.
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After we wrap up an incredible 8 days of Napa Valley LGBTQ Pride events this week, join us Friday evening for an incredibly rejuvenating event, "Vino & Vinyasa"! Led by Jennifer of Integrative Healing, modifications will be offered in this all-levels class so everyone can participate. Stay afterward to enjoy some light fare compliments of Lululemon and taste some amazing wines by ElevenEleven.
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Can you give us a hand? GiveOUT Day, a national day of giving to LGBTQ causes, is Thursday, May 21.
Every donation made by you, our supporters, sustains our work AND makes us eligible for prizes and additional grants that would MULTIPLY your donation. Please go now and pledge your support! Currently, we are in 3rd place among Bay Area organizations. If we stay there by 9p, today, we win!!
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LGBTQ Connection is proud to be a community partner of Napa Valley LGBTQ Pride 2015, in line with our mission to develop a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community while increasing well-being for LGBTQ people across Napa County!
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On a recent Friday, more than 100 New Technology High School students participated in a peaceful sit-in to draw attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) issues.
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If you think our community has benefitted from LGBTQ Connection, if you think a community that more visibly, competently serves and welcomes LGBTQ people helps them to be healthier, then please attend so our voices can be hear. They are especially interested in hearing from LGBTQ people and transition aged (16-24) youth. If we'd like this funding to continue to support our program, and programs like ours throughout the state, we need visibility and voices. We'd love to have a group of us represent!
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Carly Solberg and Savannah Simms from LGBTQ Connection's Youth Leadership Team organized this lively and colorful event Feb. 12 at Napa Bowl, celebrating "love is love" with friends, crushes and family members.
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