Lgbtq+ Center Lake County

A huge thank you to Joy! Lutheran Church in Gurnee for hosting guest speaker Colby Martin who talked about his accliamed books, UnClobber, Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality, and SHIFT, A Survival Guide for Becoming a Progressive Christian.

Joy! Lutheran is a long-time supporter of us here having hosted our support groups meetings for more than two years prior to us having our own home. It was great to be back and continue that amazing partnership!

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! We had an absolute blast! Food, friends, music and games! A special shout out to Highwood Pride and The Pinta Pride Project for their support in making this happen!

The REACH Study Team is looking for LGBTQ+ Teens who would like to share their experiences through surveys in exchange for gift cards! The process follows you and your journey over a year and a half. To find out if you're eligible go to this link and submit your information!

https://rosalindfranklin.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8jKEoXNbsjhk1Yq?ADID=302

The Highland Park Players are getting ready for The Prom! Held at the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center, The Prom is a funny, smart, big-hearted musical about big Broadway stars, a small town, and a love that unites them all. Everyone is invited to The Prom!

"After a scathing review from the New York Times closes their latest show on opening night, a couple of brassy Broadway performers embark on a mission to change the world and in the process, rehabilitate their image. Their selected cause is a teenager from a small Indiana town whose prom was canceled by the P.T.A. due to her desire to attend with her girlfriend."

For more information, check out their website below!

The Prom | Highland Park Players After a scathing review from the New York Times closes their latest show on opening night, a couple of brassy Broadway performers embark on a mission to change the world and in the process, rehabilitate their image. Their selected cause is a teenager from a small Indiana town whose prom was canceled...

Are you Autistic or Neurodiverse? Do you identify as LGBTQ+? Do you live in Illinois? If yes, the Virtual Empowerment Group for Autistic and Neurodivergent LGBTQ+ people may be just what you are looking for!
The Virtual Empowerment Group is held using Zoom and is:
- Facilitated by a person with lived experience
- 9 sessions total
- Starting in August 2024
- Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, August 15 and 29, September 12 and 26, October 17 and 24, November 14 and 21, and December 5!
For more information or to reserve your spot, please send an email to [email protected]

This morning at 11:30 a.m. St. Paul's will be dedicating a new Pride mural that was painted to cover over hate-crime (anti-LGBTQ) graffiti spray-painted at our entrance in June. We're calling the event, Stand for Love over Hate. The community support has been great from Waukegan Friends, the LGBTQ Center of Lake County and others and Deanna Cruz, owner of the Dandelion Gallery in Waukegan, who gathered a few artists to paint the mural.

This Sunday (August 4) at 11:30 a.m. St. Paul's will be dedicating a new Pride mural that was painted to cover over hate-crime (anti-LGBTQ) graffiti spray-painted at our entrance in June. We're calling the event, Stand for Love over Hate. The community support has been great from Waukegan Friends, the LGBTQ Center of Lake County and others and Deanna Cruz, owner of the Dandelion Gallery in Waukegan, who gathered a few artists to paint the mural.

Are you Autistic or Neurodiverse? Do you identify as LGBTQ+? Do you live in Illinois? If yes, the Virtual Empowerment Group for Autistic and Neurodivergent LGBTQ+ people may be just what you are looking for!

The Virtual Empowerment Group is held using Zoom and is:
- Facilitated by a person with lived experience
- 9 sessions total
- Starting in August 2024
- Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, August 15 and 29, September 12 and 26, October 17 and 24, November 14 and 21, and December 5!

For more information or to reserve your spot, please send an email to [email protected]

It's been a busy week of "transition" for our building. Almost there! Bathroom is finished, walls are done, baseboards are down, kitchenette is functional and our Monday night FLOQ Adult Support Group has moved over!

Headed out to Q***r Happy Hour at Nightshade and Dark's Pandemonium Brewing in Waukegan! - see you there!

Could this place be any cuter?!?
Nope!
Thank you to .are.sugarville for hosting a delightfully sweet Rainbow Family Social!
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Opponents of access to gender-affirming care like to claim that patients will someday regret making irreversible or partially irreversible changes to their bodies...

However a new study found that when it comes to this particular procedure, people’s long term satisfaction was “overwhelmingly positive compared to other medical and nonmedical decisions.”

A New Study Finds That Almost No One Regrets Getting Top Surgery The overwhelming majority of subjects said they were highly satisfied with their surgery.