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AFFIRM

Online

AFFIRM is a CBT-based group support series for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth ages 14-21. AFFIRM runs for 6 virtual sessions on Thursdays in January and February of 2021 from 5pm-7pm EST. AFFIRM is a space to learn and practice skills for mindfulness, healthy coping behaviors, personal advocacy, self-celebration, and social network building. This program is facilitated by […]

AFFIRM

Online

AFFIRM is a CBT-based group support series for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth ages 14-21. AFFIRM runs for 6 virtual sessions on Thursdays in January and February of 2021 from 5pm-7pm EST. AFFIRM is a space to learn and practice skills for mindfulness, healthy coping behaviors, personal advocacy, self-celebration, and social network building. This program is facilitated by […]

Youth Writer’s Camp

Online

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is excited to bring back our 4th Annual Youth Writers Camp! We invite you to attend an informational kick-off session on February 18, 2021. This special pre-camp session will give parents and students the opportunity to learn more about the Youth Writers Camp curriculum for 2021, provide them […]

Teen (12-19) Book Club

Online

Join us as we read "Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, & So Much More" by Janet Mock. We will meet via Zoom on February 22. Email for the link or join our Youth Program Facebook group. Bookshop AmazonSmile Barnes&Noble Carnegie Library

Just Sing! Singing for Self Care – Middle and High School

Online

Just Sing! is a workshop that guides middle to high school students through a series of vocal and breathing exercises, which can be used for self-care, de-stressing, building confidence, and so much more. During the 90-minute session, Anqwenique Kinsel, vocalist, educator and the Museum’s resident artist will share techniques for breathing, strengthening your voice, building […]

Teen (12-19) Book Club

Online

Join us as we read "All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages" by Saundra Mitchell. We will meet via Zoom on March 22. Email for the link or join our Youth Program Facebook group. Bookshop AmazonSmile Barnes&Noble Carnegie Library

Teen (12-19) Book Club

Online

Join us as we read "Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family" by Garrard Conley. We will meet via Zoom on April 26. Email for the link or join our Youth Program Facebook group. Bookshop AmazonSmile Barnes&Noble Carnegie Library

Teen (12-19) Book Club

Join us as we read "When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir" by Patrisse Khan Cullors. We will meet via Zoom on May 24. Email for the link or join our Youth Program Facebook group. Bookshop AmazonSmile Barnes&Noble Carnegie Library

People’s Pride PGH Presents: Reclaiming Pittsburgh Pride 2021

It is now our time to Reclaim Pittsburgh Pride as a community that has suffered under the Leadership of The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh. Roots Pride PGH led the movement to hold Delta accountable for there crimes and harm to our LGBTQIA+ communities and People's Pride PGH continued the movement towards liberation in 2017 as […]

Teen (12-19) Book Club

Online

Join us as we read "Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out" by Katie Heaney. We will meet via Zoom on June 28. Email for the link or join our Youth Program Facebook group. Bookshop AmazonSmile Barnes&Noble Carnegie Library

2022 QChristian Fellowship Conference

The Q Christian Fellowship Conference is an annual gathering where hundreds of LGBTQ+ Christians and Allies: gather for worship, fellowship, workshops, and keynote speakers; make lifelong friendships or reunite with those friends; experience healing, transformation, and hope; witness the thrill of God's love and affirmation through each other.

Rise Up!: A National Conference for Queer & Trans Youth Organizers

Planned in collaboration with: SMYAL, Freedom Oklahoma, Identity Inc, and the Pittsburgh Equality Center What: A FREE, ONLINE conference Who: Queer and trans/enby youth (and allies) between the ages of 13 - 24 years old When: July 26th – July 29th, 2022, 1-8pm EST daily Where: The conference is hosted on Zoom and Discord. You […]