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Healing Your Inner Child: Kindergarten Night

We're taking you back to Kindergarten or primary school! Think Show + Tell and Star of the Week. Join us for a night to heal your inner child!

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FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Facilitator Asher Goodbye Party + Icebreaker Night

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

Join us as we say goodbye to facilitator, Asher! We'll have a celebration party and have an open chat with icebreakers. 

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Open Chat!

Hang out in a chat where you guide the topic! Facilitators will have ice breakers and games at the ready if conversation slows down. :)

FOR YOUTH OF COLOR: D&D and RPGs Pt 1 (World Building)

Youth of Color

This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

You've asked, and we deliver! Join Professional Nerd Jack from Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation in Part 1 of a 4 Part series of chats about Dungeons and Dragons and similar Tabletop Role Playing Games. 

In this chat we'll begin by talking about World Building. From geography to politics, magic systems and ancient histories, every adventure begins somewhere. Because after all, you can't an adventure in a void! Or maybe you can! Lets discuss!

Queer Fashion

Let's chat about all things queer fashion! Who are your fashion icons? What is your personal style? 

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Queer and Trans History

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

Back by popular demand... queer and trans history night!

Rage Report

We invite you to join the ultimate venting fiesta, where grievances take center stage and pet peeves find their voice. Expect relatable rants, shared eye-rolls, and the understanding that can only come from a collective venting fest.

PARA ESPAÑOL: Reporte de mal humor!

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Hoy estaremos tomado la charla para compartir como nos estamos sintiendo. Los esperamos! 

Get to know your new friends & facilitators!

Get to know your friends at Q Chat Space & our new facilitators from Time Out Youth!

Writing Queer Representation

Learn all about writing and developing queer characters for your next screenplay, book, webcomic, story, etc.!

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Poetry Out Loud

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

Book Chat - Lets Read (House on the Cerulean Sea, Out of Salem)

Join Micah and Beck from the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation in our first QChat Book Club! Tonight we'll be discussing House on the Cerulean Sea and Out of Salem. If you have a book with LGBTQ+ themes you'd like us to discuss duing a future Qchat Blook Club, come let us know about it !

Broadway!

Let's chat about Broadway and Muscials. What are your favorites?

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Let's chat about: Cryptids

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

You asked for it.. we're chatting about Cryptids. What are those? Things like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, etc. 

Mindful Moments: Navigating Stress

This session isn't about avoiding stress altogether but empowering you to face it confidently and gracefully. Let's create a supportive space where you can share experiences, gain valuable insights, and leave with a personalized stress-busting toolkit that suits the dynamic lifestyle.

PARA ESPAÑOL: Momentos conscientes: Navegando el estrés

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Esta sesión no se trata de evitar el estrés por completo, sino de empoderarte para enfrentarlo con confianza y gracia. Creemos un espacio de apoyo donde pueda compartir experiencias, obtener conocimientos valiosos y salir con un conjunto de herramientas personalizado para eliminar el estrés que se adapte al estilo de vida dinámico.

Positivity Chat

Let’s talk about positive things that have been happening, goals we have for the future, and how to stay positive when things can get negative.

FOR YOUTH OF COLOR: D&D and RPGs Pt 2. (Character Building)

Youth of Color

This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

You've asked, and we deliver! Join Professional Nerd Jack from Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation in Part 2 of a 4-Part series of chats about Dungeons and Dragons and similar Tabletop Role Playing Games. 

In this chat, we'll be focusing on most players favorite part of the game, CHARACTERS! If you have a character you want to share, and idea for one that you need help fleshing out, or even if it's you're first time hearing the words "role play", this chat is sure to be a ton of fun. Lets get creative!

Q Chat Space wants to hear from YOU!

📢 Q Chat Space wants to hear from our youth chat participants! 📢 

How did you hear about us? How did Q Chat Space change you? What do you want to see more or less from Q Chat Space? What are your dreams for Q Chat Space?

Let us hear your voice! We'll also create space and time for you to learn more about each other, Q Chat Space, and the facilitators! 

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Let's Chat about: Coping Skills

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

Life has been... alot lately. Let's chat about our coping skills, build our tool box and talk about what we do to get through hard times. 

FOR BI/PAN YOUTH: Disney Villains so Gay?

Bi/Pan Youth

In this Q Chat, we will be discussing the Queer Coding of Disney villains through the years and finally asking the question: Why are Disney Villains so gay? All to discuss queer representation in media, how far we've come and what progress we can look forward to.

Speed-Friending!

Back by popular demand! Join us in a lighthearted chat while we share our interests, hobbies, passions, and more to connect and get to know each other better. Facilitators are working to (hopefully) make this round of speed-friending run a little more smoothly!

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Get to Know

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

D&D and RPGs pt 3 (Into the Dungeon)

You've asked, and we deliver! Join Professional Nerd Jack from Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation in Part 3 of a 4-Part series of chats about Dungeons and Dragons and similar Tabletop Role Playing Games. 

In this chat we'll be talking about adventure campaigns, and some of what it takes to be a great Dungeon Master. We'll discuss monsters, traps, plot twists, boss fights, player conflict, and more so that you will be the kind of player DMs would love to have in their campaign.

Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week

It's Lesbian Visibility Week! Let's chat about favorite lesbians and the history behind the word. 

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: DND Chat

Trans/Non-Binary Youth

Join us for a DND chat!

The Status Quo and Queer Representation

LGBTQ Representation in media has come a long way in the past few years. It has led some people to question if LGBTQ folks are even still oppressed. Spoiler alert, LGBTQ folks are still oppressed. Discuss with us in this chat about how the status quo benefits from conditional Queer representation. 

Youth-guided chat

Hang out with Q Chat Space friends in a chat that is determined by YOU! As always, facilitators will have back-up ice breakers and games if people are feeling more low-key.

PARA ESPAÑOL: ¿Los villanos de Disney son tan homosexuales?

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En este Q Chat discutiremos la codificación queer de los villanos de Disney a lo largo de los años y finalmente haremos la pregunta: ¿Por qué los villanos de Disney son tan gay? Todo para discutir la representación queer en los medios, hasta dónde hemos llegado y qué progreso podemos esperar.

PARA ESPAÑOL: El status quo y la representación queer

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la representación LGBTQ en los medios ha avanzado mucho en los últimos años. Ha llevado a algunas personas a preguntarse si las personas LGBTQ todavía están oprimidas. Alerta de spoiler: la gente LGBTQ todavía está oprimida. Discuta con nosotros en esta charla sobre cómo el status quo se beneficia de la representación queer condicional.

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