Q Chat Space is an HMI program offered in partnership with CenterLink: the Community of LGBT Centers. Youth ages 13-19 are welcomed to join live chat groups through a digital community for LGBTQ+ teens. Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats facilitated by staff from LGBT centers across the country, including HMI.
HMI STAFF-LED Q CHAT SESSIONS
MARCH 2024
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
6:30-8:00 pm – Bi Who You Are: Bi+ Health & Pride
Facilitators: Pearl McAndrews & Camille Gaji
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
6:30-8:00 pm – Open Chat
Facilitators: Crimson Porco & Theo Lumpkins
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
6:30-8:00 pm – Virtual Easter Egg Hunt
Facilitators: Theo Lumpkins & Pearl McAndrews
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
6:30-8:00 pm – Trivia Night: Queer Characters in Media
Facilitators: Camille Gaji & Crimson Porco
UPCOMING Q CHAT GROUP SCHEDULE
Some Groups Offered in Spanish
WHAT THE YOUTH ARE SAYING …
OCTOBER 2023
“I really enjoyed learning lots about everyone else and the facilitators tonight.”
“Thank you Q Chat Space for helping me grow :)”
“I love this space and I hope more youths find it because it is so good and helped me so so much. It needs more recognition.”
“So many good friends!!!!!”
“The arson ritual really helped me back in the day. Lots of times I just drowned in stress, I would throw it in the fire and have a good time. God I love Q chat space.”
The following data as of October 2023 was compiled and shared by Euan Hwang (he/him/his), YouthLink Manager at CenterLink: The Community of LGBTQ Centers.