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August 18, 2022 Photo of the Week Our Executive Director, Chris Bartlett, takes the stage at FreePeople's Gather for Good event

What's ahead: Summer Rest Trans Art Mart Call for Art Submissions In the News Be Loud! Be Proud! Outdoor Family Movie Night Sober Karaoke Facebook Twitter Instagram Speaking Out for Equality is an online exhibit produced by the John J. Wilcox Jr. Archives that tells the courageous story of the struggle for LGBT civil rights in the courts and in the streets.

Trans Art Mart Vendor Call Trans Art Mart’s winter market will be happening on Saturday, December 3rd, at Bok from 11AM to 5PM. They are looking for artists, crafters, and makers of all kinds! Applications close September 15th at 11:59PM EST. It is free to apply and the vendor fee is on a sliding scale.   ICYMI - Gov. Wolf Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTQIA+ Pennsylvanians from Conversion Therapy   “Conversion therapy is a traumatic practice based on junk science that actively harms the people it supposedly seeks to treat,” said Gov. Wolf. “This discriminatory practice is widely rejected by medical and scientific professionals and has been proven to lead to worse mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ youth subjected to it. This is about keeping our children safe from bullying and extreme practices that harm them.”   Outdoor Family Movie Night Meet up with other Philadelphia  Family Pride families at Clark Park in West Philly for a BYO picnic dinner starting at 6:30 PM followed by the Pixar movie Soul starting at sunset, around 8 pm.         These are difficult times. There's help there when you need it. Here are some useful resources: Philadelphia Suicide and Crisis Intervention Hotline 215-686-4420 LGBTQ National Hotline 888-843-4564   Philadelphia Hate Crimes Hotline 215-686-8931   Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860 WWCC Peer Counseling 267-416-0451 Sage National LGBT Elder Hotline 877-360-5428 DONATE From art exhibitions to knitting, to meetings, to concerts, there's always something happening at the Center! CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL PROGRAM CALENDAR. Forward Share Tweet

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