Breaking the Silence: Empowering the LGBTQ Youth of Our Community

Breaking the Silence: Empowering the LGBTQ Youth of Our Community Breaking the Silence: Empowering The Youth of the LGBTQIAA+ Community The Nest: a safe and healing place for all. Join us!

Intimate partner abuse happens in all communities, including in Central Kentucky's LGBTQ+ community. Along with a community partners, The Nest - Center for Women, Children & Families is hosting "Breaking the Silence: Empowering LGBTQ+ in their Relationships." This event will support LGBTQ+ in learning new skills to improve the quality of their intimate partner relationships, accessing local resour

ces, making new friends, and building a safe and healing community. Saturday, April 28th at the Nest-Center for Women, Children & Families at 3-5 PM. Contact Joseph Mann, facilitator, for volunteering or philanthropy inquiries at [email protected]

This event will address physical and emotional abuse in the intimate relationships of Lexington's LGBT youth: http://www.facebook.com/events/288393824549132/

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Current Partners

The Nest-Center for Women, Children & Families
http://www.thenestlexington.org/

AVOL (Aids Volunteers, Inc.): http://http://www.avolky.org/

Lexington Fairness: http://www.lexingtonfairness.org/

GLSO (Gay & Le***an Services Organization): http://www.glso.org/site/

Kentucky Equality Federation: http://www.kyequality.org/

Lexington Gay Straight Alliance: http://lexgsa.com/

SpeakOut (University of Kentucky)

PFLAG- Lexington Chapter (Parents and Friends of Le***ans and G**s): http://pflaglex.org/

St. Martha's Episcopal Church: http://stmarthaslex.org/


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Today is THE DAY... It's KY Gives Day!

Help us reach our goal of raising $15,000 today by donating before midnight tonight here: https://www.kygives.org/organizations/the-nest-center-for-women-children-families.

Thank you for supporting our mission of providing a safe and healing place for education, counseling, advocacy, and support where everyone feels embraced, encouraged, and empowered without bias.

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