Introducing Q Chat Space — An Online Community for LGBTQ+ Teens

plannedparenthood:

At Planned Parenthood, we believe that everyone deserves to feel loved, supported, and valued. That’s why we’re proud to join PFLAG and CenterLink to bring you Q Chat Space — a digital online community where LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19 can chat with like-minded peers going through similar experiences in real time. 

We know that not everyone has an LGBTQ+ student group or community center easily available to them. Q Chat Space is a way for LGBTQ+ teens to connect with each other through live-chat group sessions — no matter where they are. The conversations on Q Chat Space are digital, and are run by experienced staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country. 

Q Chat Space aims to create an environment of learning and acceptance, where LGBTQ+ teens can make friends and build community in a safe space. Group agreements like respecting people’s identities and pronouns, keeping conversations confidential, welcoming new ideas and different perspectives, and owning up to and forgiving mistakes help make everyone’s experience welcoming and positive.

Upcoming sessions include discussions around gender identity, diversity, being out at school, trans issues, and healthy relationships. 

Here’s how it works: 

1. Visit the Q Chat Space website.
   
2. Fill out the first-time user survey.
   
3. Click ‘Join an Upcoming Group’.
   
4. Find a session with a time and date that works for you.
   
5. Once logged in, choose a username that fits your personality and helps you maintain the level of privacy you’re comfortable with. 
   
6. Meet new friends and get support!
   

To learn more or to participate in a live group session, visit the Q Chat Space website.  

-Attia at Planned Parenthood

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stilesisbiles:

unpretty:

anastasiaoftheironwood:

“Library Extension immediately shows you if any given book is available at your local library. It’s available now for Chrome and Firefox.”

“From there, anytime you browse at an online bookstore like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads or even Audible (yep, it works for audiobooks, too), Library Extension will appear with library availability information for any selected book.Better still, one click is all it takes to visit the associated library or e-book service page, where you can then borrow the book or get on the waiting list.“

#i just hope they’re on libby too (via @girlouttatime)

they are! or, rather, they show you it’s available either as a paper book or on overdrive (which is also what libby uses). here’s what it looks like if i go to the page of a bestseller

whenever there’s an ebook available i place a hold because i’d rather just wait for the ebook, otherwise i settle for requesting the paper book (and i can request anything from any library in my library’s network, not just stuff they have on hand in my city)

Gonna also add Indiebound which is great for finding where books are sold locally. :)

Here’s one list of LGBTQ+ bookstores (in the US, the only one I know of elsewhere is Gay’s The Word in the UK, feel free to add more.)

“Mila Jam has released a powerful new video for her latest single, Masquerade.

The New York singer-songwriter uses the video as an opportunity to confront the epidemic of transphobic violence and the murder of transgender women.” (source)

As of Sep 9, 18 trans people are known to have been killed in the US this year. Almost all were black trans women. (source)

stilesisbiles:

🌈💖💜💙😭

stilesisbiles:

Wait, what?

…oh

This browser extension shows you which Amazon books are available free at your local library →

stilesisbiles:

unpretty:

anastasiaoftheironwood:

“Library Extension immediately shows you if any given book is available at your local library. It’s available now for Chrome and Firefox.”

“From there, anytime you browse at an online bookstore like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads or even Audible (yep, it works for audiobooks, too), Library Extension will appear with library availability information for any selected book.Better still, one click is all it takes to visit the associated library or e-book service page, where you can then borrow the book or get on the waiting list.“

#i just hope they’re on libby too (via @girlouttatime)

they are! or, rather, they show you it’s available either as a paper book or on overdrive (which is also what libby uses). here’s what it looks like if i go to the page of a bestseller

whenever there’s an ebook available i place a hold because i’d rather just wait for the ebook, otherwise i settle for requesting the paper book (and i can request anything from any library in my library’s network, not just stuff they have on hand in my city)

Gonna also add Indiebound which is great for finding where books are sold locally. :)

Here’s one list of LGBTQ+ bookstores (in the US, the only one I know of elsewhere is Gay’s The Word in the UK, feel free to add more.)

stilesisbiles:

It’s bi month, every publication that erases bisexuality owes me $50 each time.

Put $50 in tens in the no-no jar or a giant duck with feathers in bi pride colors will haunt your life and your dreams.

There will be no escape. The Bi Duck and its army of bi ducks (all ducks) will never let you know peace. Pay up and stop erasing us. :)