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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY Sistas of the “t” 4:00pm – 6:00pm Narcotics Anonymous 11:00am-1:00pm Fantasy Allegiance Dance Troupe Yoga 6:00pm-9:00pm 3:30pm-5:00pm ($10) 05/21 Narcotics Anonymous 11:00am-1:00pm Yoga 3:30pm-5:00pm ($10) Mind Travel Meditation 2:00pm – 3:00pm Yoga 3:30pm-5:00pm ($10)
05/22 Helping Hands Clothing Closet 1:00pm-5:00pm
Real Love Interpersonal Communication Group 7:00pm – 9:00pm Giovanni’s Room Poetry Workshop 6:30pm-8:30pm ($5) SILhouette 7:30pm-9:30pm
Sistas of the “t” 4:00pm-6:00pm
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Fantasy Allegiance Dance Troupe 6:00pm-9:00pm
Pink Lady Dance 6:00pm-9:00pm Real Love Interpersonal Communication Group 7:00pm – 9:00pm
05/13 05/17 05/18 Black Men’s Xchange Alcoholics Anonymous Free & Confidential HIV Youth Against Oppression 6:30pm-10:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm Testing 4:30pm-6:30pm 6:30pm-8:30pm Baltimore Trans 05/20 TAG Outreach 8:00pm-10:00pm Masculine Alliance The Mankind Project Alcoholics Anonymous 6:30pm-9:00pm 6:30pm-8:30pm 5:00pm-8:00pm 05/19 Get Smart with iChat Pride Committee Meeting Giovanni’s Room Open Mic: 7:00pm-9:00pm 05/27 6:30pm-8:30pm A Poem for Mama Sistahs of Pride 7:00pm-10:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous TransBaltimore 7:30pm-9:30pm 5:00pm-8:00pm 7:00pm-9:00pm 05/26 ASL Workshop 05/25 Black Men’s Xchange 7:00pm-9:00pm YAO – Youth Against 6:30pm-10:00pm Oppression 05/24 4:30pm – 7:00pm TAG Outreach Free & Confidential HIV 8:00pm-10:00pm The Community Cares Testing Project 6:30pm-8:30pm 7:00pm-10:00pm The Mankind Project Sistahs of Pride 6:30pm-8:30pm 7:30pm – 9:30pm ASL Workshop 7:00pm-9:00pm
New Staff Announcement By Jennifer Eden The GLCCB is excited to welcome Charles Xavier Kilborn to our staff. Charlie, as he’s come to be known, has joined our case management team to provide GLCCB family members with support, resource referrals, and linkage to care. Charlie is a 24 year old transgender man from Atlanta, Georgia. Outside of the outreach and community work that he does with the GLCCB, he is also a spoken word poet and mental health, wellness and self-care advocate, specifically within the Black queer community. “All of my favorite people in the world are Black women, as well as all of my very best friends. I couldn’t imagine my life without their love, support, guidance, and example,” Charlie said. “I’m trying to be as
great as Black women are when I grow up.” Before accepting his new position as a Peer Navigator, Charlie was waiting tables at a restaurant in Mt. Vernon. Had this opportunity not come about, he says he would probably still be in the service industry, working towards writing and performing his poetry full time. But if given the chance to work in any other field for just a day, he’d want to work at an animal sanctuary, “feeding baby lions and petting deer and such.” During his downtime, Charlie can be found reading. “My favorite place to be is the bookstore. It doesn’t matter what bookstore, as long as there’s a café where I can get free refills of my coffee while I read.” His love of reading is
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matched only by his love of food. “My favorite thing to do is eat. I love food so much.” When asked about the greatest challenge he’s had to overcome in his life, he responded, “I think the greatest challenge I’ve had to
overcome in my life thus far is me. Getting to a place where I was no longer holding myself back or standing in my own way as far as reaching my full potential goes has been extremely challenging and extremely gratifying. I firmly believe that the hardest work we’ll ever do is the work we do on ourselves, but we appreciate ourselves so much more after the work is done.” “It is important to me to inspire the people within my community to love themselves fiercely so that we can all better love each other,” he said. “Community means family to me. It means support, acceptance, and validation. It means safety and accountability. It means love.” Come see Charlie for case management or just to welcome him to his new position. For his availability and scheduling, please call the GLCCB at 410-777-8145.
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