OutKind Counseling

10/17/2025

09/30/2025

Gender-affirming care bans for trans youth are in 27 states, and now, over 20 clinics — even in access states like Virginia without a ban — have stopped providing care or accepting new patients.

The Trans Youth Emergency Project is here to help impacted families with 1-1 patient navigation services, one-time travel grants of $500 to offset the cost of traveling to a new providers, and more.

for Southern Equality is hosting a Town Hall to share more about these closures, the current legal landscape, and resources for support on 9/30 at 6:30pm.

RSVP here: https://southernequality.org/clinicclosurestownhall/

Even if you can't make it, all sign-ups will be sent a summary after the event.

07/26/2025

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Please join the Virginia LGBTQ+ Bar Association for a virtual info session on recent changes for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming Virginians seeking to obtain or update U.S. Passports and other identity documents. We will begin with a legal update from board members Wyatt Rolla, Esq. (ACLU-VA) and Alexandra Lydon, Esq. (Legal Services of Northern Virginia), followed by plenty of time for Q&A with attendees.

Time/Date: Thursday, July 31 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET
This Zoom webinar is open to the public but requires registration. Register at bit.ly/passport-changes-register.

No personal information will be shared and no one other than the organizers will be able to see the names of attendees. Links to join will be shared just prior to the event.

*Already know what you'd like to ask? Feel free to email questions for the presenters to info@valgbtqbar.org by 11:59 PM ET on July 30. We will do our best to address your question during the session.

07/25/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the VA Pride Scholarship program is back for 2025 thanks to sponsor Bank of America!

We’re awarding two people $5,000 each to go towards your education.

Here are the requirements to apply:
🌈Must be 18 years of age or older on or by Sept. 27
🌈Enrolled in a college, university, community college or trade school in Virginia.

Go to vapride.org for details. The deadline to apply is September 3.

02/18/2025

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You won’t fight this battle alone

02/11/2025

02/03/2025

A disabled college student was bullied for posting about his transition. Meta removed his account

Micah Leroy, who ran the account known as “Disabled Trans Boy” on Instagram, became the subject of a right-wing hate campaign after he posted a video celebrating his top surgery.

02/03/2025

If you can't afford therapy or want to help marginalized people, there are lots of ways forward.

02/03/2025

08/26/2024

Unite the Burg: Fostering Community and Building Relationships

LGBTQIA+ Folk, Loved Ones, and Allies!
Join us for a gathering of community organizers, support groups, and friends to promote services, opportunities, and fellowship among those who stand with and for the LGBTQIA+ interests of the Greater Williamsburg Area. Hosted by PFLAG Williamsburg, we hope to gather in support of each other and to uplift the q***r community.
Monday, September 9th from 6-9pm, 5252 Olde Towne Rd., Williamsburg
We hope you will join us.