LGBT Life Center

08/04/2025

08/03/2025

08/03/2025

📣 August is here and we’re bringing the volunteer! 🔥

From James Baldwin’s brilliance to sapphic legends, Marsha P. Johnson’s birthday, and a big ol’ THANK YOU to our 651 volunteers (yes, we counted 🫶)—this month’s Life Support newsletter is full of heart, history, and ways to stay connected.

💡 Learn about harm reduction
📅 Get volunteer training dates
🐾 See pics from Pups & Pints
🌈 Feel the love

Read it now → https://lgbtlifecenter.org/blog/august-at-volunteer-news-lgbt-life-center-q***r-icons-sapphic-love-and-volunteer-love/

***rHistory

This month, we’re celebrating the past, present, and future of q***r resilience—and the incredible people who make our work possible (yes, that means YOU). August brings us important dates like James Baldwin’s birthday, Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Sapphic love, and a nod to the legendary ...

07/31/2025

🌈✨ It truly takes a rainbow village! ✨🌈

Big thanks to Mel and the team at for creating a safe, affirming space where our youth could shine and share their incredible talents at last night’s Youth Talent Show at our Hampton location! 🎤🎶💃🏽

From music and poetry to dancing and art, these young folks lit up the room with their creativity and confidence.

👏🏽 Huge shoutout to Courtney for transforming the space with amazing decor, and to Anjeni Moore for pulling it all together behind the scenes (we see you, lol 😄)!

This is what joy, community, and empowerment look like.

***rYouth

07/31/2025

Please join us in welcoming Chenese "Nesey" (CB) to the LGBT Life Center family! 💜

As our newest Community Health Navigator, Nesey brings experience in behavioral health, harm reduction, and peer recovery. She’s here to help connect our community to vital services—and she’s already making an impact.

Learn more about her journey and what excites her most about this work:
👉 lgbtlifecenter.org/blog/welcome-to-the-team-chenese-nesey-community-health-navigator

From case management to syringe exchange programs, Chenese is passionate about connecting people to the care they need.

07/25/2025

The people’s Midwest Princess, truly!

07/25/2025

🌟 A Night of Gratitude 🌟
Last night, we celebrated the heart of LGBT Life Center—our volunteers. 💜

Over the past year (July 2024–June 2025), 651 volunteers gave 3,607 hours of service—valued at more than $72,000 in time and talent. Since January alone, we’ve seen a 32% increase in volunteerism—proof that when the community is under attack, we show up even stronger.

From stocking shelves in our Pride Pantry and tabling at events, to supporting our admin team, writing thank-you notes, and serving hundreds of families—your impact is everywhere.

💪 400,000+ pounds of food distributed
🍽️ 100+ volunteers for Dining Out For Life
🎁 Holiday drives, tabling, bartending, data support, and more
🎓 Interns from 4 college campuses
🧡 Countless lives touched

To every volunteer: thank you. For showing up, giving your time, and helping make this place what it is—your kindness and care fuels our mission.

✨ Want to get involved?
Join us in building community and improving LIFE.
👉 lgbtlifecenter.org/volunteer

***rJoy

07/23/2025

🌈🎭 PRIDE NIGHT IS ALMOST SOLD OUT! 🎭🌈
Join us for a fabulously campy night at the theatre with Mel Brooks' The Producers — a benefit performance supporting LGBT Life Center, Hampton Roads Pride, and Stonewall Sports Norfolk!

📅 Thursday, August 7
🕢 7:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $35 → https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=234236
📍 Little Theatre of Virginia Beach

As of tonight, there are only 53 tickets left — and they’re going fast! Come celebrate Pride with us, support local orgs doing vital work, and enjoy a night of outrageous musical comedy.

✨ All proceeds go to support our community — get your seats now before they’re gone!

***rJoy

PRIDE NIGHT - THE PRODUCERS SEASON PASSES MAY NOT BE USED FOR THIS SHOW.  Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageou...

07/23/2025

🚨 The Trump administration has slashed funding for LGBTQ+ services on the 988 su***de hotline—putting q***r and trans youth at even greater risk. These cuts strip away life-saving access to affirming mental health support. Over 1.2 million youth have called the lifeline since it's inception.

At LGBT Life Center, we’re doubling down on support through programs like YOUth Matter, our in-person LGBTQ+ youth group in Norfolk and Hampton. Safe spaces are not optional—they’re essential. If you're not immediately in crisis, give us a call for sustainable health and wellness like mental health counseling and youth groups.

If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please contact:
📱 The Trevor Project — 24/7 support for LGBTQ+ youth
📞 1-866-488-7386
💬 Text ‘START’ to 678-678
🌐 thetrevorproject.org

Read more from WAVY: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/lgbt-life-center-weighs-in-on-trump-administration-slashing-su***de-hotline-for-lgbt-youth/

#988

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A prominent LGBTQ+ resource got slashed by the White House last week, and that means the end of the national 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline’s LBGTQ specialized service,…

07/22/2025

🎤 Hampton Roads Youth Talent Show 🎨
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 LGBT Life Center – Hampton Location

Join us for a powerful evening of creativity, passion, and expression as local youth take the stage to showcase their talent and tell their stories. This is more than a show it’s a celebration of youth voice, resilience, and pride!
This event uses performance and creative expression as tools for nonviolent advocacy, healing, and unity. Artists are invited to showcase their talents whether through music, spoken word, dance, visual arts, or other mediums as a way to share their lived experiences, raise awareness on social issues, and spark meaningful change and combat Mental Health.
Join us in using the arts to drive change, build equity, and create space for all voices to be heard.

RSVP Link in our bio.

07/22/2025

🎤 Hampton Roads Youth Talent Show 🎨
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 LGBT Life Center – Hampton Location

Join us for a powerful evening of creativity, passion, and expression as local youth take the stage to showcase their talent and tell their stories. This is more than a show it’s a celebration of youth voice, resilience, and pride!
This event uses performance and creative expression as tools for nonviolent advocacy, healing, and unity. Artists are invited to showcase their talents whether through music, spoken word, dance, visual arts, or other mediums as a way to share their lived experiences, raise awareness on social issues, and spark meaningful change and combat Mental Health.
Join us in using the arts to drive change, build equity, and create space for all voices to be heard.

Youth talent signup here: https://forms.gle/2MXFrtxinvh1T7NY8

07/22/2025

🎉🌭 Calling all our amazing volunteers! 🌭🎉

You’ve shown up, given your time, and made a difference—now it’s our turn to celebrate YOU! 💖

Join us for our Volunteer Appreciation Party
📅 July 24, 2025
⏰ 6–8PM (‘til burn🔥)
📍 Pups and Pints, 2413 London Bridge Rd, Virginia Beach

✨ First 100 attendees get a FREE drink ticket
🌭 Hot dog bar (yes, we’ve got vegan options too!)
🐾 Good vibes, gratitude, and maybe a few surprises
Let’s eat, cheers, and celebrate what we’ve accomplished together 🥂