FOR ACE/ARO YOUTH: Let's Make a Music Playlist!

What's your favorite song? Why is it your favorite? Do you want to share it with others? Join this chat to create a music playlist together and by the end you'll have plenty of recommendations to listen from!

PARA ESPAÑOL: ¡Hagamos una lista de reproducción de música!

¿Cuál es tu canción favorita? ¿Por qué es tu favorito? ¿Quieres compartirlo con otros? Únase a este chat para crear juntos una lista de reproducción de música y, al final, ¡tendrán muchas recomendaciones para escuchar!

Mental Health

Sharing Positivity

As we jump into the season of being thankful, let's spend the chat discussing all the positive things in life! Whether it is about a hobby you love, a quote you just read, an amazing sunset you just saw, or a pet that just makes your day a little better...come ready to chat and share the positive things in life or something that makes you smile!

Vibe Check

FOR YOUTH OF COLOR: Decompression Day

This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

There's a lot going on this week, and emotions are understandibly high. Lets take this opportunity to let Qchat do what Qchat doest best: Giving you a space to decompress, unwind, and maybe even have some fun while being supported and loved by queer peers from all over. 

If you could use some extra love and support, this is the chat for you
If you've got some spare love and support to give, well... we can never have too much queer joy now can we?! Join us!

Intersex Solidarity Day

Today is an annual observance to commemorate and bring awareness to the experiences of intersex individuals. Let’s dive into learning more about this important day!

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Transgender Awareness Week

Next week is Transgender Awareness Week!! Let's discuss what that means and what we are doing to support the community and ourselves. 

Icebreaker Chat!

Would you rather get free plane tickets or free accommodations for the rest of your life? Would you rather be a whale or a lion? Join us for a chat with fun and wacky questions that will help us connect with each other. 

Book Talk

Calling all book lovers! Join HMI facilitators in a book talk to discuss your favorite books of the past present and future! Share your thoughts and most recent reads with friends. 

Exploring Your Gender Identity

Figuring out our gender identity and expression can be a long process, and often an ongoing one. So let's talk about how we can explore and have explored gender in our lives, and some of what we've learned along the way!

Transgender Awareness Week: Ask a Trans Millennial

If you think being a queer teen is very cutsey, very demure, then just wait until you hear about the experiences of transfolk who were supes adorbs and mad low-key back when Beiber was a literal baby. 

Join some of the staff from Hugh Lane Wellness in an open conversation about what it's like being a trans adult. Ask us anything, and we'll boot up the ol' dial-up connection and see if we can't teach youz a thing or two

Game Night

Come and join us to play some different online games together for a virtual game night : )

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Vent Chat

Come and blow off some stream in the vent/rant chat!

Creative Coping Skills

There are many ways one can cope with stress but what are some creative methods? Join us in this chat to talk about different coping strategies and how creative outlets can help you de-stress.

PARA ESPAÑOL: Al romper el hielo!

¿Preferirías conseguir billetes de avión gratis o alojamiento gratuito por el resto de tu vida? ¿Preferirías ser una ballena o un león? Únase a nosotros para charlar con preguntas divertidas y extravagantes que nos ayudarán a conectarnos entre nosotros.

Holiday Self-Care

Join HMI facilitators for a slow-paced self-care chat! Practice different techniques and chat about what works well for you during these autumn/winter months!

FOR YOUTH OF COLOR: Gratitude Chat

This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

Gratitude is the practice of being thankful or greatful. We can show gratitude to people who do knid things for us by saying "Thank you", and returning that same kindness. We can show gratitude to the planet by doing our best not to be wasteful. And we can show gratitude to ourselves by taking care of our body and being patient with our mind and heart. 

Join some of the staff from Hugh Lane Wellness in a conversation about gratitude. What it is, what it feels like to give and recieve, and how a regular practice of gratitude can radically shift the ways we experience the world. 

Music Night

Come and join us to discuss all things music. Chat about your favorite band or what instument you play!

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Exploring/affirming LGBTQ2S+ identities

Come and join us to take some time to explore your own LGBTQ2S+ identities and what they mean or look like for you!

FOR NEW YOUTH/TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Get To Know

Are you new to Q Chat Space? Join our monthly gathering for new youth to learn more about Q Chat Space, our facilitators, and the youth!

Not new? Don't worry! You can still join us and welcome the newbies.

Winter Holidays

World AIDS Day - The Past, Present, and Future of HIV/AIDS Activism

Join some of the folks from Hugh Lane Wellness in a conversation about HIV. We'll cover the sad history, the almost mirraculous shift between then and now, and we'll even speculate about what the future might look like.

Feel free to bring any questions about HIV/AIDS, or any other STI. 

FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH: Winter Escape

FOR YOUTH OF COLOR: Winter Celebrations Around The World, Across Time

This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

Join the staff from Hugh Lane Wellness in a conversation about winter traditions from around the world

Holiday Traditions