Allyship's Lgbtq Intergenerational Gathering

LGBTQ populations have higher rates of disabilities, chronic illness and chronic pain than their heterosexual counterparts. (Kaiser Family Foundation LGBTQ Health Report) LGBTQ individuals who are poor, low-income, living paycheck to paycheck or working class have less access to needed services. In 2013, Kaiser Family Foundation found that 1 out of 3 LGBTQ individuals who live at 400% of the federal poverty level were uninsured and two-thirds of these individuals were uninsured for 2 or more years.* LGBTQ individuals living with disabilities are often an invisible population in the LGBTQ community because advocacy, community building and education are often inaccessible - which contributes to their invisibility. Join LGBTQ Allyship on March 4th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118, for our Intergenerational Gathering highlighting LGBTQ speakers on their experiences with chronic pain and illness. Speakers include - Redwolf Painter and Spencer Bergstagt! This event is wheelchair accessible and there is a parking lot next to room entrance as an accessible walking distance. Please refrain from wearing scents. Children are welcome! We take a community approach to care taking - so if you are comfortable we will all welcome and care for younger beings. Food and drink will be available!