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In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved.
Want more information or need to contact us? Visit our website here! |
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We are so happy with the success of our fourth annual Franklin Celebrate with Pride Festival and so grateful for the beautiful weather we had!
We want to give a huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible, including all our exhibitors, performers, volunteers, town employees, and of course all the people who came out to the common - this event would not have been possible without YOU!!! |
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You Are Invited To Our July Monthly Meeting!
When:
*July 10th* at 6:30pm
Where: Franklin Town Common
What: Join us for some games on the Common! |
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The Franklin LGBTQ Alliance and the Boston Non-scene Friends are hosting a brunch to enjoy each other's company. Please come join us!
We'll be meeting on the first Saturday of January, April, July, and October, at Mak's Roast Beef in Franklin.
Meet us there July 5th at 10:00 AM, and come hungry! |
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LGBTQ+ Book Club is now on the
third Wednesdays of each month!
Please join us July 16th, 6:30pm at Franklin TV as we read:
So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro De Robertis
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"From the acclaimed novelist, a first-of-its-kind, deeply personal, and moving oral history of a generation of trans and gender nonconforming elders of color—from leading activists to artists to ordinary citizens—who tell their own stories of breathtaking courage, cultural innovations, and acts of resistance.
So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color as they share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space for themselves and their communities in the world. This singular project collects the testimonies of twenty elders, each a glimmering thread in a luminous tapestry, preserving their words for future generations—who can more fully exist in the world today because of these very trailblazers.
De Robertis creates a collective coming-of-age story based on hundreds of hours of interviews, offering rare snapshots of ordinary life: kids growing up, navigating family issues and finding community, coming out and changing how they identify over the years, building movements and weathering the AIDS crisis, and sharing wisdom for future generations. Often narrating experiences that took place before they had the array of language that exists today to self-identify beyond the gender binary, this generation lived through remarkable changes in American culture, shaped American culture, and yet rarely takes center stage in the history books. Their stories feel particularly urgent in the current political moment, but also remind readers that their experiences are not new, and that young trans and nonbinary people today belong to a long lineage.
The anecdotes in these pages are riveting, joyful, heartbreaking, full of personality and wisdom, and artfully woven together into one immersive narrative. In De Robertis’s words,
So Many Stars shares 'behind-the-scenes tales of what it meant—and still means—to create an authentic life, against the odds.' "(hachette book group)
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Join Fiona Shade Stories for Wicked Queer Game Night!
When: First Saturdays (July 5th)
Where: Pete's Nerd Emporium at 10 Main St in Franklin
When: 6:30 to 8:30pm |
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Rainbow Cafés at Local Senior Centers
Tuesday, July 29th at 1:30pm
Franklin Senior Center
Are you a member or ally of the LGBTQ+ community?! Come to the Franklin Senior Center to drink coffee, have conversations, and forge friendships! All ages welcome.
Click here for their website or call (508) 520-4945 for more information
Thursday, July 10th at 2:30pm
Bellingham Senior Center
Are you a member or ally of the LGBTQ+ Community? Come join us like-minded people for coffee, conversation, and friendship on the 2nd Thursday of each month!
Please call to register: (508) 533-4588
Click here for their website
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OUT MetroWest Weekly Group Programs:
Click here for more information
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PFLAG Attleboro Meeetings:
3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-8:30pm on Zoom
4th Wednesday of each month from 7-8:30pm at the Second Congregational Church of Attleboro - 50 Park St Attleboro
Click here for more information!
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