BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:157548@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260806T084624Z DTSTART:20260805T143000Z DTEND:20260805T160000Z SUMMARY:Rainbow Lounge: LGBTQ Aging Well Peer Support Group (Hudson\\, NY ) DESCRIPTION:[fusion_builder_container type="flex" hundred_percent="no" eq ual_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility\\ ,medium-visibility\\,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repea t="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" v ideo_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="1 6:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_ima ge="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom= "" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_c olumn type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_c olor="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacin g="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="0px" margi n_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" ani mation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility\\,medium-visibil ity\\,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="true" min_height="" hov er_type="none" link="" border_sizes_top="" border_sizes_bottom="" border_ sizes_left="" border_sizes_right="" first="true"][fusion_text] MISSION &\\; TOPICS: LGBTQ+ people 40 &\\; up meet twice monthly (1st & \\; 3rd Wednesdays) to share food &\\; provide peer support to one ano ther for negotiating the inevitable changes/challenges in the following a reas associated with aging well: Relationships (family\\, chose fami ly\\, friends\\, lovers) Health (changes in stamina\\, dealing with lo ss of muscle mass\\, increase in belly fat\\, slowing of metabolism\\, ch ronic pain\\, chronic illness\\, loss of hearing &\\; sight\\, etc) Housing (being able to afford to stay in your house &\\; keep up with the maintenance\\, mobility in your house\\, downsizing\\, etc) Griev ing the loss/change of relationships\\, phyiscal &\\; mental stamina\\ , health\\, resources\\, sexuality\\, &\\; autonomy Financial Resou rces &\\; Risks (how can you plan for your most important financial ri sks on a fixed income\\, manage to find affordable health insurance that effectively manages healthcare financial risks\\, and manage to create ab undance) Work/Purpose (record numbers of queer elders are forestalling retirement &\\; continuing to work or consult and others find transit ioning to retirement and service challenging because their work so define d their identity\\; other's are having to work multiple part-time jobs ju st to make ends meet) Spirituality/Mindfulness (many queer men have th e time &\\; motivation to inquire about spirituality/mindfulness/is th is all there is questions\\, but find traditional Christianity\\, Islam\\ , and other mainstream religions not very welcoming or relevant to their lives) Play/Creativity: changes in what brings you fun and builds your creativity and being willing to try new things with new people and in ne w settings. SHARED VALUES: This peer support group agrees to practice the following shared values together to create a safe &\\; empowering container for all of us to learn and grow in: 1) Being Vulnerable: pra ctice sharing our true thoughts\\, feelings\\, and even conflicting thoug hts &\\; feelings 2) Asking for Help: being willing to be part of a t eam and to ask for help and to provide help if our experience might benef it another group member 3) Sharing only our own experience &\\; not g iving advice: sharing only our own experience (I statements)\\, and not g iving anyone advice\\, knowing our experience\\, capacity\\, and resource s are always different from others 4) Confidentiality: not sharing anyth ing that is said in the group in a way that could be identified with a pa rticular person 5) Listening with curiosity &\\; empathy: we endeavor to keep an open mind and heart when listening to others and strive to wi sh them nothing but the best 6) Building &\\; being part of a team: w e will practice attending to our own needs &\\; visions\\, AND the nee ds\\, capacities\\, challenges\\, and resources of our team. We will cult ivate being part of a group that is smarter and better resourced than any of its individual members. 7) Focus on our strengths\\, hope\\, capacit y &\\; resources: we will avoid or minimize predicting failure\\, focu sing only on our weaknesses and lack of capacity or resources\\, and inst ead focus on our strengths\\, hope\\, capacity\\, &\\; resources. We w ill be open to solutions and resources &\\; capacities that develop th rough teamwork. C0-FACILITATORS of the Organizational Gatherings of th e Queer Men's Aging Well Peer Support Group David Pais\\, co-lead a group for 5 years for people recently diagnosed with HIV in Chelsea from 1994-1999. He left to earn an MA in counseling from Loyola -Chicago and d id a practicum year at the LGBT Center for people who were just coming ou t. Bart Church\\, Q-MoB Interim Executive Director has been organizing queer educational and peer support groups for more than 25 years and hel ping his 86 year old parents negotiate their aging well process\\, as wel l as the aging well process of his many queer friends who are in their 60 s\\, 70s\\, and 80s. [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_bu ilder_row][/fusion_builder_container]\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada /united-states/new-york/events/rainbow-lounge-lgbtq-aging-well-peer-suppo rt-group-hudson-ny--2026-08-05-2 LOCATION:Big Gay Hudson Valley URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/rainbow-lounge-lgbtq-aging-well-peer-support-group-hudson-ny--2026-08-05-2 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR