Events

Kanopy link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/phoenixpl/video/2568049 When: Thursday, Feb. 15 at 12:00 pm Where: Webex Virtual Meeting Room - link can be found in the PHXYou calendar invite. To Register: PHXYou: LEA100-VLT-LGBTQ Film (Course ID #118503)

Join the Phoenix LGBTQ Employee Alliance and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office for an insightful discussion focused on financial planning within the LGBTQ+ Community. Special guest speaker George Schein, Nationwide Retirement Institute, speaks nationally about creating a better understanding of financial wellness within and for the LGBTQ+ community. 3x Cultural Competency Points for EmployeesContinue reading "Financial Understanding within the LGBTQ+ Community"

Please join us for this general membership meeting. Our FY 23/24 meetings will be held virtually at noon on 9/20/23, 12/6/23, 3/6/24, and 6/5/24. Each meeting, we will have an open forum for all membership to provide input. Additionally, we will have reports of EA activities and preview any upcoming events and initiatives. If youContinue reading "General Membership Meeting"

Film Discussion - Southern Pride (2018) Never Underestimate the Power of the Community. This inspiring documentary profiles two lesbian bar owners in Mississippi battling to host local Pride events in the wake of fresh ignorance and hatred stirred up by the election of Donald Trump. Note: There is sensitive language used in this film. PHXYou:Continue reading "Film Discussion – Southern Pride (2018)"

Global Homophobia: The Roots of Hatred (2019) This hard-hitting documentary reveals the abuse suffered by the gay community all over the world. France, despite having legalized gay marriage in 2013, has seen a rise in homophobic violence in recent years. In Tunisia, gay people can be sentenced to three years in prison, simply for theirContinue reading "Film Discussion – Global Homophobia: The Roots of Hatred (2019)"

Join the LGBTQ EA for Drag Bingo at Wok N' Roll on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 8:00pm-10:00pm. Food and drinks are self pay and we are only allowed one tab so please bring cash (or have Zelle, Venmo, Cashapp, PayPal) available! Space is limited to 25 attendees so please email Tyler Smith - Tyler.Smith@phoenix.govContinue reading "April Mixer – Drag Bingo!"

Join us for the second session in the Understanding Alzheimer's & Dementia series brought to you by the Phoenix LGBTQ Employee Alliance Communication is more than just talking and listening — it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with dementia progress and theContinue reading "Effective Communication with People with Dementia"

There are 30 transgender, ordained ministers in the United States. Six are in North Carolina. Dawn Flynn, Mykal Shannon, Liam Hooper, and Debra Hopkins fight intolerance and discrimination in the Bible Belt and battle narrow-mindedness within the religious community, fellow state natives, and their own families. In particular, the film follows Dawn, who at 61-years-oldContinue reading "Film Discussion – Proper Pronouns (2020)"

Join the LGBTQ EA for Tuesday Trivia Night at Kobalt! Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 7:00pm 3110 N Central Ave #175, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Space is limited so please email Tyler Smith (tyler.smith@phoenix.gov) to save your spot!

Please join us for this general membership meeting. Our FY 23/24 meetings will be held virtually at noon on 9/20/23, 12/6/23, 3/6/24, and 6/5/24. Each meeting, we will have an open forum for all membership to provide input. Additionally, we will have reports of EA activities and preview any upcoming events and initiatives. If youContinue reading "General Membership Meeting"

Join the LGBTQ EA for Drag Brunch! June 9. 2024 from 11a-1p YUMBAR Restaurant and Bar 635 W Glenrosa Ave., Ste 101, Phoenix, AZ 85013 RSVP with Tyler Smith - tyler.smith@phoenix.gov

LGBT+: A History in Arizona Arizona’s history of the LGBT+ community begins long before Arizona was a state with the Native American belief of two-spirits and continues through to theContinue reading "LGBT+: A History in Arizona"