We're collaborating with New Horizon Family Health Services to talk about PrEP (a medicine that helps prevent you from getting HIV). This is a virtual dialogue that will be answering all your questions, breaking down myths about PrEP, and sharing resources about ways to access it if it's right for you. REGISTER HERE

Get answers to these questions:

• What is PrEP?

• How can I access it?

• How can I afford it?

• Plus PrEP myth busters

This event is being offered on two days at different times (Apr 12th at 6m & Apr 15th at 12pm) to provide a couple of options for different schedules. Register to save yourself a seat!

We're collaborating with New Horizon Family Health Services to talk about PrEP (a medicine that helps prevent you from getting HIV). This is a virtual dialogue that will be answering all your questions, breaking down myths about PrEP, and sharing resources about ways to access it if it's right for you. REGISTER HERE

Get answers to these questions:

• What is PrEP?

• How can I access it?

• How can I afford it?

• Plus PrEP myth busters

This event is being offered on two days at different times (Apr 12th at 6m & Apr 15th at 12pm) to provide a couple of options for different schedules. Register to save yourself a seat!

Wrapping up Pride Month we can’t forget about one of our favorite things about Pride - getting to see the creative, artistic, musical, and all other forms of talent the LGBTQ+ community has. Well, that part of Pride has NOT been canceled! Sign up to perform for this epic virtual talent show here and come see all the talent the queer community has to offer!

Find all the queer things! This virtual scavenger hunt will be queer-themed and sure to bring lots of laughs, fun, community, and stories! Clues will be given once you join the Zoom. Did we mention there will be prizes?!

Come play some digital games with your queer fam! Hangout in our Zoom room and play Jackbox games with us! You just need a phone, tablet, or computer. We’ll be playing some trivia, lie detector, and word association games that’ll be sure to have everybody laughing!

Join other queer and trans people to kick off Pride Month with a screening of Stonewall Forever: A Documentary about the Past, Present and Future of Pride. We'll view this documentary together via Zoom and follow the 20 minute film with a discussion about pride, identity, intersectionality, and the future.

Join us for a one hour all-levels basic yoga practice, led by Julia Albertson - a queer yoga teacher, writer, wedding officiant, and dog-lover. We will navigate movement, breathing, and meditation in an accessible and light-hearted way, to help ease the intensities of this difficult time. A yoga mat is helpful but not necessary. Wear clothing that feels comfy and allows you to move freely, and consider having a glass of water nearby.

Join this webinar to learn more about youth homelessness in the Upstate, specifically as it relates to LGBTQ+ youth. We'll cover the resources that exist in the Upstate - even during COVID-19 and how you can help if you know someone who might be experiencing this issue. We'll be joined by Josh Crocker, Youth Resource Center Director with Pendleton Place.

With the South Carolina Primary coming up on June 9th leading up to the general election in November, many folks are wondering how they'll engage in the voting process and stay safe during a pandemic. Local elections have a direct impact on the lived experience of the LGBTQ+ community (think anti-gay resolution, hate crimes laws, and protection from discrimination in employment and housing).

This presentation will cover information on upcoming elections and absentee voting and be led by Deb Drucker, Director of Voter Services of the League of Women Voters of Greenville County.

Join this webinar to learn more about domestic violence and sexual assault, what resources exist in the Upstate for LGBTQ+ people - even during COVID-19, and how you can help if you know someone who might be experiencing these things. We'll be joined by Jenna Vee Toney from Julie Valentine Center and Ana Castellanos from Safe Harbor.

Join this live virtual event to learn more about how stress shows up in the body and how to use different herbs to help relieve and manage stress. We'll be joined by Jennifer Galbraith, owner and herbalist/instructor of Meadowlark Farms School of Folk Medicine. Jennifer has been making and teaching herbal medicine in the Upstate for 8 years.

Connecting to critical resources is as important as ever for the Upstate, SC LGBTQ+ community, especially during a pandemic. In this webinar, you'll learn what resources exist for HIV & STI testing and prevention, how to access them safely during social distancing, and get any questions about staying safe answered. We'll be joined by Carlos Alvarez, Prevention Specialist with AID Upstate.

Learn how to thrive while working/studying from home. In this workshop, you will learn how to remain a human during a pandemic, the rules of Zoom study groups, tips to boost your motivation, and the 7 habits of a not-so-very-successful-but-tries-anyway professor.

Dr. Jillian Bradley, PhD, has worked from home for the past year and is excited to share all the things she learned to cope with the weirdness of trying to be professional in your pajamas.

Come join Pride Link and friends for an evening of Queer Bingo!

All you need is the following link to generate your own bingo cards. https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator/free/qb5rxc

2 options to play:

1. Play with and mark physical cards by clicking on download PDF and then print cards.

2. Play virtually by clicking this virtual link (mfbc.us/m/qb5rxc).

Either way ya cut it, there will be prizes, queer community, fun music, and unicorns!

Don't forget to register to get the access code to the Zoom meeting and we'll see you soon!

Art Journaling is a way to express your thoughts, memories, and emotions visually by combining words, colors, and images onto pages of a journal, diary, or altered book. Connect with yourself and others while engaging in this fun, intuitive, free-form art making process, guided by prompts that can inspire direction for filling blank pages.

This FREE virtual art group offered by Amaryllis Counseling is led by art therapist, Courtney Chandler, MA, ATR-P, E-RYT, CACI. No formal art experience necessary, the only requirement is to show up for yourself with an open-mind and willingness to tap into your creativity and vulnerability.

Art material suggestions:

—A journal, sketchbook, or a hardcover textbook or novel that you won’t mind altering into an art journal
—Drawing materials: crayons, markers, colored pencils… Anything that can make a colorful mark
—Painting materials: watercolor, acrylic, gouache, house paint, food coloring… Really any liquid pigment will do!
—Collage materials: magazines, scissors, glue
—Stencils, stickers, feathers, buttons, or other fun embellishments
—Mementos: greeting cards, pictures of family/friends/pets

JOIN US FOR PRIDE LINK ONLINE’S FIRST WORKSHOP!

We're kicking off our virtual programming with a Mindfulness Meditation Workshop facilitated by Gail Stephenson (she, her), certified meditation facilitator, on Thursday April 16th at 4pm. Registration is free, but required to join.

This guided meditation workshop is for all levels and will focus on the basics of meditation, practicing being in the present moment, and becoming aware of your body and breath.

Gail received her meditation teaching certification from Engaged Mindfulness Institute in South Deerfield, MA. As a bisexual woman who has been practicing meditation for more than 15 years, she understands the importance and benefits of meditation for the LGBTQ+ community.