SPECIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
National Coming Out Day is October 11th and we are building something together. Literally. Join OSTC and BabyGay at The Black Cat in Silver Lake from 1 to 5PM for our 4th annual NCOD event. This year is a collaboration with BabyGay, The Black Cat, and Los Angeles Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez of CD13, and the vision is as practical as it is joyful.
Together we will assemble 100 Welcome Wagons, coming-out kits for LGBTQ+ folks navigating one of the most tender moments of their lives. We will write SupportCards. We will share food and music and the particular kind of togetherness that only happens when a community shows up with intention. OSTC therapists will also be on site offering free mental health check-ins, because sometimes the most important thing you can do on a day like this is talk to someone who gets it.
Joining us are an incredible group of partners including Friends of the Silver Lake Library, The Future Perfect Project, Human Rights Campaign, Impulse, It Gets Better, Kids Managing Conflict, Los Angeles Public Library, Mama Dragons, OutCare Health, Pride House LA and West Hollywood, and more.
This is a daytime community build, free and open to the community. Come make something with us.
Queer Moment of Joy Guest: Adeline She/Her
BabyGay Mission:
BabyGay is a 501(c)3 organization that transforms support for the LGBTQ+ community by celebrating and empowering individuals through their coming out journey. Since our groundbreaking launch in 2023 at the LA LGBT Center, we've created a powerful movement combining storytelling, community support, and advocacy. Our signature Welcome-Wagon Box, featuring heartfelt SupportCards handwritten by community members, provides essential resources and connection for those beginning their journey.
BabyGay Founder: PJ Brescia (they/them)
www.baby.gay
Insta, YouTube, & TikTok: @babygaytv
Podcast Streamers: @BabyGay
Open Space Therapy Collective Mission:
Open Space Therapy Collective (OSTC) was founded with a vision to provide amazing care for people who often struggle to find therapists that are familiar with their community and their specific needs—particularly, LGBTQ+, TGI2+, Neurodiverse, BIPOC, people in non-traditional relationships and
those of diverse cultural backgrounds.
OSTC Founder: Renae Johnson, LPCC, ATR-BC (they/them)
www.openspacetherapycollective.com
Instagram & YouTube: @openspacetherapycollective
TikTok: @openspacetherapy
Podcast Streamers: @MyTherapistisOut
