In honor of Pride
Month,
Teen Link has found some really interesting sites and events for queer youth. We love that we live in a city where all youth are supported and have the chance to get involved in something they
are passionate about! Check out the links below and get your summer off to a colorful start.
Youth Pride Dance- Friday,
June 22nd from 8pm to 11pm
Fun for everyone! Food!
Drinks! Music!
Have fun the night before Pride! With Guest DJ Alex!
Ages 20 and under. Tickets are $5 Pre-ordered and $10 suggested donation at door. Buy your tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/253313
Have fun the night before Pride! With Guest DJ Alex!
Ages 20 and under. Tickets are $5 Pre-ordered and $10 suggested donation at door. Buy your tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/253313
Join the fun at the Yesler
Community Center, 917 E Yesler Way, Seattle
Diverse Harmony- http://www.diverseharmony.org/
Diverse Harmony was founded in 2002 and is very unique in that it is a
gay/straight alliance chorus. Diverse Harmony works to create safe and friendly
environment through music and puts on performances regularly in Seattle
Reel Queer Youth- http://threedollarbillcinema.org/programs/RQY/
For those interested in
filmmaking, Reel Queer Youth is a program that provides video production and
media literacy training for queer youth between the ages of 13 – 20. To be a
part of the program you have to apply by June 30th .
Queer Teen Ensemble
Theatre- http://www.washingtonensemble.org/season8/qtet2012
The Queer Teen Ensemble
Theatre is a group of young actors supported by the Washington Ensemble Theatre
who advocate for queer youth through their work on the stage. The QTET’s summer
production, Beyond Boxes, is showing this weekend only, from June 21- June 25
at 7:30 pm at the Washington Ensemble Theatre, and on Saturday June 23rd youth
under 25 can see the show FOR FREE
Bend-It Extravaganza- http://www.seattleactivism.org/events/event378.htm
Bend-It Extravaganza is an
arts festival happening August 8 – 10 in Seattle and it is put on by queer
youth. The festival is an amazing event that hopes to empower queer youth and
their allies with workshops, spoken word, drag, public art, films, and music.
Saturday, June 30 - sign up
deadline
Capitol Hill Independence Day
Community Picnic: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cal-Anderson-Park/111353102220933?ref=ts
Friday, July 27 - sign up
deadline
Contact: info@threedollarbillcinema.org or 206-323-4274
Out There Poetry Camp: www.outtherepoetrycamp.com
Saturday, June 30 - sign up
deadline
Free!
Week long poetry and creative expression camp for Queer Youth and
Allies ages 14 - 20.
Dates: July 9 - 13, 2012
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Where: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
104 ~ 17th Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98144
What: Daily session on Queer Identity, Writing Exercise, Lunch with
local Poets (like WA State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken), and Creative
Expression (lyrics, dance, you name it!). Lunch included.
Contact Randy at 206-883-6110 or randy.wiger@seattle.gov or Gray at outtherepoetrycamp@gmail.com
Capitol Hill Independence Day
Community Picnic: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cal-Anderson-Park/111353102220933?ref=ts
Saturday, July 7
Noon - 5 pm
Cal Anderson Park
1635 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA
(between E Denny Way and E Pine Street)
Free!
Community picnic, live music, and fun booths!
Born This Way Kafé: Summer Beach Blanket BINGO & Barbeque
Party: www.facebook.com/SeattleParksCOD or contact randy.wiger@seattle.gov, 206-883-6110
Friday, July 20, 6 - 8 pm
Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse
on the north edge of the athletic field
1635 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA
(between E Denny Way and E Pine Street)
Free!
BINGO, bracelet making, badminton/volleyball start at 5:30 pm.
Food, hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and more start at 6 pm.
Born This Way Kafé: a welcoming place where GLBTQ youth + Friends +
Allies up to age 21 can gather, be themselves, and have fun.
SYPP’s Summer Youth Organizing Institute: http://sypp.org or www.facebook.com/sypp206
Friday, July 27 - sign up
deadline
Free!
The YO! is a youth leadership program/8-day social justice training
camp for and by youth that takes place August 20-27, 2012. A program of Seattle Young People's Project.
Contact: info@sypp.org or 206.860.9606
Outdoor Movies at Cal
Anderson Park: http://threedollarbillcinema.org/calendar/road-trip/ or www.facebook.com/ThreeDollarBillCinema
Fridays, July 27 - August 17
Fridays, July 27 - August 17
Movies start at dusk, about 8:30 pm
1635 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA (between E Denny Way and E Pine Street)
Free!
Bring your own chair or blanket!
July 27 Pee Wee's Big Adventure
August 3 Viva Las Vegas (Elvis!)
August 10 The Wizard of Oz
August 17 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Camp ten trees- http://www.camptentrees.org/index.html
Have you ever wanted to
go to gay camp? Well here is your chance! Camp Ten Trees has yearly summer camp
sessions -- one week for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and
questioning (LGBTQ) youth and their allies (Aug. 19-25)and another week for the
children of LGBTQ and/or non-traditional families (Aug. 12-18). Camp Ten Trees
is a place for diverse youth who share common experiences to come together and
form a community that is truly their own. In addition to typical camp
activities, campers engage in age-appropriate workshops exploring identity,
diversity, homophobia, youth coalition building, and more.
Lambert House:http://lamberthouse.org
1818 ~ 15th Avenue, Seattle, WA
98122
Drop in Monday through Friday anytime from 4 to 9:30 and meet other amazing queer and allied youth. They have different activities going on every night of the week. Queer movie night on Fridays is my personal favorite.
They also have a great list of queer resources on their website
www.facebook.com/LambertHouse
activities@lamberthouse.org
206-322-2515
Special thanks to Lambert House for helping to collect this list of amazing fun events for youth!
Teen Link is open every night from 6-10pm. We are here to support you wherever you are at and however you are feeling. We are anonymous, confidential and Most importantly, non-judgmental. And, we are teenagers too… we get it. So, give us a call.
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