We Are Here to Help
Current Support Groups
LGBTQ+ Youth
Held the fourth Thursday of each month, starting at 6:30 PM.
Our LGBTQ+ Youth Group allows Athens-area youth to find community and forge friendships with people like them! This is a relaxed space designed to offer a hangout for our kids, with games and food supplied.
Please email Outreach@athenspride.com or submit a form below, for more information regarding location and other details!
QTBIPOC Voices
Held the third Sunday of each month, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
We’re are so excited for our newest support group centered around connection and community for queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color in and around Athens.
Please text Marielle at 706-514-1213 for more information regarding location and other details!
TRANS Support
Held the second Monday from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM and the fourth Saturday of each month, from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Focusing on the joy, health, and wellness of our Trans siblings, this group gathers once a month for support, love and community.
Please email Outreach@athenspride.com for more information regarding location and other details.
Gender Affirming Care
GRAIL BRA
APQC partners with Grail Bra Specialists to facilitate access to free gender-affirming undergarments. Grail offers an inclusive space and believes that everybody has equal worth and deserves comfort, dignity, and respect. Grail has a variety of bras, binders, and other gender-affirming garments in a large range of sizes and styles to fit any needs you may have. Visit grailbras.com for further information.
APQC GRANTS
Athens Pride & Queer Collective’s Gender-Affirming Care Grant provides financial support to transgender and gender-expansive Georgians seeking gender-affirming surgeries and related medical care. This program exists to reduce the financial barriers that often delay or prevent individuals from accessing procedures that are essential to their health, safety, and well-being.
Additional Resources
Parents of LGBTQ+ Youth Group
In partnership with APQC, PFLAG Athens Area hosts a monthly discussion circle for parents/allies of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals to come together, discuss their thoughts, and find community and support with one another. We are building a more inclusive world for our family and friends. All are welcome. Email pflagathensarea@gmail.com for more information regarding location, meeting times, and details!
For even more Trans resources, please contact transgroup@accesspointga.org, groups@accesspointga.org, and info@athenspride.com.
We are so grateful to our friends at Access Point for holding this space for our communities.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens
APQC is excited to be named one of UUFA’s Justice Partners! As a Justice Partner, we are an organization whose mission aligns substantially with UUFA’s and through which the partnership can promote inclusion, justice, and love in the wider Athens community.
The Athens Pride Community Guide
We’re spotlighting queer-owned businesses and affirming spaces across industries in our beloved Athens, Georgia and surrounding areas!