Friday, August 15, 2025

Swapping Stories with Pride

Knotts Coffee Company 1500 Bridgeport Way Suite 110, Suffolk

Celebrate Pride with queer stories with Suffolk Public Library, Knotts Coffee, local booksellers Elanor's Norfolk and the Violet Fox, and community partners like Humanities Behind Bars and the Suffolk Democratic Committee! Bring a book (fiction or nonfiction) by a queer author to swap for a new-to-you story or come to chat with other book lovers. […]

Free

Suffolk Discovers: LGBTQ+ History of the United States with Michael Bronski [LIVE]

Interested in learning more about the world and history? Suffolk Discovers meets to discuss a new theme that explores the cultures and backgrounds of people in our communities. For adults. Registration required. Registered participants will provide their email address to receive a link to the Zoom meeting at least 15 minutes before the event begins. […]

Free

Parking Lot Pride

North Suffolk Library 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA, United States

Celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQIA+ community with SPL at Parking Lot Pride! There will be live music, local resources, yoga on the back lawn, food trucks and more! Parking Lot Pride welcomes all ages. If inclement weather or other circumstances arise, the event will be moved into the lobby at North Suffolk Library. Schedule […]

Free

Rainbow Families [IN-PERSON]

North Suffolk Library 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA, United States

Looking for families to meet in the area with LGBTQ+ parents and/or kids? Join us for Rainbow Families at North Suffolk Library where you can make family-friendly activities and crafts, try fun games, learn about local resources, and make friends! Activities are geared toward ages 10 and older, with caregiver involvement for those younger. For […]

Free

Unite the Burg

Alumni House William & Mary 500 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA

Please join us for Unite The Burg, September 11th from 6-9pm @ W&M Alumni House. PFLAG Williamsburg, in collaboration with Love is Love Tidewater and He She Ze and We, is hosting staff from Equality Virginia who will present an evening for parents, students, and educators regarding the board of education's guidelines affecting Trans, GNC, […]

Free

National Coming Out Day [IN-PERSON]

North Suffolk Library 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA, United States

This October we're celebrating National Coming Out Day! We'll have YA books to share, a decorate your Own Agenda craft and resources from our partners at the LGBT Life Center and the Transgender Assistance Program for any non-binary and trans folks. You can also take part in a letter-writing campaign led by Humanities Behind Bars to […]

Free

National Coming Out Day – Paint Your Joy with Michael D. Jones

Virgil I. Grissom Library 366 DeShazor Drive, Newport News, United States

Celebrate National Coming Day with LBTQ+ artist Michael D. Jones as he guides you on artistic journey to express your joy, creativity, and pride.  This event is free and open to the public, but you do need to register and all participants must be at least 18 years old. This event is open to experienced […]

Free

Rainbow Families: LGBTQ+ History Costume Read-a-thon [IN-PERSON]

Morgan Memorial Library 443 W Washington ST, Suffolk, VA, United States

Looking for families to meet in the area with LGBTQ+ parents and/or kids? Look no further than Rainbow Families, where you can make family-friendly crafts, try fun games and activities, learn about local resources and make friends! Activities are geared toward ages 10 and older, with caregiver involvement for those younger. We are a trans […]

Free

Suffolk Discovers: Steven Thrasher on The Viral Underclass [IN-PERSON + LIVE]

North Suffolk Library 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA, United States

Interested in learning more about the world and history? Suffolk Discovers meets to discuss a new theme each session that explores the cultures and backgrounds of people in our communities. For adults. About this session: Having spent a ground-breaking career studying the racialization, policing and criminalization of HIV, Dr. Thrasher has come to understand a […]

Free

Screening of “Moonlight”

Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists 809 S Military Hwy, Virginia Beach

The film, Moonlight, explores how factors of race and poverty impact a young man's search for identity. Moonlight's story is told through colors, sounds, and subtext, and it can be interpreted in many ways. Many people, even those who aren't queer or Black, can find something in this film that speaks to them. Join us […]

Rainbow Families: Hot Chocolate Bombs

North Suffolk Library 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA, United States

Looking to meet fellow families with LGBTQ+ parents and/or kids? Join us for Rainbow Families, where you can make family-friendly crafts, try fun games and activities, learn about local resources and make friends! Activities are geared toward ages 10 and older, with caregiver involvement for those younger. We are a trans and non-binary supportive space. For families. […]

Free

FREE: Julie Clark at The Vanguard in Hampton with Katie Duckett & Emily Sattie

The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery 504 N. King Street, Hampton, VA, United States

Grab your friends and head to Hampton for this FREE and FUN show! Julie Clark is a nationally known Modern Folk/Pop singer-songwriter based in Hampton Roads. She’s the winner of numerous songwriting and performance awards and has toured coast-to-coast as a favorite in LGBTQ hotspots such as Provincetown, Massachusetts; Rehoboth Beach Delaware; and Key West, […]

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