CLAREMONT — Out & Proud Dartmouth medical students are partnering with Rural Outright and local Gender-Sexuality Alliances to launch Qmmunity, a collaborative mentor project.
Rural Outright, a community program of TLC Family Resource Center, will celebrate the launch of Qmmunity, a new collaborative mentor project between Rural Outright and Dartmouth medical students this Friday. Free and open to all LGBTQ+ teens in the Upper Valley, the event aims to bring together the areas scattered LGBTQ+ youth with out and allied Dartmouth medical students in a positive and enriching environment. Dartmouth students Jacqueline Gresham and Sand Mastrangelo were awarded a Schweitzer Fellowship for the project last spring.
Why: LGBTQ+ teens and young adults are up against a unique array of obstacles, and the goal of Qmmunity is to help make life’s great adventure more navigable by sharing and engaging. Qmmunity plans to host many more community events over the course of this year and beyond, including a mentorship-matching event. “Our focus is building supportive, non-judgemental partnerships throughout the Upper Valley all while having a really great time both 1-on-1 and as a community,” Gresham said.
The event is this Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Meyer Maple Lanes in Claremont (125 Maple Ave, Claremont, NH 03743). The event is hosted by Rural Outright and Qmmunity, Matt Mooshian, Rural Outright Program Chair; Jacqueline Gresham & Sand Mastrangelo, Qmmunity founders.
The event is free & open to all LGBTQ+ teens in the Upper Valley. Pizza, shoe rental, and lane rental are provided.
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