Groups Archives - Out Alliance

Understanding Two Spirit Identities

November 19, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Featured Groups History LGBTQ+ Living

“The Two Spirit Flag has multiple variations and can be seen on the traditional rainbow flag, transgender flag, and nonbinary flag. via MJeffries4: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2spiritflag.jpg" “Two-Spirit refers to the commonly shared understanding ...

The Way Forward for Police Accountability in Rochester

October 1, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Forum Community Spotlight Featured Groups Opinion / Editorial Violence Prevention

written and submitted by PABA Executive Committee Since February 2017, activists have pushed with renewed vigor for the passage of legislation that has been needed for well over a half century in Rochester, New York. Police have evaded responsibility fo ...

Compeer Rochester: Friends for Life

September 6, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Featured Groups Health LGBTQ+ Living

By Rowan Collins Photos by Fiona Jones The Compeer Rochester model is simple: volunteers are matched with individuals living with mental illness. Those matches spend four hours a month together. Intentional friendship has proved to be incredibly ...

SAGE: Caregiving

September 5, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Elders Groups LGBTQ+ Living

By The Rev. David Hefling, ObJN+ photo courtesy of author I’ve been a caregiver in some form or another my entire life. As an Episcopal priest, it’s what I do for a living for nearly 300 people, on and off. Since 2010, when my husband Michael r ...

Out Alliance Community Award: Greater Rochester Eastern Area Tournament (G.R.E.A.T.)

August 31, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Featured Groups

By Joshua Stapf At RISE Brunch 2018 the Out Alliance will be recognizing an organization that has been giving back to the Rochester Community for over 30 years. This year the Out Alliance will be recognizing the Greater Rochester Eastern Area Tour ...

SAGE: Movies at the Dryden

June 15, 2018

by Out Alliance Arts & Entertainment Elders Empty Closet Events Featured Groups LGBTQ+ Living

Do you love film? If so join SAGE at the Dryden Theater for Monday movies. That’s right – new movie every single Monday! The Dryden Theatre presents free film screenings to seniors (55+) on Monday afternoons at 1:30pm, March through October. These senior ...

Community Profile: Ambush Rochester

June 15, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Featured Groups Interviews LGBTQ+ Living Women

Ambush Rochester bills itself as a “monthly LGBTQ+ women’s happy hour that happens every 2nd Friday as a means to network and create space for women where there normally is none.” Jen Doyle and Kate Sweeney, who many may know through HRC Second Thursdays ...

Open Arms MCC

November 17, 2017

by Out Alliance Groups

Our morning service and Sunday School are at 10:30 a.m. Weekly Bible study is on Wednesdays, 11 a.m to 12 p.m. Our Annual Thanksgiving Potluck Community Dinner will be on Saturday, November 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. and ALL are invited! Open Arms is committe ...

Dignity-Integrity

November 17, 2017

by Out Alliance Groups

Since March, 1975, Dignity-Integrity Rochester has been welcoming all who come through our doors, worshiping every week at 5pm at St. Luke’s and St. Simon’s Church, 17 S. Fitzhugh St., at the corner of Broad St. We have the following services and activiti ...

Dignity-Integrity marks 42nd anniversary Oct. 15

October 13, 2017

by Out Alliance Groups

Since March, 1975, Dignity-Integrity Rochester has been welcoming all who come through our doors, worshiping every week at 5 p.m. at St. Luke’s and St. Simon’s Church, 17 S. Fitzhugh St., at the corner of Broad St. We have the following services and activ ...