Did you know that August is para pride month? You can celebrate by crafting some pride accessories, hanging out with friends, writing a song, or doing anything else that inspired you to take pride in who you are.
Keep an eye on our newsletter as we make plans for September. Members have access to our private Member Newsletter, which includes information regarding events and other member-only functions. If you're not a member and want to be a part of something queer, then you can either sign up for membership or you can find someone who already is and attend an event as a guest of theirs. If you're still on the fence and you live in the area then I encourage you attend one of our tables in Seattle, more information on that will likely be coming soon. Any updates to the site and other non-confidential matters will likely be in our Public Mailing List (the list that this email is getting sent through).
For August we don't have any plans besides improving the website and setting up our table a couple more times to spread info on Bt+. In our current drought of in-person functions I am hoping to soon have a forum for you members, that way you can hang out even when we're not hosting anything.
Speaking of members, Beyond the Plus now has 3 official members! It may not be much, but it's the start to a radically accepting community. In addition to our 3 staff members, as well a few other interested parties, we have around 8+ people who are planning on attending events and being a part of Beyond the Plus in-person, how cool is that?
I apologize for slow email responses and the like. We're getting interest faster than is easy to keep up with, and our small team can only do so much. We've got a lot of feedback that we're interested in implementing, but we're only people, so it's taking time. We're also trying to come up with ways to improve our reach both locally and globally, if you have any suggestions don't be afraid to Contact us on how you think we could be doing better!
I would also like to clear up that we are not an organization only for activists, we welcome everyone! Even allies who just wanna find friends. We have had lots of people apply who are interested in activism, which is awesome! But we just wanna make sure everyone knows that you don't have to do activism to be a part of us. First and foremost we are about building community, and we don't want to gatekeep that. For those interested in activism, please be patient as our site accommodates that. We have a lot of ideas for how to help our members help our cause, and it's taking time to make sure that they all work well.
Thanks for reading!