Support
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We run online and in-person support groups to help you meet other LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer.
What is peer support?
Our peer support meetings provide opportunities for LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer to meet and share their experiences. We create a warm, friendly space to connect with others, and a safe environment to talk openly and share our experiences. We believe community is key and is strengthened by mutual care. Meetings are run as a conversation, guided by our peer-facilitators and supported by cancer specialists. We encourage attendees to tell us which topics they want to discuss and we offer the opportunity to set session themes or arrange workshops.
For people with and beyond cancer
Every first Thursday of the month we run our support group for people living with or beyond cancer. For people of any LGBTIQ+ identity, affected by any kind of cancer, and at any stage of your cancer experience. This group meets online via Zoom. Sign up to our mailing list for patients to receive the link to join!
for people affected by breast cancer
Every third Monday of the month we run our support group for people affected by breast cancer. This group is for people living with or beyond breast cancer and their loved ones. This group meets online via Zoom. Sign up to either our mailing list for patients or our mailing list for loved ones to receive the link to join
For partners, carers, friends, and family
Our monthly meetings for partners, carers, friends and family are currently paused. But don’t worry, this isn’t goodbye! We are working on some new ways that OUTpatients can offer you support. Sign up to our mailing list below to be the first to hear about these new opportunities as they develop. In the meantime, if you need to reach out (or if you have any feedback we can put toward the new partners and carers service), don’t hesitate to contact us.
Other peer support activities
Support comes in all shapes and sizes. At OUTpatients, we love to work with our caring and creative LGBTIQ+ community to bring additional events whenever we can. From support sessions around particular topics, to art workshops that allow you to learn a new skill and express yourself in a different way, keep your eyes on our emails, socials, and calendar to find out what’s coming up!
“Going to the groups helped me realise how much I miss the experience of being queer as part of being a community.”
Charles
"What I value about peer support is the warmth, welcome, and support across the participants. It's a safe space with people who understand and relate to your lived experience."
Anonymous
Events Calendar
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Have an idea about a future support service, workshop, or activity that you want to see? Let us know!