Join Gay City May 5 as they speak to Daniel Ediger of the Northwest Justice Project and Washington Law Help who will reveal your rights as a tenant in light of COVID-19. Register today for more information!

Queer Community Conversations is an online conversation with our community where we discuss the concerns affecting LGBTQ people in Washington State during COVID-19, share queer-affirming resources, and create a space for LGBTQ voices to be heard.

Translations: Seattle Transgender Online Film Festival is a groundbreaking film festival that provides the Pacific Northwest with a venue for films by, for, and about transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people and the issues facing the community. Launched in 2006, Translations places emphasis on visibility and positive representations. In 2020, we are going online in partnership with the Northwest Film Forum.

Tickets to individual events are $0-25 sliding scale.
Festival passes are $50, $75, or $100 sliding scale.

https://threedollarbillcinema.org/translations/films

In honor of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle is proud to present a special online TransAction screening of the film 'Leitis in Waiting' followed by Talanoa with Leiti and Transgender activist Joleen Mataele who is featured in the film. "Leitis in Waiting" is the story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga leitis, an intrepid group of native transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their South Pacific Kingdom. The film follows Joey, a devout Catholic of noble descent, as she organizes an exuberant beauty pageant presided over by a princess, provides shelter and training for a young contestant rejected by her family, and spars with American-financed evangelicals threatening to resurrect colonial-era laws that would criminalize the leitis' lives. With unexpected humor and extraordinary access to the Kingdom's royals and religious leaders, Joey's emotional journey reveals what it means to be different in a society ruled by tradition, and what it takes to be accepted without forsaking who you are.

Please tune in to U.T.O.P.A. Seattle's facebook page or youtube channel on May 7, 2020 Thursday evening at 7pm to watch with us and hear from the amazing Joleen Mataele.

Real Talk Support Group for Queer & Trans Black Indigenous People of Color will now be offered virtually. We understand that during this time people are restricted to their homes and not able to attend in group gatherings including support/social groups that benefit them, so U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle will begin providing this space virtually for the QTBIPOC community. if you are interested in attending, we ask that you register with an email so we can send you the link to join the support group on Tuesday April 14th from 6pm to 8pm. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our Community Engagement Coordinator Adrianna Suluai @206-653-1941 or by email @ Adrianna@utopiaseattle.org.

Regirster Link: https://bit.ly/2L4I19y

Members of Gay City's Youth Advisory Council will go live on the @YAMWashington and @GayCity Instagram accounts to talk about ways to support LGBTQ+ youth in quarantine, how they have been supported, how to keep busy, what’s been bringing them joy, and more! Join them weekly on Sundays starting at 3:30PM

Please join Unemployment Law Project as they answer questions about how the Coronavirus is affecting unemployment benefits. This webinar is open to the general public. We will be taking questions from participants. Mondays at 12:00 PM PDT - to register visit https://bit.ly/webinar-ulp

Has it been hard for you to keep up with the constant changes brought about by COVID-19, especially those involving housing? You’re not alone!

Please join LGBTQ Allyship and Ingersoll Gender Center for a presentation on Renters’ Rights in Seattle and King County on Tuesday, May 19th from 3p-4p PST.

We will be sharing information on LGBTQ housing history, the Landlord/Tenant Act and Fair Housing Law, how to exercise your renters' rights(especially during COVID-19), and more. Come learn about our resources and support available to our communities and get some answers on dealing with housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can RSVP here: https://ingersoll.typeform.com/to/k6WJ5q.
After RSVPing, you will receive the information about the Zoom call.

Please email Taylor Farley at taylor@allyship.org with any questions.

This webinar is for any LGBTQ+ worker whose job has been impacted by COVID-19 and seeks information about unemployment benefits. Join us if you work for a private business, you are an independent contractor, or you are not sure if your employment is eligible for benefits. We will cover how to access benefits if:

Speakers from the Unemployment Law Project, QLaw Foundation, LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic, and Ingersoll Gender Center will answer questions about eligibility for state unemployment insurance benefits, expanded eligibility under the CARES Act, how to navigate common application problems, and what to do if your application has been denied.

Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A0sZ_eBmTjyX3N2I0e2lAA