Between Men (In-person) - Picnic at Riley Park!

Join us for a summer picnic and hangout at Riley Park (800 12 St NW)! We’ll provide snacks and drinks, but you’re welcome to bring your own if you’d like too. Feel free to bring a blanket or chair as well! Look for us by the wading pool.

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Between Men is a social-support peer group for queer men, including cis men, trans men, transmasculine people, and anyone under the masculine identity umbrella who is gay, bi, pan, toric, queer, questioning, or are otherwise attracted to guys. Between Men is a safe, inclusive space where we can talk openly and honestly about our lived experiences and share our stories to feel heard, respected, loved, and supported.

Together, we can work towards better understanding ourselves and how our intersectionality impacts us, including our sexual orientations, sexualities, gender identities, and gender expressions. By realizing our individual strengths, we can overcome and liberate ourselves from negative belief systems that keep us from living authentically.

Between Men also offers opportunities to socialize, meet new people, make good connections, and have fun amongst supportive and safe company.

This meetup is intended as a space for peer support, casual socialization, and connection. This is not a structured therapy group, business networking event, or dating space. If you are looking for further support, please contact Calgary Outlink (1-403-234-8973). If you are in crisis, please contact Distress Centre Calgary (1-403-266-HELP).

Please note that this meeting is moderated by Outlink staff/volunteers who reserve the right to remove anyone from the group who is in violation of our Safer Space Ground Rules.
If you'd like to take any pictures of the room or the group, please ask facilitators and participants first.

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Getting There:
Street parking is available in the area. The nearest LRT station is Sunnyside. Nearest bus routes include #4, #5, #65, and #104, with other bus stops in the area as well.

Public Health & Safety:
Public health and the safety of our communities is very important to us! The following safety practices are put in place for our in-person programming:

• Wearing a mask is always welcome and encouraged.
• If you have any cold, flu, measles, or Covid symptoms (ex. fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, rash, etc), we ask that you please do not attend.