BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23669@demo.gancio.org SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261106T182132Z DTSTART:20261125T180000Z DTEND:20261125T200000Z SUMMARY:Forty & Beyond - Hook-Ups\, apps and sexual expectations LOCATION:Unknown Place - Unknown Place DESCRIPTION:In this session\, we'll have an open conversation about hook-u ps\, dating apps and\nwhat we're looking for from our sexual encounters. * ****Topic: Hook-Ups\, apps\nand sexual expectations**** * Date: Wednesday 25th November\, 2026 * Time: 6 -\n8pm ****About this session**** Format: Discussion Dating apps have changed the\nway many of us meet other men\, e xplore attraction and find sexual connections.\nBut navigating profiles\, expectations and different ideas about sex can\nsometimes feel exciting\, confusing or challenging.  In this session\, we'll have\nan open conversa tion about hook-ups\, dating apps and what we're looking for from\nour sex ual encounters. We'll explore how we communicate our expectations\, handle \nrejection and navigate situations where what we want might be different from\nwhat someone else wants.  * What do we enjoy about using dating and hook-up\napps\, and what can we find challenging?  ^ * How do we communi cate what we're\nlooking for and manage expectations?  ^ * How can we nav igate rejection\,\ndisappointment or mismatched desires?  Come along for an open and supportive\nconversation with other gay\, bi and trans men age d 40+. Whether you use apps\nregularly\, occasionally or not at all\, you' re welcome to share your experiences\nand hear different perspectives. Sha re as much or as little as you like. \n****About Forty & Beyond Group**** Forty and Beyond is an online peer-support\ncommunity group for gay\, bi and trans men aged 40 and over. We’re here to\ndiscuss and look beyond t he issues that can keep us isolated and disconnected as\nwe get older. Thi s includes: * Beyond loneliness and isolation * Beyond empty\nconnections * Beyond shame and stigma * Beyond highs and comedowns * Beyond the\nfear of intimacy * Beyond not feeling good enough * And much more. * We meet th e\n2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month 6-8pm **(time may vary)** * Please try to\narrive 5 minutes early. ****The Zoom room closes at 6.10pm.**** * Please read\nthrough a [group agreement][1] * Find out more about Forty & Beyond If you want\nto find out more\, or would like to have a chat before attending the group then\nplease contact our facilitator Dan Singh at dan .singh@lgbthero.org.uk This group\nis funded **by the City Bridge Foundati on** [1]:\nhttps://www.lgbthero.org.uk/online-group-agreement\nhttps://tra nsdimension.uk/events/514266 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this session\, we'll have an open conversa tion about hook-ups\, dating apps and what we're looking for from our sexu al encounters. * ****Topic: Hook-Ups\, apps and sexual expectations****\n* Date: Wednesday 25th November\, 2026\n* Time: 6 - 8pm\n\n\n\n****About this ses sion****\n\nFormat: Discussion\n\nDating apps have changed the way many of us meet other men\, explore\nattraction and find sexual connections. But navigating profiles\,\nexpectations and different ideas about sex can sometimes feel exciting\,\nconfusing or chal lenging. \n\nIn this session\, we'll have an open conversation about hook -ups\, dating\napps and what we're looking for from our sexual encounters. We'll\nexplore how we communicate our expectations\, handle rejection and \nnavigate situations where what we want might be different from what\nsom eone else wants. \n\n* What do we enjoy about using dating and hook-up ap ps\, and what can we\n find challenging? \n^\n\n* How do we communicate what we're looking for and manage\n expectations? \n^\n\n* How can we na vigate rejection\, disappointment or mismatched desires? \n\nCome along f or an open and supportive conversation with other gay\, bi\nand trans men aged 40+. Whether you use apps regularly\, occasionally or\nnot at all\, y ou're welcome to share your experiences and hear different\nperspectives. Share as much or as little as you like. \n\n****About Forty &\; Beyond Group****\n\nForty and Beyond is an online peer-support community group f or gay\, bi\nand trans men aged 40 and over. We’re here to discuss and l ook beyond\nthe issues that can keep us isolated and disconnected as we ge t older.\nThis includes:\n\n\n\n* Beyond loneliness and isolation\n* Beyon d empty connections\n* Beyond shame and stigma\n* Beyond highs and comedow ns\n* Beyond the fear of intimacy\n* Beyond not feeling good enough\n* And much more.\n\n\n\n* We meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month 6-8pm **(time may\n vary)**\n* Please try to arrive 5 minutes early. ****The Z oom room closes at\n 6.10pm.****\n* Please read through a [group agreemen t][1]\n* Find out more about Forty &\; Beyond\n\nIf you want to find ou t more\, or would like to have a chat before\nattending the group then ple ase contact our facilitator Dan Singh at\ndan.singh@lgbthero.org.uk\n\n\n\ nThis group is funded **by the City Bridge Foundation**\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[1]: https://www.lgbthero.org.uk/online-group-agreement \n\nhttps://transdimension.uk/events/514266 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-PT1H DESCRIPTION:Forty & Beyond - Hook-Ups\, apps and sexual expectations END:VALARM CATEGORIES:transdimension URL;VALUE=URI:https://demo.gancio.org/event/forty-and-beyond-hook-ups-apps -and-sexual-expectations STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T160629Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR