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SUMMARY:South Asian HangOuts -  Being kinder to ourselves
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DESCRIPTION:This session is an opportunity to reflect on self-acceptance\, 
	letting go of\nexpectations and learning to treat ourselves with more kind
	ness. * ****Topic:\nBeing kinder to ourselves**** * Date: Tuesday 3rd Nove
	mber\, 2026 * Time: 6 -\n7.30pm ****About this session**** For some South 
	Asian LGBTQ+ men\, being open\nabout our sexuality\, gender identity or ex
	pression\, and who we are can feel\ndifficult because of family\, culture\
	, religion\, marriage expectations or fear of\nrejection. * What is it lik
	e to hide parts of ourselves? ^ * Where can we feel\nsafe enough to be our
	selves? ^ * And how do we balance being true to ourselves\nwith family\, c
	ultural and religious expectations? Join us for an open and\nsupportive co
	nversation. Whether you're out\, partly out or not out at all\, you\ncan s
	hare as much or as little as you like. ****About South Asian HangOuts**** 
	A\ntwice monthly friendly and welcoming online social and peer support gro
	up for\ngay\, bi and trans men with South Asian heritage. Our aim is to re
	duce isolation\nby creating a safe space to get to know each other through
	 shared lived\nexperiences\, topic discussions and creative activities. Th
	is online space is an\nopportunity to build community by coming together a
	nd connecting with one\nanother in a safe and friendly non-judgmental spac
	e. * We meet the 1st and 3rd\nTuesday of each month 6 -7.30pm * Please try
	 to arrive 5 minutes early. The Zoom\nroom closes at 6.10pm (this is so we
	 can minimise any disruption). * Please read\nour [online group agreement]
	[1] **By South Asian we mean countries including\nAfghanistan\, Bangladesh
	\, Bhutan\, India\, Iran\, Maldives\, Nepal\, Pakistan\, and Sri\nLanka an
	d beyond. We welcome gay\, bi & trans men from all South Asian faith\nback
	grounds as well as those who don’t identify with any faith. One of the mai
	n\naims of the groups is to reduce isolation including social\, cultural a
	nd\ngeographical\, by connecting with each other's lived experiences.** **
	**Connect\nwith us**** Have you tried to continue your conversations onlin
	e with [LGBT HERO\nForums][2] If you'd like to get involved with event vol
	unteering with LGBT HERO\nplease email sam.killy@lgbthero.org.uk for more 
	info. If you'd like to join our\nnewsletter please click [HERE][3] [1]:\nh
	ttps://www.lgbthero.org.uk/online-group-agreement [2]:\nhttps://lgbthero.f
	orums.net/ [3]: https://oi.vresp.com/?fid=bf73cc59ca\nhttps://transdimensi
	on.uk/events/514220
URL:https://demo.gancio.org/event/south-asian-hangouts-being-kinder-to-ours
	elves
LOCATION:Unknown Place - Unknown Place
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CATEGORIES:transdimension
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This session is an opportunity to reflect on s
	elf-acceptance, letting go of expectations and learning to treat ourselves
	 with more kindness. * ****Topic: Being kinder to ourselves****<br>* <stro
	ng><strong>Date: </strong></strong>Tuesday 3rd November, 2026<br>* <strong
	><strong>Time: </strong></strong>6<strong><strong> -<br>  </strong></stron
	g>7.30pm<br><br><br><br>****About this session****<br><br>For some South A
	sian LGBTQ+ men, being open about our sexuality, gender<br>identity or exp
	ression, and who we are can feel difficult because of<br>family, culture, 
	religion, marriage expectations or fear of rejection.<br><br>* What is it 
	like to hide parts of ourselves?<br>^<br><br>* Where can we feel safe enou
	gh to be ourselves?<br>^<br><br>* And how do we balance being true to ours
	elves with family, cultural<br>  and religious expectations?<br><br>Join u
	s for an open and supportive conversation. Whether you're out,<br>partly o
	ut or not out at all, you can share as much or as little as you<br>like.<b
	r><br><br><br>****About South Asian HangOuts****<br><br>A twice monthly fr
	iendly and welcoming online social and peer support<br>group for gay, bi a
	nd trans men with South Asian heritage.<br><br>Our aim is to reduce isolat
	ion by creating a safe space to get to know<br>each other through shared l
	ived experiences, topic discussions and<br>creative activities.<br><br>Thi
	s online space is an opportunity to build community by coming<br>together 
	and connecting with one another in a safe and friendly<br>non-judgmental s
	pace.<br><br>* We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 6 -7.30pm<br>
	* Please try to arrive 5 minutes early. The Zoom room closes at 6.10pm<br>
	  (this is so we can minimise any disruption).<br>* Please read our [onlin
	e group agreement][1]<br><br>**By South Asian we mean countries including 
	Afghanistan, Bangladesh,<br>Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
	, and Sri Lanka and<br>beyond. We welcome gay, bi &amp; trans men from all
	 South Asian faith<br>backgrounds as well as those who don’t identify with
	 any faith. One of<br>the main aims of the groups is to reduce isolation i
	ncluding social,<br>cultural and geographical, by connecting with each oth
	er's lived<br>experiences.**<br><br><br><br>****Connect with us****<br><br
	>Have you tried to continue your conversations online with [LGBT HERO<br>F
	orums][2]<br><br>If you'd like to get involved with event volunteering wit
	h LGBT HERO<br>please email sam.killy@lgbthero.org.uk for more info.<br><b
	r>If you'd like to join our newsletter please click [HERE][3]<br><br><br><
	br><br><br>[1]: https://www.lgbthero.org.uk/online-group-agreement<br>[2]:
	 https://lgbthero.forums.net/<br>[3]: https://oi.vresp.com/?fid=bf73cc59ca
	<br><br>https://transdimension.uk/events/514220
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