Youth Services

Queer as Youth (QAY)

Queer as Youth, or Q.A.Y., is a place for youth ages 13 to 18 to meet and hang out with other youth while learning and expressing their creativity in a safe space.  Q.A.Y., originally known as Camp Out, began the summer of 2008 when the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis awarded MGLCC the money to begin the program.  Q.A.Y. was created by queer educators as a response to the need for safe spaces for the youth of Memphis and the Mid-South.  Too many Mid-South community members had no safe outlet as teens to experience their true selves.  The organizers of Q.A.Y. hope to change this for the youth of today.

QAY meets every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

If you are interested in volunteering click here, please contact the coordinator at qay@mglcc.org We are looking for volunteers who can teach something, anything interestingJ, and who can commit to volunteering once a month. If either of these, or both, are you please apply!

All Q.A.Y. volunteers must pass a background check and go through an interview style screening by the Q.A.Y. coordinators.  This ensures Q.A.Y. youth’s safe, educational, and creative experience when participating in the program.  Volunteers are energetic, open minded, and good listeners who collectively teach a diverse array of activities and skills.  

Gen Q

"What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured."-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

A safe place for 19-24 year olds to meet friends in their community. Looking for something to do on Friday nights that isn't a bar or club? Come hang out, bring your friends (and your appetite), and meet new people in your community. Free food and adventure! :) Gen Q meets every Friday night from 7:00 - 9:00 pm