Prideful Labor Day

As September begins, the US celebrates a national holiday that honors the Labor Movement. Labor Day is a day to reflect and appreciate the social and union advocacy that resulted in legislation which has provided protections to laborers & the working class. No society can function healthily without a healthy labor force that has agency, voice, and the right to live, work, and pursue happiness!

Labor Day also marks the “unofficial” end of Summer and in Worcester it is the pre-cursor to Pride. Our Pride festival at the Commons will be in the afternoon on Saturday the 7th with evening block parties at Femme Bar, MB Lounge, and Electric Haze. For more scheduling information, including daily events for this upcoming week, please go to:

Page – Pride Worcester

Darling Mental Health will have a table at Pride and we look forward to seeing you this year with opportunities to connect in-person, network, collaborate, and answer any questions you may have about sex therapy, gender-affirming mental health counseling, and other services offered.

Meanwhile, Darling Mental Health is holding a Pride Sale on all online trainings, reducing the rate price from $30 to $20 per CE credit hour, $60 for each 3 hour course. The sale ends Sunday Sept. 8th at 12 PM.

Let’s go out and meet in the community, making better connections, and building a safer world for our queer youth!!

Happy Worcester Pride!!!

Celebrate Pride Month in New England!

As the First of June 2024 hits and we begin to celebrate Pride month, let’s take some moments to reflect on the beauty of the season and the blessing of fair weather in New England:

Related Posts: June Advocacy & Pride Testing

This time of year is always abuzz with many different celebrations and large social events and is a busy time for conferences giving opportunities to connect, educate, and further hone one’s skills in advocacy for those who need our support. Anti-trans legislation is on the rise and combating that fear with education is the primary mission of Darling Mental Health. Working to develop a network of therapists, resources, and educational opportunities is our goal in furthering the health and wellness of all peoples in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Focusing on local efforts and engagements to community can be helpful ways to find joy and hope in the world. Darling Mental Health is dedicated to participating in and bolstering the initiatives of local/regional groups and is glad to be presenting at the New England Association For Family And Systemic Therapy’sCultivating Clinical Competency in Gender Affirming Care: Combating Anti-Trans Systems” Conference on the 7th of June: Hormones, Gender Diverse Teens, and Their Families

If you are a clinician, educator, advocate, or simply curious about therapist language and lensing please feel free to attend!

Pride Worcester activities and events can be found online at PrideWorcester.org with their currently planned schedule starting with “Barbie” on the Worcester Common June 20th 6PM and ending with the Festival on September 7.

Boston’s Pride for the People, a volunteer run organization will be having their pride on June 8th.

Regionally there will be corporate supported Pride Parades in Boston, Providence, and Portland on June 15th.

Boston Pride‘s website has a map of the locally connected/networked Pride’s throughout the State.

Please feel free to comment any events you are looking forward to or any advocacy efforts that you would like to highlight!!!

Happy Pride Month!

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