“Chisme isn’t mere gossip. It’s verbal doses of human contact that connect us. In a world that’s chaotic and impersonal, chisme laces its way into our emotional DNA, helping us feel less alone.” – Julie Calidonio

True to a rainbow, queerness carries a spectrum of perspectives, with many gradients of experience. Alongside the magic and joy of our liberated identities, we are often also moving with wounds, questions, thoughts, and processes that can be challenging to navigate alone. This space is dedicated to providing a sanctuary for discussions, witnessing, and peer support as we work through and with who we are — especially in the current challenging moment. Come as you are (all emotions and experiences welcome) to speak, be heard and to hear, so we can make medicine for each other in the shared journey of being queer. This space is dedicated to the LGBTQIA+2S experience and those respectfully honoring that intention. Facilitated by Orion Camero, Little Manila Rising Urban Forestry Program, a former Brower Youth Awards winner and Spiritual Ecology and Intercultural Leadership Institute fellow; and Aguila Barajas of Little Manila Rising’s Urban Forestry program.