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Event
The Theater Offensive Takes You Beyond the Stage
This event will honor the remarkable courage and strength of LGBT youth; focus on the incredible and life-changing program - True Colors; and show how your kindness impacts the lives of youth.
MEET THE YOUTH. HEAR THEIR STORIES. IMPACT THEIR LIVES.
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6-8 pm
The Lenox Hotel - 61 Exeter Street - Back Bay
Tickets are $50. Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres & cocktails by Bully Boy Distillers.
Sponsorships start at $500. To become a sponsor, please e-mail Managing Director Adrian Budhu at adrian@thetheateroffensive.org
Who Benefits?
Youth directly participating in the program identify as:
59% youth of Color
76% identify as LGBTQ
Youth directly participating in the program report the following risk factors:
17% report having learning or cognitive disabilities
54% live in economically depressed urban areas
30% report living in neighborhoods facing violence
40% identify as low income
53% report a history of family abuse
What is True Colors OUT Youth Theater?
True Colors: OUT Youth Theater was founded in 1994 with funding from the Department of Education's Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students. True Colors is one of the nation's only touring theater programs for LGBT youth and their allies, ages 14-22 in Dorchester, South End, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain. Many of these youth are either homeless or living in foster homes; and some are Department of Children and Families' clients. The Theater Offensive have made changing destructive behavior of bigotry, discrimination, and violence our life's work. Every day, we go right into the neighborhoods and schools to do something about it. True Colors creates a safe haven where LGBT youth and their allies are supported and challenged to engage fully in their personal, social, and artistic development.
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LocationThe Lenox Hotel (View)
61 Exeter St
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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