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Definition: cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition. We can engender a new freedom of expression.
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Queer Asterisk’s Engender gala featured in The Longmont Leader!

A mental health nonprofit serving members of the LGBTQ community that has seen unprecedented demand for service during the coronavirus pandemic is holding its first-ever gala event on Thursday. In addition to raising money, the goal of the Queer Asterisk virtual event is to counter isolation, which founders and staff say also is rising in the time of COVID.  Read More >>

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Ribbons of Resilience Collaborative Art Installation

In the spirit of creation, connection and resilience, Queer Asterisk is inviting our community and allied supporters to come together on November 19th, 2020 to pause, reflect and create a symbol together that strengthens our resolve as we move into the winter ahead.
In cultures across the world, people have found peace, resolve and resilience through the making and hanging of impermanent materials on the wind.
From the Buddhist prayer flags of Tibet, to the Papel Picado traditions in Mexico, to the prayer ribbons for peace along the demilitarized zone at the border between North Korea and South Korea, to the worldwide tradition of nations flying flags of pride and sovereignty, the symbolism and ritual of hanging colorful prayers, images, and intentions on the wind has contributed to the strength and longevity of cultures and communities throughout history.
As violence and oppression toward queer and transgender people continues, we feel it is important to come together to cast our prayers, reflections and intentions into the wind and affirm our vision for a world where all of us are free to be ourselves.
The LGBTQ+ community knows how essential it is to unite under a flag with pride. Since its creation in 1978, the rainbow flag has been a source of strength, safety and determination, and has propelled our movement forward in the struggle for equal rights and protections. As a therapeutic organization, we would like to bring our communities together during these times of upheaval to create an original banner of strength and resilience.
Queer and transgender people living public, happy and successful lives is one embodiment of a culture that embraces the gifts and wisdom of diversity.
By gathering virtually in a ribbon ceremony to honor our ancestors, celebrate each other and set intentions for the future, we have the opportunity to make this vision a reality for ourselves and for those to come.
Please join us for this special program, and contribute your voice to our collective symbol of strength and longevity.
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“I can’t say enough about Sorin Thomas and Queer Asterisk! Sorin took the time to partner with us and customize the presentation to include our district’s protocol and equity framework. The training was professional, interactive, relevant and very well received by our diverse audience.”

RONALD LEE, PSYD, DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH, CHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS
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Rafi Daugherty

Counselor

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Rafi Daugherty is a Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor Candidate and a graduate of the University of Colorado, Denver. Rafi also holds a masters degree in Crisis and Trauma Studies from the University of Tel Aviv, Israel. As a couples and family therapist, Rafi has been trained to view even individuals as a part of a system and understands that people need to be seen as the whole of who they are and where they come from. Rafi enjoys working with individuals of all ages who are at any stage in the process of acknowledging, accepting, and living in their identities. Rafi utilizes relevant treatments from multiple theories but leans strongly into attachment theory and internal family systems theory. Being transparent with clients is an important aspect of the therapeutic relationship to him and thus encourages clients to stand in their truth when it does not align with his words.

RP Whitmore-Bard​

Program Director

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RP Whitmore-Bard (Program Director) is a queer/trans psychoanalytic psychotherapist and group facilitator. RP earned their Master’s degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy & Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and has been involved at Queer Asterisk since its founding in 2016. RP is passionate about creating supportive environments for people to connect authentically with themselves and others. They have worked as a direct care provider with many social services agencies, including Jewish Family Services, Safe Passage Domestic Violence Services, Eating Recovery Center, and Denver County Human Services. As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, and a person in recovery, RP believes that being in touch with legacies of personal and ancestral suffering is a powerful tool for waking up to the transformative healing potential of every moment. RP grew up in New York City, Southern California and Chicago, and loves listening to music, dancing, and spending time in nature.

Chris Aguilar Garcia

Chris Aguilar Garcia​

Operations Director

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Chris Aguilar Garcia is a Queer Chicanx writer and editor with an extensive career in community minded organizations and national LGBTQ nonprofit organizations. They hold a BA from Antioch University Los Angeles in Liberal Studies with a minor in Queer Studies. As Director of Operations, Chris oversees the day-to-day operations of QA, including human resources, facilities, grant management, and fund development. Outside of QA, Chris is a noted scholar of Prince, currently writing a book on the Queerness of Prince, and also serves on the board of The W. They are interested in intersectional identities and BIPOC representation, and obsessed with Frida Kahlo, Madonna, and Almodovar.

Brett Adamek (Freeda Be)​​

Creative Director

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Brett Adamek (Freeda Be), MA, LPC is a queer/non-binary transpersonal somatic counselor and embodiment mentor. Freeda received a Master’s in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and is a co-founder of Queer Asterisk. Freeda supports clients in finding freedom, empowerment and authentic self-expression through increased present-moment awareness of the body and mind. He is passionate about supporting clients of diverse identities and life experiences in discovering liberation in the midst of difficult life circumstances, not in spite of them. As an Asian-American adoptee, Freeda uses his own personal journey of otherness and belonging to support clients in finding home wherever they are.

Sorin Thomas of Queer Asterisk

Sorin Thomas

Founding & Executive Director

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Sorin L. Thomas, MA, LPC, LAC, CGP, Founding and Executive Director of Queer Asterisk Therapeutic Services, is a queer and transgender Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Addictions Counselor, and Certified Group Psychotherapist with over a decade of professional experience in the field of psychology serving queer and transgender individuals and their families. Sorin has a Masters in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and post-graduate experience in wilderness therapy, addiction recovery, adolescent and adult residential treatment, community based services, emergency psychiatric services, and hospital settings. In addition to offering queer-affirming counseling and clinical supervision, Sorin offers consultation and diversity, equity, and inclusivity trainings through a queer lens to mental health organizations, addiction recovery centers, social service agencies, hospitals, and schools.

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