OUR APPROACH
QUEERSPACE collective's mission is to create space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to feel safe and empowered to be their true selves.
Our vision is for all 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to have a network of support to help them develop a strong sense of pride in who they are, where they come from, and where they want to go.
In partnership with community partners, families, and volunteers, we provide 1:1 youth mentorship, inclusivity training, group programming, and a drop-in youth center in Minneapolis. True to our name, we know it takes a collective to raise a generation of thriving 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
WHAT GUIDES OUR WORK
OUR VALUES
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QUEERSPACE collective is committed to being authentic in who we are, what we do, and how we show up for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
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Youth voice and youth choice guide QUEERSPACE youth programming
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We partner collaboratively with people and organizations to optimize our impact and strengthen the broader 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
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We prioritize the reduction of barriers to increase access for our diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
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We are committed to being innovative and adaptive to best meet the needs of the 2SLGBTQIA+ youth we serve.
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We strive to create inclusive spaces, recognize intersectional identities, and celebrate diversity.
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We understand 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusivity is a learning journey.
At QUEERSPACE, we believe creating space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to feel safe, affirmed, and empowered means actively addressing racism and white supremacy culture within ourselves, our organization, and our communities.
We are committed to ongoing learning, reflection, accountability, and action that centers equity, authentic relationship building, and collective care.
OUR COMMITMENT TO ANTI-RACISM
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR US
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We reflect on how power and privilege show up in our work.
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We create space for brave and honest conversations.
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We continue learning, growing, and practicing accountability.
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We center transformational relationships, not transactional ones.
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We work to interrupt harmful organizational patterns and inequities.
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We build equitable and transparent practices internally.
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We partner with communities and movements working toward justice.
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We remain committed to growth, reflection, and collective action.
