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 L.I.F.E. Experience
What will you bring?
Teachers of our experience… Students of the experience of others, we are L.I.F.E. Experience.
L.I.F.E. Experience is more than just a weekly discussion group. We are a trusted social network of gay / bi HIV+ men, and our friends and partners, who gather to explore topics that are important to us, through action-oriented activities that draw on our experiences. We start each gathering with a potluck dinner (we provide the main course, and you bring a side dish, beverage, or a snack).
Our purpose is to provide gay / bi HIV+ men with:
- social interaction that is positive
- the opportunity to explore our connections, our health, our sexuality, & our creativity
- action that is experiential, exploratory, & challenging, in a supportive & friendly environment
- communication & expression
- trusted social support
- a community-building collective process
Who we are:
- We are each experts on our own experiences. We are teachers of our experiences, and students of the experiences of others. We always validate the experiences of others and never assume we completely understand someone else's experiences.
- We create a safe environment to share our experiences, by avoiding judgmental language, and by keeping what is shared during our time together in the group only. What we share here stays here.
- We are culturally, politically, and spiritually diverse. These elements of our social identity are core to who we are. We will as a group respect each other's differences by cherishing the beliefs that we have in common, and seeking to understand the beliefs that we do not have in common.
- We are not a therapy group, but rather a trusted social support network.
The details:
We meet every Thursday, from 6:30 to 9:00pm at the LGBT Center
1800 Market St. in San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94102
room 301
Contact us:
John Olesen
(415) 674-4713
jolesen@shanti.org
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"My partner died two years ago, and since that time all I thought about was life without him. I was full of anger and pain. I began drinking heavily and forgot about taking my pills. My L.I.F.E. counselor helped me to see that there were possibilities beyond my life with John. Today, I am clean and sober and my viral load is undetectable! I miss John, but I know that I can move forward with my new life."
— Mario
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