LGBTQIA+ Suicide Prevention Vigil Registration
September 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
LGBTQIA+ Suicide Prevention Vigil
For Remembrance & Hope 📅 Wednesday, September 10, 2025 🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM 📍 Union Coffee Lawn, 3705 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75219
In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, we invite you to join us for an evening of reflection, healing, and community action. The LGBTQIA+ Suicide Prevention Vigil is a space to honor those we’ve lost, uplift those still with us, and unite around a shared commitment to prevent suicide in our LGBTQIA+ community.
🌟 What to Expect
- Stories of hope and resilience from community advocates and those with lived experience
- Poetry, spoken word, and readings that create space for healing
- A moment of silence and candlelight reflection
- A welcoming vendor village of LGBTQIA+ affirming mental health and support services
- Optional remembrance activity for attendees to honor loved ones
You are welcome to bring a photo, shirt, or item to remember someone impacted by suicide. Or simply come as you are — your presence matters.
🎤 Confirmed Participants
Speakers:
- Ryan M. Newcomb – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Sharron Herrera – LGBTQ Saves
- Christopher Walker
- Olive Okoro
Performers:
- Meagan Skidmore – Book excerpt reading
Emcee:
- Maddie Worley – Not a Lonely Coffee Break
Community Vendors:
- City of Dallas: Fresh Start Housing Program
- Oak Lawn Branch Library
- Room for Change
- Not a Lonely Coffee Break
- Dallas Black Queer Collective
- Transformative Transitions, LLC
- Progressive Way Therapy
- Camp Haven
📝 Why RSVP?
By RSVPing, you help us prepare a safe and intentional space. You’ll also receive optional reminders and a recap email with highlights and resources shared during the event.
This event is free and open to all. Allies, friends, and chosen family are welcome.
