We still have spots open for our Gender Affirming Hormone Info session tomorrow night...join us! 🌟 You'll hear from folks with lived experiences, mental health advocates, and physician experts. Plus, there's plenty of time for your questions. Want to learn more? skippingstone.ca/calendar

Happy Monday, friends! 🌟 Whether you're looking to move your body, connect with others in-person, or join us from the comfort of your own home, we're here for you. Let's make this week amazing together! 🌈 Learn more, register, and discover our suite of programs at www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

From stories of hope and resilience from our young clients to donations from high-school groups, we are constantly inspired by the next generation. May their efforts to create a more loving and inclusive world continue to motivate and mobilize people of all ages to create lasting change.

Join us tonight for Young Hearts, our meet-up for trans women & trans feminine folks over 40. This group focuses on supporting the unique needs & perspectives of older trans feminine folks, especially those transitioning later in life. Wednesday, Jan 27 | 6:15pm-8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone

Join us tonight for our non-binary & genderqueer meet-up Flowing Hearts! This group is about helping us understand who we are, how we want to grow, and how we can live authentically. Tuesday, January 27 | 6:15pm-8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone www.skippingstone.ca/groups

Join us tonight for Tender Hearts, our in person meet-up for trans men, trans masculine folks, as well as those looking to affirm, to explore, or are questioning a masculine gender identity! Tuesday, January 20 | 6:15pm-8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone www.skippingstone.ca/groups

POP-UP CLINIC: Affirming Sexual Health for Trans Folks Tues, Jan 27 | 11am-4pm Sheldon Chumir Health Centre Registration required 🩸 Book before tomorrow for an IUD related appointment (to reduce or stop periods)! IUD appointments must be booked a week in advance. www.skippingstone.ca/sexualhealth

This week: Tues 🧡 TENDER HEARTS** Wed 💛 AFFIRMING YOGA (Every Body Stronger) | 5pm-6pm 💛 HARMONY HEARTS* 💛 HEARTS & CRAFTS - Teens** Thurs 💚 Trans ID Clinic (Skipping Stone) | 5:30pm-7pm 💚 CARING HEARTS* Fri 💙 OPEN HEARTS** * Online 6:15pm-8:15pm ** At Skipping Stone 6:15pm-8:15pm

Twiggy Pucci Garçon is an award winning film director, producer, and activist. A proud non-binary member of the LGBTQ+ community, their work in film and television amplifies visibility, equity, and agency of LGBTQ+ youth.

Friday’s Queer Music Program Events: 💙 YOUTH CHOIR (Anacrusis Music) | 3pm-4:30pm | under 18 💙 CREATIVE LABS (Online & at Anacrusis Music) | 4:30pm-6:30pm | Ages 13 & over To try out your first music class Email [email protected] www.skippingstone.ca/music

Is one of your New Year's resolutions updating your name or gender marker on your IDs this year? We can help! Registration is now open for our next TRANS ID CLINIC! Thursday, January 22 | 5:30pm-7pm In person at Skipping Stone Registration Required www.skippingstone.ca/id-clinics

Thursday’s Events: 💚 STRONG HEARTS (at Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Our meet-up for trans women and trans feminine folks, regardless of where you are in your journey. 💚 TRANS NEURODIVERSITY GROUP (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Celebrate the intersection in our communities! www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Thursday’s Queer Music Program Events: 💚 YOUTH GUITAR & STRING ENSEMBLE* | 6:30pm-8pm Ages 14-20. Do you play a string instrument? We are looking for new members! 💚 ADULT BAND/CHOIR* | 8pm-9:30pm *At Anacrusis Music. To try out your 1st class email [email protected] www.skippingstone.ca/music

Registration is now open for our monthly Affirming Yoga Class! Partnering with Every Body Stronger, we offer free private yoga classes open to all trans folks. Wednesday, January 14 | 5pm-6pm Every Body Stronger 2501 Alyth Rd SE www.skippingstone.ca/fitness

Join us online tonight for Young Hearts, our meet-up for trans women and trans feminine folks over 40. This group focuses on the needs and perspectives of older trans feminine folks. Wednesday, January 14 | 6:15pm-8:15pm Zoom link: www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoomlinks

POP-UP CLINIC: Affirming Sexual Health for Trans Folks Tues, Jan 27 | 11am-4pm Sheldon Chumir Health Centre Registration required Created in partnership with AHS Sexual & Reproductive Health, these events are for Two-Spirit, trans, & gender diverse folks. www.skippingstone.ca/sexualhealth

Join us tonight for our non-binary & genderqueer meet-up Flowing Hearts! This group is about helping us understand who we are, how we want to grow, and how we can live authentically. Tuesday, January 13 | 6:15pm-8:15pm Online www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoomlinks

This week: Monday ❤️ TRANS BOARD GAME NIGHT (D6 Tabletop Café) | 6pm-9pm Tuesday 🧡 FLOWING HEARTS* Wednesday 💛 YOUNG HEARTS* Thursday 💚 STRONG HEARTS (at Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💚 TRANS NEURODIVERSITY GROUP* *online from 6:15pm-8:15pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Join us for OPEN HEARTS (online) tonight! A space where you can fully be yourself; meet other trans, nonbinary, & gender diverse folks; and even explore a new gender identity in a safe space. Friday, January 9 | 6:15pm-8:15pm Online www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoomlinks

Join us tonight for Strong Hearts, our meet-up for trans women, trans feminine folks, and those looking to affirm, explore, or are questioning a feminine gender identity. Thursday, January 8 | 6:15pm-8:15pm Online www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoomlinks

Join us for HARMONY HEARTS tonight! This is an affirming space for Asian trans & gender diverse folks that acknowledges & addresses the unique intersections of queerness, gender, & race. Wednesday, Jan 7 | 6:15pm- 8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone www.skippingstone.ca/groups

🎵 Calling all musical queers! We’re looking for more singers & instrumentalists. Everyone is welcome! Youth Choir | 18 & under Youth Guitar & String Ensemble | 14-20 Adult Band & Choir | 18 & over Creative Labs | 13 & over Email [email protected] to check it out! www.skippingstone.ca/music

Here’s what we have for you this Tuesday: 🧡 Affirming Fitness Class for Trans Folks (Every Body Stronger) | 5pm-6pm Workout in a safe space, for free, with other trans folks. Register now & join us today! 🧡 Tender Hearts (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Our meet-up for trans men & trans masculine folks.

🎲 Registration is now open for the first Trans Board Game Night of 2026! Spots fill up quickly, and registration is required to attend. Monday, January 12 | 6pm to 9pm D6 Tabletop Café (2323 32 Ave NE Suite 112, Calgary) www.skippingstone.ca/boardgames

This week: Tuesday 🧡 AFFIRMING FITNESS CLASS FOR TRANS FOLKS (Every Body Stronger) | 5pm-6pm 🧡 TENDER HEARTS* Wednesday 💛 HARMONY HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Thursday 💚 STRONG HEARTS* Friday 💙 OPEN HEARTS* * Online from 6:15pm-8:15pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

January Meet-Ups - Part 2: 🌟 YOUNG HEARTS Wednesdays: Jan 14 (online) & Jan 28 (in person) 🌟 STRONG HEARTS Thursdays: Jan 8 (online) & Jan 15 (in person) 🌟 TRANS NEURODIVERSITY GROUP Thursday, Jan 15 (online) 🌟 CARING HEARTS Thursday, Jan 22 (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

January Meet-Ups - Part 1: 🌟 OPEN HEARTS Fridays: Jan 9 (online) & Jan 23 (in person) 🌟 TENDER HEARTS Tuesdays: Jan 6 (online) & Jan 20 (in person) 🌟 FLOWING HEARTS Tuesdays: Jan 13 (online) & Jan 27 (in person) 🌟 HARMONY HEARTS Wednesdays: Jan 7 (in person) & Jan 21 (online)

Wherever our future takes us, our community will grow ever more resilient and continue to thrive, because: Each one of us is worthy, valued & loved beyond all measure, & while our hearts might be heavy, within each of them is a light full of beauty, strength, & power to change the world.

Spots left for CATTY, Creative & Art-based Therapy for Trans Youth (ages 13-17)! This program provides the opportunity to explore, grow, & build skillsets through creativity. Jan. 13 - March 3 | Tuesdays | 6:15pm-8:15pm Online www.skippingstone.ca/catty

Register to check out our next Affirming Fitness Class! Together with Every Body Stronger, we offer free classes, open to all trans and gender diverse folks. Get active in a safe & affirming space! Tuesday, January 6 | 5pm-6pm Every Body Stronger (2501 Alyth Rd SE) www.skippingstone.ca/fitness

January Highlights - Part 2: ✨ CATTY - Creative Art-based Therapy for Trans Youth (starts Jan 13 | online) ✨ AFFIRMING YOGA FOR TRANS FOLKS (Jan 21 | Every Body Stronger) ✨ HEARTS & CRAFTS - Teens (Jan 21 | Skipping Stone) ✨ TRANS ID CLINIC (Jan 22 | Skipping Stone) www.skippingstone.ca/learnmore

January Highlights - Part 1: ✨ AFFIRMING FITNESS CLASS FOR TRANS FOLKS (Jan 6 | Every Body Stronger) ✨ DBT SKILLS GROUP (starts Jan 7 | online) ✨ TRANS BOARD GAME NIGHT (Jan 13 | D6 Tabletop Café) www.skippingstone.ca/learnmore

A reminder to all this holiday season: 💖 You are loved! 💖 You are enough! 💖 You are valid!

Join us online tonight for CARING HEARTS, our meet-up group for parents/caregivers of trans & gender diverse loved ones to connect about the joys, challenges, & successes of having a trans or gender diverse child. Thursday, Dec 25 | 6:15pm- 8:15 pm www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoomlinks

Maybe Burke (she/her), is an award winning artist, educator, published author, and public speaker. Passionate about helping people unlearn the ways they’ve been taught to think, she aims to open minds and hearts through storytelling, and focuses on stories that haven’t already been told.

Skipping Stone offers free mental health programs including CATTY, Creative & Art-based Therapy for Trans Youth ages 13-17! This program provides the opportunity to explore, grow, & build skillsets through creativity. Jan. 13 - March 3 | Tuesdays | 6:15pm-8:15pm Online www.skippingstone.ca/catty

Four more ways to support trans youth: 5) Engage in affirming activities together 6) Connect them to community & stories 7) Put their needs before your comfort 8) Say I love you! Or find another way to express their value 🌈 www.skippingstone.ca/resources-full#parents

Looking to affirm and support the trans youth in your life? Here are some small things to help: 1) Use their affirmed name and pronouns 2) Remember that they are still the same kiddo 3) Don’t make it about you 4) Celebrate Trans joy 🌈 www.skippingstone.ca/resources-fu...

Join us this week for CARING HEARTS, our meet-up group for parents/caregivers of trans & gender diverse loved ones to connect about the joys, challenges, & successes of having a trans or gender diverse child. Thursday, Dec 25 | 6:15pm- 8:15 pm Online: www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoomlinks

Our office will be closed from Dec 22 to Jan 4. We want to wish everyone a happy holiday season. If you are looking for immediate support during the break, please contact: ❄️ DISTRESS CENTRE: (403) 266-4357 • distresscentre.com ❄️ TRANS LIFELINE: (877) 330-6366 • translifeline.org

Egale commends sport organizations that are taking a stand against discrimination, including Skate Canada's recent decision to stop holding national and international events in Alberta due to the province’s so-called Fairness and Safety in Sport Act (formerly known as Bill 29).

Friday’s events: 💙 YOUTH CHOIR (Anacrusis Music) | 3pm-4pm | under 18 💙 CREATIVE LABS | Ages 13 & over - 4pm-6:30pm (online) - 4:30pm-6:30pm (Anacrusis Music) To try out your first music class Email [email protected] www.skippingstone.ca/music

Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, today the Government of Alberta was able to bring an end to the injunction against Bill 26 on the basis of its use of the notwithstanding clause. This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.

Samantha Rise (they/them) is a black, gender-expansive performing artist, songwriter & activist. For Samantha, music and art are a vehicle for igniting individual and collective power. Through their artistic practice they help communities re-embody music as their birthright.

Thursday’s events: 💚 STRONG HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💚 TRANS NEURODIVERSITY GROUP (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💚 YOUTH GUITAR & STRING ENSEMBLE* | 6:30pm-8pm 💚 ADULT BAND/CHOIR* | 8pm-9:30pm *To try out a class email [email protected] www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Looking for a bit of extra help? We assist folks by guiding them through the process of accessing a range of different government & non-profit services including: ⭐ Income support & subsidy programs ⭐ Affirming legal advice & support ⭐ Food & housing programs www.skippingstone.ca/programs#needs

This Wednesday’s Highlights: 💛 AFFIRMING YOGA FOR TRANS FOLKS (Every Body Stronger) | 5pm to 6pm 💛 HARMONY HEARTS (online) | 6:15pm to 8:15pm 💛 HEARTS & CRAFTS - Teen Edition (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm to 8:15pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

❤️❤️ Double your impact! Skipping Stone is a registered member of multiple Corporate Matching Programs including Benevity! If you would like to donate, contact your human resources department to find out if your employer can help your gift have twice the impact. www.skippingstone.ca/get-involved

Join us tonight for Tender Hearts, our in person meet-up for trans men, trans masculine folks, as well as those looking to affirm, to explore, or are questioning a masculine gender identity! Tuesday, December 16 | 6:15pm-8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone

We'll be on a our two week winter break starting next week, from Monday, December 22 until Sunday January, 4. Most of our programming will also be on pause for the break, with the exception of Caring Hearts that meets on Thursday December 25th.