LGBTQ and Friends Mission Statement
Our mission is to expand diversity within the Chautauqua Institution community by creating a sense of welcome and shared community for LGBTQ people and by educating family, friends, allies, teachers, pastors and others, through dialogue, about the LGBTQ community and their experience. We place a very high value on not just tolerating, but welcoming diversity, understanding that the diversity of the human experience enriches all of us and expands each of us.
Activities
LGBTQ and Friends at Chautauqua organizes a number of activities and events on the grounds each season.
Meet and Greet
At 6:30 p.m. each Sunday evening on the porch of the Athenaeum Hotel to welcome new arrivals to Chautauqua.
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion
Held at Noon each Tuesday in the Garden Room of the Literary Arts Center.
Pride Potluck
We hold an LGBTQ and Friends Pride Potluck each June to celebrate who we all are and how far we have come.
Sponsorship of Speakers
We contribute to Chautauqua through the financial sponsorship of speakers each season.