Events
Upcoming events.
Check out our events calendar to see what we have going on! We look forward to seeing you at an event soon.
May Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening the community. At each meeting, we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an update on an LGBTQ+ organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
Solidarity & Songs for Honoring LGBTQ+ Elders Day
Solidarity and Songs - Celebrating National Honor Our LGBTQ+ Elders Day. Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Featuring Tiara Mack, RI State Senator & Songs by the Raging Grannies.
May LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
Creating Welcoming LTC Communities - Part 1
Pride Webinar Series:
Providing Quality Care for
Older LGBTQ+ Adults Part 1
Thursday, June 4, 2026 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Via Zoom
Part 1: Who are LGBTQ+ Older Adults?*
In this session, participants will:
Define key terms to bring awareness and understanding of LGBTQ)+ older adults.
Describe historical events that have shaped the lives of LGBTQ+ Older Adults.
Discuss population characteristics of LGBTQ+ Older adults.
*Providing Quality Care for Older LGBTQ+ Adults is a four-part webinar series for healthcare providers. Session 1 introduces participants to the lives, history, and identity of LGBTQ+ Older Adults. A certificate of completion will be available for those who participate in all four sessions.
About Your Instructors
Patricia Burbank, DNsC
Dr. Patricia Burbank is a retired professor at the University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing. She holds a master’s degree as a gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a doctoral degree in nursing science, both from Boston University. Her three books and many articles span the areas of health behavior change; improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders; changing attitudes toward older adults; and theory development.
Prof. Tim Anderson,
M.Ed., ACC/EDU, CPC, CIPG
Prof. Anderson is the Programming and Operations Coordinator for Pride in Aging Rhode Island, as well as Chair of the Education Subcommittee. He has spoken nationally and locally on how to provide culturally competent, dementia-friendly recreation programming to residents in long-term care communities. He holds a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from the American College of Education. He is a certified Life Coach through the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and Activity Consultant through the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP).
June Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening the community. At each meeting, we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an update on an LGBTQ+ organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
Creating Welcoming LTC Communities - Part 2
Pride Webinar Series:
Providing Quality Care for
Older LGBTQ+ Adults Part 2
Part 2: Discrimination and Health Disparities*
In this session, participants will:
Describe the extent and types of discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ older adults.
Discuss the effects of discrimination on the health of LGBTQ+ older adults.
Discuss legal and policy issues that affect discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.
Describe the strengths of LGBTQ+ older adults that act as protective factors in increasing resilience.
*Providing Quality Care for Older LGBTQ+ Adults is a four-part webinar series for healthcare providers. Session 1 introduces participants to the lives, history, and identity of LGBTQ+ Older Adults. A certificate of completion will be available for those who participate in all four sessions.
About Your Instructors
Patricia Burbank, DNsC
Dr. Patricia Burbank is a retired professor at the University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing. She holds a master’s degree as a gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a doctoral degree in nursing science, both from Boston University. Her three books and many articles span the areas of health behavior change; improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders; changing attitudes toward older adults; and theory development.
Prof. Tim Anderson,
M.Ed., ACC/EDU, CPC, CIPG
Prof. Anderson is the Programming and Operations Coordinator for Pride in Aging Rhode Island, as well as Chair of the Education Subcommittee. He has spoken nationally and locally on how to provide culturally competent, dementia-friendly recreation programming to residents in long-term care communities. He holds a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from the American College of Education. He is a certified Life Coach through the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and Activity Consultant through the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP).
Creating Welcoming LTC Communities - Part 3
Pride Webinar Series:
Providing Quality Care for
Older LGBTQ+ Adults Part 3
Part 3: LGBTQ+ Health Disparities, Caregiving, Dementia, and End of Life Care*
In this session, participants will:
Describe physical and mental health disparities faced by LGBTQ+ older
adults.
Discuss caregiving experiences and end-of-life care for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Summarize issues around dementia and dementia care for LGBTQ+ older adults.
*Providing Quality Care for Older LGBTQ+ Adults is a four-part webinar series for healthcare providers. Session 1 introduces participants to the lives, history, and identity of LGBTQ+ Older Adults. A certificate of completion will be available for those who participate in all four sessions.
About Your Instructors
Patricia Burbank, DNsC
Dr. Patricia Burbank is a retired professor at the University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing. She holds a master’s degree as a gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a doctoral degree in nursing science, both from Boston University. Her three books and many articles span the areas of health behavior change; improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders; changing attitudes toward older adults; and theory development.
Prof. Tim Anderson,
M.Ed., ACC/EDU, CPC, CIPG
Prof. Anderson is the Programming and Operations Coordinator for Pride in Aging Rhode Island, as well as Chair of the Education Subcommittee. He has spoken nationally and locally on how to provide culturally competent, dementia-friendly recreation programming to residents in long-term care communities. He holds a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from the American College of Education. He is a certified Life Coach through the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and Activity Consultant through the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP).
June LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
Creating Welcoming LTC Communities - Part 4
Pride Webinar Series:
Providing Quality Care for
Older LGBTQ+ Adults Part 4
Thursday, June 4, 2026 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Via Zoom
Part 4: Strategies for Creating Welcoming Agencies and Providing
Quality Care*
In this session, participants will:
Identify common issues related to caring for LGBTQ+ older adults in healthcare settings.
Describe characteristics of welcoming care settings for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Practice effective strategies for communicating with LGBTQ+ older adults.
Strategize ways to create connections with LGBTQ+ -friendly community supports.
*Providing Quality Care for Older LGBTQ+ Adults is a four-part webinar series for healthcare providers. Session 1 introduces participants to the lives, history, and identity of LGBTQ+ Older Adults. A certificate of completion will be available for those who participate in all four sessions.
About Your Instructors
Patricia Burbank, DNsC
Dr. Patricia Burbank is a retired professor at the University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing. She holds a master’s degree as a gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a doctoral degree in nursing science, both from Boston University. Her three books and many articles span the areas of health behavior change; improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders; changing attitudes toward older adults; and theory development.
Prof. Tim Anderson,
M.Ed., ACC/EDU, CPC, CIPG
Prof. Anderson is the Programming and Operations Coordinator for Pride in Aging Rhode Island, as well as Chair of the Education Subcommittee. He has spoken nationally and locally on how to provide culturally competent, dementia-friendly recreation programming to residents in long-term care communities. He holds a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from the American College of Education. He is a certified Life Coach through the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and Activity Consultant through the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP).
April LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
April Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening the community. At each meeting, we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an update on an LGBTQ+ organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
March LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
March Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening the community. At each meeting, we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an update on an LGBTQ+ organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
February LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
February Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening the community. At each meeting, we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an update on an LGBTQ+ organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
January LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
Out and About: Holocaust Education Center
Pride in Aging Rhode Island invites you to join us for a meaningful afternoon at The Providence Holocaust Museum. Together, we will honor history, reflect on resilience, and deepen our understanding of the stories that shape our world.
January Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening the community. At each meeting, we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an update on an LGBTQ+ organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
December LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
December Virtual LGBTQ+ Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening community. At each meeting we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an up-date on an LGBT organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
November In-Person LGBTQ+ Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
November LGBTQ+ Virtual Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening community. At each meeting we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an up-date on an LGBT organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
Part 2: Providing Quality Care for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Providing Quality Care
for LGBTQ+ Older Adults - Part 2
What’s this training about?
This course provides a foundation of knowledge for healthcare providers wishing to provide quality, culturally competent, inclusive care for older LGBTQ+ adults. Learners will learn
Terms and definitions related to personal identity and how this identity can be supported.
Common challenges of LGBTQ+ older adults, including discrimination and disparities.
Ways to create welcoming, affirming, and inclusive care communities for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Part 1 focuses on identity, discrimination, and disparities. Part 2 reviews common challenges related to care and methods for developing welcoming and inclusive care settings.
Requirements and Expectations
It is not required that learners have taken part 1 before participating in part 2.
October LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
October LGBTQ+ Virtual Cafe
Virtual Café
Pride in Aging RI holds a Zoom meeting for socializing and strengthening community. At each meeting we touch base with participants and host a speaker providing an up-date on an LGBT organization or information on community resources. Pride in Aging RI (formerly SAGE-RI) gratefully acknowledges AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing support and generous sponsorship of the Pride in Aging RI Café.
We host a virtual cafe monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Or use this QR Code:
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
Generations of Pride: Weaving our Stories
Join us for an afternoon of storytelling and connection on Saturday, October 4th from 1:00-4:00 PM in Petteruti Lounge.
Gayme Day!
Join us for a Gayme Day!
Come make connections through an afternoon of board games, snacks, and drinks!
Details
Saturday, September 27, 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
1665 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905
September LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
September LGBTQ+ Virtual Cafe
Virtual Café
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86130083345?pwd=a2RyYjJKTUZ1YzVjQnA3a0dReEJJdz09
Dial by Phone:
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID:
861 3008 3345
Passcode: 349350
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
August LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
Pride in Aging RI 2025 Annual Meeting
Join Pride in Aging RI on Friday, August 22, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Cranston Central Public Library, 140 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston, for our 2025 Annual Meeting. The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided. Our Annual Meeting is a time to get together, hear about all the work we have been engaged in. For additional information, including your current membership status, please contact us at: info@prideinagingri.org. We look forward to seeing you all on August 22nd!
Registration coming soon!
LGBTQ+ Virtual Cafe
Virtual Café
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86130083345?pwd=a2RyYjJKTUZ1YzVjQnA3a0dReEJJdz09
Dial by Phone:
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID:
861 3008 3345
Passcode: 349350
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
July LGBTQ+ In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
LGBTQ+ Virtual Cafe
Virtual Café
Let's Check-In & Spend Time Together!
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86130083345?pwd=a2RyYjJKTUZ1YzVjQnA3a0dReEJJdz09
Dial by Phone:
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID:
861 3008 3345
Passcode: 349350
Thank you to our virtual café sponsor!
Riff-Raff Event: Reading from “The Dream of a Common Movement”
The Dream of a Common Movement collects essays, interviews, and speeches by the late feminist and civil rights activist Urvashi Vaid, whose pioneering writing and organizing over the course of four decades fundamentally shaped the LGBTQ+ movement. Vaid explores the LGBTQ+ movement’s impact on the AIDS epidemic and its challenges as it developed a national presence. She calls out movement leaders and donors for not addressing gender, race, and class issues and passionately argues that the goal of any liberation movement should be transformation, not assimilation. In personal essays, Vaid describes a double consciousness forged by the experience of immigration and a complicated relationship with her Indian-American and lesbian identities. Whether she was focused on the Donors of Color Network, the 22nd Century Initiative, the Lesbian Political Action Committee, or other initiatives she launched, Vaid was steadfast in her vision of a more just society and believed deeply in the power of people coming together to effect change. Offering a window into the breadth of her progressive vision for social change, this volume inspires readers to never stop organizing and marching.
***This event is co-sponsored by Pride in Aging RI***
Click here for more details: https://riffraffevents.eventcalendarapp.com/u/39909/380489
June LGBT In-Person Cafe
The Cafe offers LGBT individuals and their friends age 60 and older a hot, nutritious meal in a friendly, centrally located environment.
Come see us at Providence Pride!
Come and visit our table! We will also be participating in the Pride Parade this Year!