Connection!

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Connection! is an open meeting place for LGBTQI adults. We meet every week at Regnbågshuset and socialize over coffee and various activities.

You are as welcome alone as with your friends. Coffee and all activities are completely free. You don’t have to be a member of RFSL to join the first few times, but if you think what we do is good and want us to be able to continue doing it, then the best way to support us is to become a member of RFSL.

Connection is open every Thursday from 18.00-20.30. We meet at Regnbågshuset, Barlastgatan 2, floor 4. Nearest stop: Masthuggstorget.

Upcoming activities:

  • 10/03 – Movie night – We watch the short film, På vägen till paradiset, an indie short film shot in Gothenburg. “A film about the vulnerability of love, misunderstandings and magical moments from A to Z. A romantic kick in the crotch, a light in the normative darkness.” After the film there is the opportunity to participate in a conversation with the director + a Gothenburg quiz. OBS – the movie is in Swedish only
  • 17/04 – Meet RFSL Gothenburg’s counselor – Our counselor comes for a visit and explains what they do, what they can help with, and answers your questions.
    • Doodling and drawing for queers – A space to experiment with art at any level.
  • 24/04 – Game night – Bring a game you like or borrow one at Regnbågshuset.
  • 01/05 – May Day hangout at RFSL Gothenburg’s office On May Day, the Rainbow House is closed, so we are moving our meetup to our own premises at Stora Badhusgatan 6, by Stenpiren. Floor 9.
  • 08/05 – Crafting café – Bring a craft or try one with us, and come hang out for a while.
    • Doodling and drawing for queers – A space to experiment with art at any level.
  • 15/05 – Conversation meetup – Relationships and dating as an LGBTQI-person. We pick up one of the topics suggested last time, and take the chance to discuss it a bit deeper together. This time how to navigate dating and relationships as an LGBTQI-person in a small community.
  • 22/05 – Connection goes to Borås – We join forces with RFSL Sjuhärad and RFSL Jönköping and invite you to a shared night in Borås. There will be fika, quiz, open bar and Book Release with the author for the new book Fragment of a Life. (Read more here). – There will also be a smaller social gathering at Regnbågshuset just as usual.
    • Doodling and drawing for queers – A space to experiment with art at any level.
  • 29/05 –CLOSED – The Rainbow House is closed – Connenction cancelled.
  • 05/06 – Crafting café – Bring a craft or try one with us, and come hang out for a while.
    • Doodling and drawing for queers – A space to experiment with art at any level.
  • 12/06 – Pride hangout – Come hang out with other LGBTQI-people during West Pride. Get to know others and discuss what your pride highlights are.

Connection! is a low-threshold meeting space where everyone under the LGBTQI umbrella is welcome. Are you lesbian, gay, bi, pan, trans, queer, intersex, or wondering if you are any of these? Then you are most welcome just as you are!

At Connection we are all LGBTQI people, and we meet each other with respect. We use the right pronouns when we know them, and use gender neutral language if we do not know. We collectively try to make sure everyone is welcomed, and to make it easy for new people to join in.

Is the activity for the week not your thing? It’s always ok to just come to have a coffee and hang out for a while. There is a fully equipped kitchen if you want to bring your own food to eat on site.

Not speaking Swedish? We are happy to switch to english if you have trouble speaking Swedish. We quite regularly have at least a few english speaking participants at our meetups.

New and a little nervous? – Are you new and/or a little nervous about coming? Get in touch via the contact details below, and we can meet you at the tram stop and make sure you find the right place and help you get in to the social situation.

Game nights – Bring a game you lie or borrow one here. Note that Connection is open 6 pm to 8.30 pm, so choose a game that is playable in that time. (If you have a game that needs an extra hour, talk to us and it might be possible to come a bit early and stay a little longer while we pack things up).

Craft cafe – Bring your own craft of any kind that is doable sitting down inside. Knitting, drawing, sewing, painting minis, wood carving or what you feel like. You can also borrow things for drawing, or to try knitting, crocheting or learning to embroider with us.

Accessibility:

Read more about the venue and accessibility at Regnbågshuset here.

Ask if you have any questions! We are happy to do what we can to make it easier for you to come!

Contact:

If you have any questions about the event, or want help finding or getting into the venue, just call 031-788 25 10 between 4pm and 9pm on Thursdays (sms: 0735 20 88 53) , or write to Connection@goteborg.rfsl.se.

Do you want updates on what’s happening at Connection!?

Do you want to receive updates via email about what’s happening at Connection, and reminders of our meetings?
Write to: Connection@goteborg.rfsl.se and specify Maillista Connection! (You can opt out of the emails at any time).


Facebookgroup – Connection now also has a facebookgroup where those who wish can continue to socialize between meetings. You can also keep up to date with what is happening at Connection there.