A Neuroaffirming Book Club for LGBTQ+ Families & Allies
October 27th – December 22nd, 2025
no meeting on 11/24/25
Hosted on Zoom · Facilitated by Inside Out Learners
This program is completely free - but you must register to attend.
Whether your loved one is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, this group offers a welcoming space to learn, reflect, and grow in your allyship journey. Queerious Minds is a 8-week virtual book club for parents, caregivers, partners, and allies of transgender and gender-expansive people of all ages — with a neurodiversity-affirming foundation.
Together, we’ll read Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki — an award nominated novel where a violin teacher who made a deal with the devil meets a transgender prodigy and a starship captain in a donut shop, leading to an unexpected story of redemption.
You don’t need prior experience — just curiosity, openness, and the desire to grow in community.
💙 Neuroaffirming & Inclusive
We honor different brains and bodies. This space welcomes all communication styles and processing needs — stimming, pausing, using chat instead of speaking, or keeping your camera off are all completely okay. Closed captions may be enabled, and pacing will be gentle and flexible.
We also acknowledge the significant overlap between autistic and transgender identities, and strive to create a space where neurodivergent and gender-diverse experiences are celebrated, not pathologized.
📘 What We’re Reading
Light From Uncommon Stars is available in paperback, hardcover, audiobook, and eBook formats. You can find it at local bookstores, libraries, Bookshop.org, Audible, or Amazon.
(Links will be sent in your confirmation email after you register.)
💻 Meeting Info
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Mondays, 7:00 - 7:45 pm
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October 27 – December 22, 2025 (8 weeks)
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Join Any Time - We Will Help You Catch Up!
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Virtual on Zoom
👥 Who Should Join?
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Parents and caregivers of transgender or gender-expansive people of any age
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Partners, siblings, educators, and chosen family
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Allies in neurodivergent communities seeking to support trans loved ones
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Anyone starting their journey toward more affirming connection
🤝 About the Facilitator
Facilitated by Terrie Livingston (she/her), a neurodiversity-affirming educator with extensive experience supporting autistic and neurodivergent learners. As a cisgender ally and parent of a transgender teen, Terrie is committed to creating inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ community through her work at Inside Out Learners. She approaches this space with humility, curiosity, and care—honoring all identities and experiences.
✨ Come as you are. Learn at your pace. Let’s grow together — one chapter at a time.