Brooklyn YAS

Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! This week is Teachers Appreciation Week!🍎🎨✏️

At YAS, we are celebrating all of our teaching artists who facilitate our art programs. Their presence in our workshops helps to inspire and improve the artistic skills of our youth art collective.

Swipe to learn about three of those artists - Ed, Ameirah, and Meli and the work they do in and outside the classroom!

Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! May is Asian- American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 🌏

Here at Brooklyn YAS, we are celebrating our AAPI culture and contributions to the LGBTQIA+ community!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! As we are in the last week of April , here are some stats and facts on v**e consumption and Substance Use Disorder. 🥂

Did you know that April is Stress Awareness Month?
One of the leading causes of substance misuse is stress related. Swipe through this post to learn more about how v**e usage impacts the LGBTQ+ community and sober- friendly ways to reduce stress!

If you’re looking for substance-free spaces, follow us on social media for updates on our latest events !

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Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! This week is Le***an Visibility Week ❤️🧡🤍💜🩷

We at Brooklyn YAS are celebrating all women and nonbinary people who identify as le***an!

The le***an community played a pivotal role in the rights that the LGBTQIA+ community has today. May we honor the legacies of our le***an trailblazers and our le***an siblings today! ❤️

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Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! Today is World Art Day 🌎🎨🎭🎬🪡💻

Today we are celebrating our participants in our YACS program! YACS is a free art program for LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults to learn multiple art disciplines from LGBTQIA+ teaching artists!

Here’s a photo dump on slide recapping our classes so far!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈😊

Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! April is Arab- American Heritage Month! 🥳

May we celebrate Arab culture and the Arab LGBTQIA+ community, not just this month but every month!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Hey YAS Peeps 🐥! Today is International Trans Day of Visibility@(TDOV) !🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Founded in 2009 by Rachel Crandall- Crocker, TDOV celebrates the lives and achievements of transgender people. The day serves as an alternative to Trans Day of Remembrance in November, which morns the lives of transgender people lost to violence.

May today we celebrate those who identify under the transgender umbrella, not just today but everyday!🏳️‍⚧️🩵🤍🩷

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Hey YAS Peeps 🐥 ! We’re closing out Women’s History Month with a list of some femme activist throughout history.

Without the groundbreaking work from these women, we may not have the rights we currently have today. May we honor those activists not just this month, but every month!