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Went to the Pride YMM annual general meeting this evening.

This is my first year officially being a member. It was pretty much as I expected - formal things, budget stuff, plans for next year. Kind of reminded me of when I was in Acadia Pride; a lot of our meetings were like that.

Anyway, I'm glad I went, because while next year's plans weren't discussed in detail, it was cool to get a sneak peek of what's coming. The main things of interest to me are some plans for letter writing campaigns aaand the addition of additional meetups (they call them support groups, but it's more like a coffee social). Also, they received some grants, thus higher budget - it'll be interesting to see what they'll do with that.

I remember when this group started up, and it was so small. They've become so successful and (comparatively) big - it's really heartening. And great to hear, because like, things are still so challenging - so it's good that at least somebody is working on it.

Back when I was involved in Acadia Pride, I wasn't like... behind any of the organizing or anything. But I'd show up, and participate when possible. And that's not a small thing. So, I anticipate it'll be the same here. Possibly I'll do some volunteering - if I can find the time, if I can fit it into my schedule - but that sounds very ambitious at the moment. ...Getting on the board or anything is right out, definitely more than I can commit. But there's always something small that can be done. (And showing up. Very important.)