September, 2022, Activities
▪ O – Online only
▪ C – In-person, LGBT Center
Date Time Description Venue - O=Online, C=Center

Sep. 01, 2022 06:00 PM LGBT Center Monthly Board Meeting Center
Sep. 01, 2022 07:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Sep. 05, 2022 12:00 PM Bob Lion's Volleyball League Picnic Vandalia
Sep. 05, 2022 Labor Day
Sep. 05, 2022 07:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Sep. 06, 2022 06:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Sep. 07, 2022 07:00 PM Pozitive Attitudes Center
Sep. 08, 2022 07:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Sep. 12, 2022 12 - 8 PM HIV/STI Walk in Testing Center
Sep. 12, 2022 07:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Sep. 13, 2022 06:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Sep. 13, 2022 07:00 PM PFLAG Monthly Meeting Center
Sep. 14, 2022 11:30 AM Center "Lunch-n-Learn" ZOOM
Sep. 15, 2022 07:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Sep. 17, 2022 07:00 PM Fall Community Dinner Center
Sep. 19, 2022 07:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Sep. 20, 2022 04:30 PM LGBT Health Clinic Center
Sep. 20, 2022 06:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Sep. 20, 2022 07:00 PM Gatlyn Dame Group Center
Sep. 21, 2022 07:00 PM Pozitive Attitudes Center
Sep. 23, 2022 Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Sep. 22, 2022 07:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Sep. 26, 2022 12 - 8 PM HIV/STI Walk in Testing Center
Sep. 26, 2022 07:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Sep. 27, 2022 06:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Sep. 29, 2022 7:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center

For information and links to attend the online groups call (937) 274-1776 or email The Center.

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The Greater Dayton LGBTQ Center Takes Lead in Community To Educate on Risk Factors of Monkeypox for All

With so many concerns about a virus that is much in the news, we wanted to bring you the real facts on hMPVX.

WHAT: The World Health Organization has declared (hMPVX)/Monkeypox a World Health Emergency.
The community of Montgomery County should know that: Monkeypox is a rare disease and, while many people affected in the current global outbreaks identify as gay or bisexual, monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact including
• Direct contact with monkeypox rash, sores, or scabs from a person with monkeypox.
• Contact with objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox.
• Contact with respiratory secretions, through kissing and other face-to-face contact. This contact can happen in certain social and sexual situations including
• Hugging, massage, and kissing.
• Oral, anal, and vaginal sex or touching the genitals of a person with monkeypox
• Touching fabrics and objects that were used by a person with monkeypox and that have not been disinfected, such as eating utensils, cups, bedding, towels, clothing, fetish gear, and sex toys. Monkeypox is not spread through casual conversation or someone simply walking by, for instance. While there are currently no known cases of monkeypox in Montgomery County, individuals can help limit the spread of the disease by:
• Washing your hands often with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Avoiding close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox.
• Not sharing eating utensils or cups with a person with monkeypox.
• Not handling or touching the bedding, towels, or clothing of a person with monkeypox
• Staying home and contacting your healthcare provider if you:
feel sick o have a fever, chills, or swollen lymph nodes,
have a new or unexplained rash, which may look like pimples, blisters, or sores Additional information and resources, including why it is important to speak about monkeypox in a way that is free from stigma can be found at monkeypox web site

Comments on the MonkeyPox situation, by Dr. Bob Brandt, Jr.

Certainly the MonkeyPox situation sounds pretty scary and I’ve had ex-patients contact me being frightened and paranoid about it. The current situation actually mimics that of HIV infection in the beginning and how it got a “foot-hold” in the USA. Mostly due to international ease of travel, infected people have brought it to the USA. So at the current time, the majority of cases are mostly in cities that are “ports of entry”… so think of New York, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and to a lesser extent Chicago and Dallas.

In my experience with treating HIV/AIDS from 1983-2018, I found that it took about a year or 18 months for emerging trends of infection to reach the Dayton area. This has also been true with Covid infection trends with the newer variants working their way towards this area from both the East and West Coasts.. Obviously, your risk of exposure to MonkeyPox is higher in the places I’ve already mentioned or having sex and/or intimate contact from people from those places. However, there is no need to panic. We (especially the MSM community) at this point should still be cautious and primarily avoid anonymous sex and intimate contact with those we don’t know well. The spread of the MonkeyPox will certainly expand to our area over the next year or so… just keep up your guard, inform yourself and contact your healthcare provider or local health department if you have questions or concerns. Remember to play safe!!

Dr. Bob

Update 08/03/2022
Currently, Ohio is tracking 30 confirmed cases
Illinois > 500 due to Chicago
Indiana 60
KY 10
WV 5
PA 175
New York > 1750
CA >850
FL >500
TX >500

August, 2022, Activities
▪ O – Online only
▪ C – In-person, LGBT Center
Date Time Description Venue - O=Online, C=Center

Aug. 01, 2022 7:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Aug. 02, 2022 6:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Aug. 04, 2022 6:00 PM LGBT Board Meeting Center
Aug. 04, 2022 2019 Anniversary Dayton Oregon District Shooting
Aug. 04, 2022 7:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Aug. 08, 2022 7:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Aug. 09, 2022 6:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Aug. 09, 2022 6:00 PM MI CIUDAD (My City) Center
Aug. 09, 2022 7:00 PM PFLAG Meeting Center
Aug. 10, 2022 11:30 AM LGBT Center "Lunch-n-Learn" ZOOM
Aug. 10, 2022 7:00 PM Pozitive Attitudes Center
Aug. 12, 2021 7:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Aug. 15, 2022 7:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Aug. 16, 2022 6:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Aug. 16, 2022 7:00 PM Gatlyn Dame Group Center
Aug. 18, 2022 7:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 PM Movie Night Center
Aug. 22, 2022 7:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Aug. 23, 2022 6:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse
Aug. 23, 2022 6:00 PM MI CIUDAD (My City) Center
Aug. 24, 2022 7:00 PM Pozitive Attitudes Center
Aug. 25, 2022 7:00 PM Yoga at the Center Center
Aug. 27, 2022 8:00 PM HIV/STI Testing Center
Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 PM TDOR Planning Zoom
Aug. 29, 2022 7:00 PM LGBTQ AA Meeting Center
Aug. 30, 2022 6:00 PM Men's Dining Spaghetti Warehouse

For information and links to attend the online groups call (937) 274-1776 or email The Center.