DSM LGBTQ+ Grief Circle

The DSM LGBTQ+ Grief circle meets in person every third Thursday of the month from 6pm-7:30pm in Study Room 1 at the Central Library located in downtown Des Moines. This is a no-cost and queer-led peer support group for LGBTQ+ adults who are grappling with and learning how to integrate grief and loss into their lives.

This grief circle is for LGBTQ+ adults who are grieving the loss of someone to a sudden death, an illness, and other kinds of death not mentioned here. The loss can be new, recent, or from years past. This group is a space to also bring animal companion loss, compounded grief (back to back deaths and losses), and community-specific loss. This grief circle is open to disenfranchised loss (e.g., reproductive loss, loss of someone to incarceration, relationship loss).

Due to spacing limitations, the grief circle can only allow for 10 attendees per meeting. Because of this, we ask that attendees register in advance before each monthly meeting.

Register here