Peer Support Groups

Whitman-Walker offers a selection of ongoing support groups. If you have further questions regarding these groups, contact the facilitator for the group in which you are interested.

Group Type: Support

Gay Men Over 50

Contact: 202.797.3580 | e-mail
Thursdays; Donations accepted.
Confidential support group for gay men over 50 (or soon to be 50) seeking to sustain their quality of life and sense of purpose as they enter this new phase. Registration is required.

Group Type: Support ~ Coming-Out

Coming Out – Men

Contact: 202.797.3580 | e-mail
Offered two-three times a year; Donations accepted.
10-week confidential discussion group for men exploring their interest in other men. Registration is required.

Coming Out – Women

Contact: 202.797.3580 | e-mail
Offered two-three times a year; Donations accepted.
10-week confidential discussion group for women exploring their interest in other women. Registration is required.

Coming Out of Marriage – Women

Contact: 202.797.3580 | e-mail
Confidential support group for women who are, or have been, married to men and may be contemplating or are in relationships with women. Registration is required.

Group Type: Support ~ HIV & AIDS

HIV/AIDS

Contact: Scott | 202.939.7671 | e-mail
Every other Wednesday evening. Donations accepted.
This group is for anyone living with HIV & AIDS. It is open to all genders and orientations. Registration is required.

HIV/AIDS – Newly Diagnosed

Contact: Scott | 202.939.7671 | e-mail
Group 1, Mondays, 7:00 pm; Group 2, Wednesdays, 7:00 pm; Group 3, Tuesdays, 7:30 pm (in Arlington, VA). Donations accepted. This group is for anyone who has been recently diagnosed with HIV. It is open to all genders and orientations. Registration is required.

Group Type: Support ~ Relationships

Starting Over – Women

Contact: 202.797.3580 | e-mail
Offered two-three times a year. Donations accepted.
Ten-week confidential discussion group for women whose long-term relationship with a woman has ended. Group focus is on healing and moving forward in life. Registration is required.