The LGBTQ+ Peer Led Support Group (PLSG), a partnership between SAPAC and Spectrum Center, is a confidential healing space for those who identify as survivors of sexual violence, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, and/or stalking. LGBTQ+ PLSG is a weekly drop-in, student-led group that welcomes students of any gender, age, degree level, or identity.
The group offers semi-structured activities, self-care practices, and a safe space for sharing experiences with LGBTQ+ identity, violence, and the intersection between both, if individuals choose to share. The group is open to all survivors of sexual and relationship violence, whether those experiences happened earlier in life or in college.
This space specifically centers survivors who identify as LGBTQ+ and are currently University of Michigan students; if you do not identify as LGBTQ+, we encourage you to consider joining SAPAC’s General Peer Led Support Group.
To fill out a confidential interest form and receive emails from facilitators: LGBTQ+ PLSG Interest Form
Email: [email protected]
Winter 2025 Meeting Schedule:
When:
Mondays from 4-5pm
*First Meeting February 3rd, final meeting April 14th
Where:
Michigan Union 4100 (SAPAC Shared Space)
Helena Geyman Notario (she/her) is a junior from Northville, Michigan, majoring in nursing. Outside of school, Helena is a member of SAPAC’s Survivor Empowerment & Ally Support (SEAS) Volunteer Program. She also serves as Safety Chair and an E-Board member for Metal Frat and is involved in the School of Nursing’s LGBTQ+ Nursing Club and the Student Nurse Association. Helena is a part of the Honors program at the School of Nursing and there she is researching lesbian help seeking behaviors post-IPV. This is Helena’s first year facilitating the LGBTQ+ PLSG and she greatly looks forward to fostering connections and community with the LGBTQ+ survivors at UMich!
Reyhan (she/her) graduated from Michigan Law in 2023, and is currently a graduate student at the School of Social Work. She hopes to support and advocate for the survivors of sexual assault and harassment as well as intimate partner violence both as an attorney and social worker. Outside of school, Reyhan enjoys reading, watching movies and shows, cooking, and spending time with her friends. Reyhan started her journey in SAPAC as a volunteer for Michigan Men, and is now an MSW intern for the SAPAC Survivor Support and Advocacy Program as well as a co coordinator for the GROWE Program. She became an LGBTQIA+ PLSG Co-Facilitator because she is passionate about supporting and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ Community considering their underrepresented experience of sexual assault and harassment on campus. This is Reyhan’s first year facilitating the LGBTQIA+ PLSG, and she looks forward to cultivating a safe space for the UMich LGBTQIA+ Students on campus.