Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center

LGBTQ+

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Ferry Beach has long been a welcoming place to those in the LGBTQ community.  Our campus and community is open and affirming and a place of renewal and rejuvenation for all people.  Some of our programs are specifically designed for the LGBTQ community.  Join us for one and find out why so many of the LGBTQ+'s call Ferry Beach their special home by the sea. 
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GAYLA • ​www.ferrybeach.org/GAYLA
GAYLA: A Retreat for Men Who Love Men is a fun-filled week of escape, discovery and community. Sip coffee with new friends, dance in a sunrise circle, play volleyball, swim, sunbathe, pick from a smorgasbord of daily workshops, make art, harmonize with the choir, perform in the Talent/No Talent Show, enjoy nightly activities and movies, walk the beach, read or just hang out and relax. Come to GAYLA to be surprised. Come to be delighted. Come to discover what community is meant to be. GAYLA is the nation's longest-running retreat for men who love men. Join us and become part of this vibrant fellowship. 
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In the Company of Women • www.ferrybeach.org/women
Do you long for that sense of self you once had when you giggled with girlfriends; when you only had to be you? Come and be that authentic self again, … In the Company of Women. Learn something new, re-discover joy, or safely share your grief, embraced in a friendly community of belonging; appreciated for who you are deep down, not the many roles we tend to take on as women; as nurturers, as lovers.  No matter how you identify your sexual orientation… Gay, Bi, Lesbian, or Straight… no matter who you love, you are welcome here, In the Company of Women.
 
The ocean waves, the intimate talks, the smiles and laughter... You deserve this! Magic has been known to happen during “Women’s Week.” We can truly express ourselves; and reclaim that Vital Spirit of Empowerment. As one participant said, “it’s like Soul Camp for the Feminine Heart!” Come relax, refresh and renew… In the Company of Women. 
Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
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  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Interest
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
    • For Members >
      • Strategic Plan
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • Donation Pot
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
    • CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
  • Schedule
    • Community Dinner
    • Coffee Hour
    • Quilting Retreats
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Company of Women
    • Circle of Music
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend
    • Summer Cookouts
    • AFG
    • SOS Saco Bay Conference
    • Vintage Improv
    • Kindred Spirits
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Retreats
    • Our Dining Center
    • Our Accessibility
    • Our Policies
  • Lodging
  • News
    • Discovery
    • Maine Storm & Climate News
    • Blog
  • Plan a Gathering
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources
  • Store