Links to Bay Area LGBT Groups
One of the ways we seek to unite our community is by providing information about like-minded organizations in other geographic locations. If you become aware of additional commmunity resources please notify our webmistress so that they can be included here.We do offer the following disclaimer: While we are aware that these organizations exist for others in our community, a listing here should not be construed as an endorsement, recommendation or referral from TGSF. Check them out and use them (or not) as you see fit.
Emergency Services
National Runaway Switchboard
800-786-2929
Suicide Prevention Hotline (24 hours/7 days)
831-458-5300
Support Services
PFLAG
FLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.PFLAG has over 200,000 members with both local and international chapters.
www.pflag.org
Or, to find a chapter near you:
http://www.pflag.org/Find_a_Chapter.find_chapters.0.html
International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
- IFGE is a clearing house for transgender educational materials. It works to promote the understanding and acceptance of All People: Transgender, Transsexual, Crossdresser, Agender, Gender Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit, Drag King, Drag Queen, Queer, Straight, Butch, Femme, Homosexual, Bisexual and Heterosexual people.PO Box 540229
Waltham MA 02454
781-899-2212
www.ifge.org
OutProud
The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth.www.outproud.org
Lighthouse Community Center
Serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning
community of southern Alameda County. Their mission is to provide a
safe and substance-free meeting place with social, informational and
community awareness programs for the entire LGBTQ community regardless
of age, race, socio-economic status, or religion.
1217 A Street
Hayward, CA 94541
510-881-8167
www.lcchayward.org
Contra Costa County
Marin County
Sacramento County
The River City Gems
The River City Gems are a social and support group for crossdressers, their partners, and their families.
The River City Gems are based in Sacramento and have members from all over Northern California and neighboring states.
http://www.rivercitygems.org
Sacramento Gender Association
A membership based organization serving eduacational, recreational needs of the transgendered community including CD, TV, TS, their spouses, significant others, family, and the TG friendly professions.
San Francisco County
LYRIC
LYRIC’s mission is to build community and inspire
positive social change through education enhancement, career trainings,
health promotion, and leadership development with lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, their families,
and allies of all races, classes, genders, and abilities.
127 Collingwood Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-703-6150
www.lyric.org
Dimensions Youth Health Clinic
(Open Thursdays from 5pm-8pm)
Castro Mission Health Center
3850 17th Street between Noe & Sanchez
415-487-7589
San Mateo County
Santa Clara County
Billy DeFrank LGBT Center
The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center provides Community,
Leadership, Advocacy, Support, and Services to Silicon
Valley’s
LGBT people and allies.
938 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
408-293-2429
www.defrank.org
South Bay Trans Women's Support Group
Male-To-Female
Transgender Support Group
Meets every 2nd Friday of the month
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
at Billy DeFrank Center
Santa Cruz Diversity Center
Provides support and services to nurture, liberate and celebrate LGBTIQ
individuals and organizations. Offers access to
informational,
educational, and social resources and activities designed to empower
individuals to achieve their fullest potential.
1117 Soquel Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-425-5422
www.diversitycenter.org
The Diversity Center offers a FTM (female-to-male) Discussion and
Support Group.
Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday and 4th Thursday each month from
7:30pm to 9:00pm.
Wednesday meetings are open to FTMs, partners, friends and family
members. Thursday meetings are open to FTMs as described above
(4th Thursday).
These groups are open to anyone who was labeled female at birth and no
longer feels that is complete or accurate. Group members may identify
as or be exploring identities including: FTM, transman, guy, man, male,
transgender, transsexual, gender queer, intersexed, gender-questioning,
cross-dresser, male-to-male, transbutch, boi, drag king, bigender,
genderless, trannyfag, etc.
Facilitator Teresa "Antonia" Broccoli, M.S.W., A.S.W., Clinical and
Community Social Worker, Pychotherapist and an Activist has been a
proud member of the LGBTQI community for nearly thirty years. Antonia
is committed to providing a compassionate, safe space for individuals
on the FTM spectrum to receive support, network, and socialize with
peers in an environment that is unique for female-to-male trans persons
on all points of gender identity and emergence.
For more information call or email teresantonia@ yahoo.com (831)
425-4409.