The 4th Annual Friendsgiving was in full swing at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center on Thanksgiving day, November 28, 2019. The day started with volunteers setting up with decorations around the Center and heating up food donations to serve to community members. Volunteers came in full force and included [...]
Earlier this month we asked the community to raise $20,000 on #GivingTuesday to launch our year-end campaign and close our budget gap. Thank you for stepping up to meet our community's growing needs! As you may know, we opened our new Short-Term Emergency Placement (S.T.E.P.) house in July and [...]
Community Makes The Difference “The Sacramento LGBT Community Center works to create a region where LGBTQ people thrive. We support the health and wellness of the most marginalized, advocate for equality and justice, and work to build a culturally rich LGBTQ community.” Queer people, historically, with or without outside resources, [...]
Remember Javier? Let’s refresh your memory. From an early age Javier knew he was gay and while attending elementary school in Mexico he - like many of his classmates - had crushes on fellow students. The only difference was that he liked some of the boys... He didn't realize why he [...]
Last week you met Javier, a young boy who promised to "grow up straight" after realizing that society didn't accept, let alone tolerate, people like him. By 13, Javier couldn't handle it anymore... so he attempted to end his life. Javier's journey to self-love, like many of us, is [...]
I'd like you to meet Javier. From an early age, Javier knew he was gay. In fact, while attending elementary school in Mexico he - like many of his classmates - had crushes on fellow students. The only difference was that he liked some of the boys. And like most [...]
When your family doesn’t accept you... By: Guest Contributor, Rachel Mayfield (Sacramento News & Review) It was a typical L.A. Christmas—quiet, uneventful and a little too warm for sweaters. My extended family had crowded into the dining room for a traditional holiday feast, one of the rare occasions we [...]
Trans Family Day took place on Saturday, September 21 at Southside Park. To commemorate the event, the Center’s PrEP Navigator and founder of Melanin Movement, Elizah Claborne Crosby, wrote about her experience at Trans Family Day and the planning process that went on behind it. “Trans Family Day is [...]
This past Saturday, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center held an open house to celebrate its new location and welcome the public. The community event featured remarks from the Center’s Chief Executive Officer David Heitstuman, and special guest remarks from Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Councilmember Steve Hansen, and Sutter Health. The [...]
Today, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center announced a $500,000 capacity building investment from Sutter Health as it opened its new location at 2012 K Street in Lavender Heights. The investment will support increased access for LGBTQ+ people to preventive sexual health and mental health support, homeless and at-risk LGBTQ+ [...]
