Sacramento, CA – July 15, 2024 – The Sacramento LGBT Community Center is thrilled to announce that today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1955, known as the SAFETY Act, into law. This pivotal legislation prohibits California school districts from adopting policies that require parental notification if a student identifies [...]
Our statement on the Rocklin Unified School District Board Meeting For months now, far-right attacks on school boards, education, and LGBTQ+ youth have been surging. What began with the highly prejudiced 'Don't Say Gay' bill in Florida has now escalated into a broader assault on the LGBTQ+ [...]
Act now to stop the forced outing of transgender students in Rocklin & El Dorado Hills The war on LGBTQ+ kids has reached our community. On September 6, 2023 both the Rocklin Unified School Board, and Buckeye School Board (El Dorado Hills) intend to pass a policy [...]
Northern California has recently been hit with severe winter January storms. As a result, many folks are looking for resources and tips to help prepare, respond, and recover to storm damage and floods. Here are some tips to follow: Be aware of your risk. Know whether your [...]
With five days left before the start of a new year would you consider taking advantage of your charitable intents by making a gift before 11:59pm on Dec. 31st? As you know, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center is a 501c(3) tax-exempt charity recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. We are also [...]
You are really stepping it up this holiday season. We are now just halfway to meeting our biggest goal to date. To think that our stretch goal five years ago was to raise $15,000 is unfathomable. What a reflection of your commitment to our agency and more importantly, to our LGBTQ+ community members in need. We [...]
We've got a little more than 16 days remaining and we are nearly halfway through our biggest campaign ever! More so, we are excited to announce a last minute matching gift from our friends at NumberStory.org that will double your impact up to to $25,000.00! Thank you to everyone who pitched in [...]
Where did the year go? Next thing you know, it'll be 2023. It may look like we're back to pre-pandemic days, but the impact is still felt as we return to in-person life. Despite the loss of $650,000 in 2021 event revenue and the challenges of providing services as [...]
Over the weekend we saw yet another senseless act of violence towards our community... and on a day when we gather to remember the many Trans community members lost due to violence - Trans Day of Remembrance. What has happened in Colorado at Club Q is a stark reminder [...]
As Director of Advocacy and Training, I have the privilege of overseeing Governmental Affairs for the Sacramento LGBT Community Center. Part of this work is keeping up to date on the city, county, state, and federal political landscape and its implication for LGBTQ+ rights. Every election, [...]