Ten Years of Building a Place Where We Belong Dear Friend, Ten years ago, I had the extraordinary privilege of becoming CEO of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center. I believed deeply in the Center’s mission and in the power of community. I also thought I had a reasonably good [...]
09.01.2026 Statement from the Sacramento LGBT Community Center We are heartbroken and angry to learn about the recent anti-LGBTQ+ attack on two members of our community in the heart of Lavender Heights. One of the survivors, a beloved community member and advocate, has stated that racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs were used [...]
12/19/25 The Sacramento LGBT Community Center strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s escalating campaign to intimidate healthcare providers and restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth and adults. This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed regulatory actions that would prohibit hospitals and providers offering [...]
07.28.25 We are deeply dismayed by Kaiser Permanente’s decision to pause gender-affirming surgeries for youth under 19—not because of medical evidence, but in response to pressure from the Trump Administration. This politically motivated interference places transgender and nonbinary youth directly in harm’s way. Gender-affirming care is lifesaving. It’s [...]
Sacramento LGBT Community Center Responds to Supreme Court Decision Allowing Transgender Military Ban Sacramento, CA — Today’s Supreme Court decision allowing a ban on transgender military service to proceed is a devastating step backward. The Sacramento LGBT Community Center condemns this discriminatory policy and reaffirms our commitment to standing [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25th, 2025 SACRAMENTO LEADERS UNITE TO DEFEND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS AMID FEDERAL ATTACKS: “WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK” The Sacramento LGBT Community Center Holds Press Conference to Reaffirm Sacramento’s Commitment to the Transgender and Nonbinary Community SACRAMENTO, CA – In response to the wave of anti-trans executive [...]
Click here to read the full letter or see text copy below: OpenLetter_GovNewsom1 An Open Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, State of California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Newsom, We write on behalf of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center and the [...]
The Inclusion of Transgender Athletes: A Commitment to Fairness and Equity by The Sacramento LGBT Community Center Updated March 2025 At the Sacramento LGBT Community Center, we believe that every individual, regardless of gender identity, deserves the right to participate in sports. Yet, the inclusion of [...]
1/21/2025 Sacramento LGBT Community Center Center Condemns Executive Order Policies Attacking LGBTQ+ and Immigrant Communities The Sacramento LGBT Community Center is deeply troubled by the recent Executive Order that denies recognition of gender identities beyond the binary of male and female sex assigned at birth. This action attempts to [...]
Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento LGBT Community Center is taking a significant step in combating the devastating opioid crisis by unveiling the city's first naloxone newsstand. This innovative initiative aims to increase access to life-saving overdose reversal medication, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community, which is disproportionately affected by [...]